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  • Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?

    … as non-Māori or non-Asian New Zealanders (respectively) to be diagnosed with diabetes, and Pasifika in NZ are almost … in poorer neighbourhoods are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as those living in wealthier … a very effective new treatment or a vaccine), there would be 1.8 million HALYs gained, and over NZ$38 billion saved in …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … intervention could produce considerable health gain and be cost-effective at a health district level in New Zealand. … 65+ or 75+ with previous injurious falls was estimated to be even more cost-effective (ICERs: $700 and $832, … to other health districts in NZ – but total benefits may be greatest in places where household crowding is worst …
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  • Transport, carbon emission reduction and health- the possibility of a virtuous circle?

    … that there are many ‘no-brainer’ actions that can be taken now with likely health and environmental co-benefit. … and even our (expanding) bodies*. These decisions can be explicit or implicit; however the systematic favouring of … and cycling are difficult and/or unsafe, air quality can be poor and the social bonds of communities are regarded as …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … prevents harm (and reduces health inequalities) appears to be stronger than Collins attests.   Minister Collins recently … All such modelling studies have limitations and should be treated with a measure of scepticism. But careful … discussion about whether minimum unit pricing is likely to be effective policy for New Zealand depends on the outcomes …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … by environmental degradation, the new Government must be asked why it would undo existing environmental … enforced protections for the environment, communities can be harmed by drinking contaminated water [1-3] , breathing in … provide regulatory protections where private interests may be undermining the interests and health of the public. …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … 2 Further up-to-date information on Long COVID (LC) can be read here . Internationally, the prevalence of LC has been … symptoms. Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) appear to be essential for LC services and the core clinicians involved … patients had delayed referral and consideration should be given to proactive follow-up of patients managed in the …
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  • NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements

    … your health in general?” 89% of people in NZ reported to be in good health. This was much higher than the OECD average … water supply is fairly good in NZ (and people seem to be generally happy with it as detailed above), a question … prevention and control is where large health gains could be made (given NZ Burden of disease data). The government …
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  • Improving ventilation in schools: a key protection against Covid-19 outbreaks and an enduring legacy for healthier learning

    … compared with earlier outbreaks. It now appears to be the turn of Aotearoa New Zealand’s young people to bear … aged 12-15 years is a welcome development, but it will be some months before a significant proportion of this age … is still awaited. As a result, children in Aotearoa will be mixing in large numbers while still almost completely …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … line by line, the summary for policy makers, which aims to be a compact, accessible digest of the work of 30 chapter … assessment. The science is not settled, it never will be entirely, but it is now sufficiently robust that the … will occur (and what obligations and commitments may be incurred), and what are effective (and palatable) measures …
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  • Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected

    … The health impacts of raising speed limits are likely to be significant and wide-ranging, and the costs will be far greater than any benefits. In recent years local … added that it would reduce inequalities as “people tend to be at most risk of being hurt or killed by cars in the poorer …
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