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  • NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?

    … that sit outside the health system.” And: “Engagement with the sector to develop a picture of what the future might look like resulted in a greater … on earlier this week . More on that in a bit. There are definitely some good bits in this Draft Strategy. It …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … Our interpretation should be treated as preliminary on what may be an important study; therefore, we welcome and … BLOG WHERE WE UPDATE ANALYSIS BELOW BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH COLLEAGUES – IMPORTANT.]   The overall evidence around … peculiar to generate the U-shape. Nevertheless, if there are multiple confounders on many separate “backdoor paths” …
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  • Breaking the inequity loop

    …   The reasons for this revival in Māori population health are multifactorial – but there is little doubt that the … than non-Māori once diagnosed for 23 of the 24 most common cancers in New Zealand; 8 More likely to have … start with the basics: in the context of health outcomes, what does equity really mean?  You may have noticed that so …
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  • Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs

    … was estimated at $15.6 billion. Fortunately there are many ways to reduce air pollution and we discuss five key … which are responsible for 74% of the $6.1 billion cost associated with PM 2.5 pollution. Other contributors are … profiteering by the industry (with more details on the problems with the NZ market here ). Lower electricity costs …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … the serious consequences of drinking water contamination are being forgotten by some and overtaken by “competing … and aquifers from contamination in the first place. What is new in this Briefing? The source of a … Extreme weather events, which are predicted to become more common in the future, can damage water infrastructure or …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … past five years. Most people with mental health disorders are treated in primary care. While access to primary mental … for services for those who have existing mental health problems.   Increasing benefit levels   Financial stress and … activity    Increased levels of physical activity are associated with better mental wellbeing and reduced risk of …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … criteria. The major improvements identified are getting secure, ongoing funding for the programme; … from community and government stakeholders to identify what value they expect the programme to produce. From this … cross-sectional studies showed that food insecurity was associated with large impacts on test scores, equivalent to …
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  • Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

    … ). The figures reported are unadjusted prevalences  [1] from NZHS surveys conducted … variations between consecutive years should be viewed with caution due to possible sampling variation. Based on … tried e-cigarettes. Trying e-cigarettes was about twice as common among adults in the most deprived quintile (28.8%) as …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … and vaccine Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is common. A modelling study estimated over 80% of USA adults … spread. Data on its efficacy in preventing cervical cancer are now emerging. For example, a Scottish study reported no … even though parental consent would have been given. What this Briefing adds The HPV vaccine is highly effective …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … many opportunities it has had in Government.   Voters who are asking “What is best for NZ society and the planet in the long-term?” … performed some modest reform of the ETS, but major problems with the scheme persist (see below).   It signed up …
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