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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … in Oregon it is likely that this may only benefit a small number of older educated white people. The health … number of people over time likely from a group who can afford the costs and who already get significant benefit … but the service will only be available to those who can afford it. A lot of effort has already gone into this …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … A new Action Plan was launched by one of New Zealand’s great … from initiating smoking, and encouraging smokers who can’t or don’t wish to stop using nicotine-containing … no restrictions on the types or locations of places that can sell cigarettes and tobacco. However, there are …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … money for public services  to deal effectively with a daunting range of economic, social, health and climate … perpetuate this unfairness. This briefing suggests how we can reframe our tax design so that it is fairer and has … of government revenue. This could be redressed with a simple, low-rate annual levy on the wealthiest New …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ Government’s proposals?

    … The NZ Government has published a Discussion Document outlining an Action Plan for the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the plan to help inform the … could specify operating conditions, and licence numbers can be fixed). Evidence suggests most NZ retailers will apply …
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  • What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination

    … from the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 website and display a key graph that we think should be routinely on that … case data so that the public and research community can better track progress on the path to COVID-19 … not be a threat to any elimination status. Indeed, we can expect such cases to continue and potentially increase …
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  • Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms

    … Plan to realise the Smokefree 2025 goal has signalled a more important role for social marketing. Social marketing can facilitate and reinforce population-level behaviour … have used softer approaches. For example, Stop Before You Start presented smoking as an unwanted friend in an unhealthy …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor) gave a green light for expanding water fluoridation in New Zealand … studies (including one from NZ [2]) showing that this is a cost-effective intervention, indeed one that is often … knowledge levels and citizen panels So that the public can make informed decisions in any referenda, it is ideal if …
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  • Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC

    … of topics covered by our first 150 Briefings shows a wide breadth, with a particular focus on responding to … the contribution of Briefings The Briefing’s content can be examined through the lens of the Policy Cycle, a … with key stakeholders and collaborators. This process can include the use of surveys and consultation with the …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … syphilis screening is performed early in pregnancy, this can miss early infections or syphilis acquired later in pregnancy. Repeat testing for syphilis can be done in the third trimester guided by a risk assessment yet this can be stigmatizing, inequitable …
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  • Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further

    … In a study we just published , we found that whilst there have … highest percentage falls (see the Figure below). Note: You can check out all the data above, and make your own versions … area for health service improvements is in terms of receipt of various cancer treatments between ethnic groups in …
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