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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … to our relationship with our planet and its creatures are needed and these changes must be supported by new international law. What caused Covid? Covid-19 is a planetary disease and we … the Environment , though this is weak. The organisation Common Home of Humanity is leading a campaign for a stronger …
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  • Introducing an Online Data Explorer Tool: 30 years of NZ mortality and cancer data

    … There are striking inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality … such as widening gaps in mortality for diseases consistent with the obesity epidemic; and the fact that adults aged … inequalities in health in NZ In this country there are striking inequalities by ethnicity – for example, Māori …
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  • Ireland leads New Zealand in the battle against obesity

    … the 2 nd test match in 2012 where the ABs narrowly won with a drop kick minutes before the end, and the second was … by a margin of just 2 points. Optimistic Irish rugby fans are increasingly convinced that the day will come when … with 65% of New Zealand adults and 33% of children). What is different however is how the two countries are …
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  • Market deregulation → ↑ fast food consumption → ↑ obesity. Clever international study that includes NZ data

    … per capita within 25 high-income countries was associated with changes in body mass index (BMI).  The … – if you believe that increasing obesity rates is not what the average citizen wants as an outcome of deregulated … study strengths and limitations a bit more.  But if you are not interested in the detail on the methods, then just …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … has fallen to minimal levels.  This goal has much in common with national tobacco endgame goals and appears to … CEO, André Calantzopoulos, who is quoted as saying: “ We are crystal clear where we are going as a company: we want to … though researchers have shown that tobacco availability is associated with smoking prevalence. 4 Innovations in smoked …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … in the Discussion Document , NZ health research articles are above the OECD average in 6 out of 8 health research … sign up to new trade deals, there is little information on what the health impacts (beneficial or adverse) might be. … with the Discussion Document . There also seem to be other problems with this Document eg, becoming “world-leading” is a …
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  • Nationwide Colorectal Screening in New Zealand: a tricky balance of improving overall population health and addressing inequalities

    … population groups. However, because Māori in New Zealand are less likely to get CRC, and because screening programmes have been less successful in engaging with Māori, the health gains for the Māori population in New … similar countries such as Australia, England [3-5, 8]. What health gains can we expect from a national CRC screening …
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  • Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next

    … the NZ Government. In this blog we take a timely look at what is known about tobacco tax increases in this country, … pattern of annual tobacco tax increases in NZ has been associated with a 23% reduction in tobacco consumption per … ( see the series of ASH Year 10 Surveys ). Such patterns are consistent with the extensive international literature on …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … Summary More than 24 thousand households in Aotearoa NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. Many of these … addresses three main questions: First, is public housing associated with higher tenant wellbeing relative to private … and their visitors being comfortable in the host’s home. What’s new in this Briefing? There is clear evidence that …
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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … higher incidence for most sites. This suggests that there are differences in cancer survival, which appear to be … we canvass how bad (or good) the situation really is, the problems and possible sources of error comparing survival … New Zealand cancer survival statistics. Great. But what would be really useful is if New Zealand contributes to …
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