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  • Calculating cardiovascular risk with online calculators – scope for improvement?

    … individual risk of future cardiovascular events with a large number of online calculators – including a … currently exist (e.g., see these reviews (3,4)) and these can be used by citizens and in discussion with their GPs to … To help with understanding risk, it is desirable to show graphically how many cases of heart attacks and strokes …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … requirements for primary schools and pre-schools to reach a 95% plus coverage target. It is these institutions that … the risk of importing measles Immediate government action can reduce the risk of importing measles virus. Requiring … free of charge).  Obtain and travel with documentation to show immunity, in case you become a measles contact to avoid …
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  • Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study

    … We have just published a modelling study on exercise programmes in NZ to prevent … other fall prevention interventions that policy-makers can consider – which are now all in the BODE 3 online … other graphs in the online league table can show the total health gain (in QALYs) and also the total …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … Compared to a ‘normal’ body weight (BMI 20-<25), being obese (BMI ≥ 30) … with cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths is due to high blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose [1], and what this means for how health policy can address the obesity epidemic. We also reflect on a …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … Cristina Cleghorn, Prof Michael Baker, Dr Caroline Shaw, A/Prof Ralph Chapman, Prof Philippa Howden-Chapman The health … – but by itemising the various actions in Table 1, readers can come to their own conclusions (and they are welcome to … the last Government (Māori Party, United Future and ACT) can be considered as committing failures of omission. This is …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … Saturday 9 July 2022. This outbreak currently represents a relatively low public health risk to NZ because, while … occurring . The disease is a viral zoonosis which can infect multiple animals, though the reservoir and ecology … begin on the face and can spread to the arms, legs, chest, hands, soles of feet, and mucous membranes such as the …
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  • Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak

    … 18 years) in this outbreak. Key principles include taking a whānau-centred, not a school system-centred approach; … settings. Impacts of the pandemic and the response can be experienced directly by children or indirectly through … school closure. 1 In NZ, loss of face-to-face school time can have multiple adverse impacts on children because so much …
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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … Untreated hearing loss is a large direct cause of disability and is associated with … in hearing health care in Aotearoa New Zealand, which can contribute to greater inequities. This blog argues that … loss, the disability burden and risk of social isolation can be reduced. Mamo et al have reported that although …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … A large prospective study on dietary salt and health has … of 107 published trials of sodium reduction and reduced blood pressure (BP). Furthermore, the risk factor of a “diet … that this is unlikely to be problematic (i.e., BP results can be seen as functioning as a sort of internal control on …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … Suicide Prevention Action Plan for 2025-2029. We have a unique opportunity to craft a Suicide Prevention Action Plan that is transformative … For example, recent efforts by MATES in construction show a strong commitment to preventing suicides within their …
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