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  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    … A just published modelling study by the BODE 3 Team has … and removing tripping hazards in homes) appears to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention. But even … is generally effective and cost-effective, policy-makers can have reasonable confidence that this is a good …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … that they were not designed for. Ethnic diversity and a rapidly ageing population combine with volatile migration flows to give each place a distinctive challenge in balancing population focused … labour demand leads to households relocating to where they can most afford to live.   The high cost of uncertainty -  …
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  • Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir

    … the greater is the likelihood that it will find a host among other animal species and that these will become a reservoir capable of transmission back to humans. … management strategies of SARS-CoV-2. In New Zealand, we can improve our current elimination strategy by undertaking a …
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  • Covid-19 Case-Fatality Risk & Infection-Fatality Risk – important measures to help guide the pandemic response

    … As we have discussed previously , NZ has managed through a range of public health   measures  to maintain a relatively … at the data available from the NZ Ministry of Health, we can estimate the CFR based on the reported deaths and … levels of mask use in indoor settings. Unfortunately, NZ can expect future Covid-19 pandemic waves, so these above …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … of an elimination strategy, but also weaknesses that we can learn from. It provides a high level ‘road-map’ for improving pandemic preparedness … These recommendations prove a useful ‘road map’ for how NZ can prepare for future pandemic and epidemic threats. The …
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  • Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?

    … As part of influenza pandemic readiness, NZ has a 32 million dollar stockpile of antiviral drugs. But given recent evidence from a new Cochrane systematic review – NZ policymakers should … some of the new evidence and suggests options for a review process.New Zealand seems to have done a fairly good …
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  • Beyond unhelpful dichotomies: a co-regulatory approach to protecting children from junk food marketing

    … children’s poor health due to diet-related diseases. It is a good time to reflect not only on the content of those … about who is involved or the governance arrangements can be pretty fuzzy (2, 3). Co-regulation could be a … or creation of competition, pressure or incentives can also achieve desired goals while enlisting little or no …
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  • Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand

    … an increase worldwide in severe infections involving group A streptococcus and they are calling for it to be made a … skin infections in children but in rare cases the bacteria can invade deeper into the body causing severe, … But for others the invasive disease can lead to blood poisoning, pneumonia and necrotizing fasciitis. It can …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity

    … access to health services, poorer quality of care, and a failure of health services to improve outcomes for Māori, … experts summarise and analyse the parties’ responses. You can read more about the survey in our introductory article , … a single system that has enough innovation in it that can deliver for people on the basis of need. No. To be …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public health interventions the government can put in place to reduce pressure on the health system.  … and it demands that we do things differently. And we can. There are a range of public health interventions we can …
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