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  • Beyond unhelpful dichotomies: a co-regulatory approach to protecting children from junk food marketing

    … do we assume that policy (if you believe these two things are different) is exempt from this hazy classification? Often … or white, mandatory or voluntary? Of course not (1), but what does a commitment to co-regulation really look like? … for co-regulation to address the challenging, complex problems we face today (8). Fortunately for the New Zealand …
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  • Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa

    … of clinical trials remotely, something which researchers are becoming increasingly drawn to.  However, there are … aged 55 years and over own a smartphone – given high BP is common in people 40 years and over, we anticipated a large … While the technology issues (and the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns) played a part in pushing out these time …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … and net decline in (excess) mortality. These impacts are far more positive than experienced by all other … case, lingering Delta cases , it is worth reflecting on what has been achieved so far in terms of the health of the … due to a more virulent strain of influenza in 2017 with an associated increase in hospital admissions. Notably, for …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … difference, significantly reducing mortality and morbidity associated with the disease. A further notable difference is … for improvement in pandemic preparedness and response that are relevant to managing Covid-19. It showed that pandemic … resilient and capable of responding to surges in demand.   What is new in this Briefing? Comparisons between New …
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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … NZ context it seems to have contributed to the following problems: Delayed release to the public of important … – but it has no capacity to wilfully evade our defences. What we need to focus on entirely is the continuous … descriptions of making New Zealanders “stateless” if they are required to wait before returning to NZ. It is clear that …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … outcome of a disaster event is imagined to be worse than what actually occurred. It is a form of counterfactual … prevention and mitigation efforts – especially for less common disasters for which there may only be a small dataset … Author details: Prof Nick Wilson and Dr John Kerr , are with the Department of Public Health, University of …
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  • Is it time to pilot a test and treat programme for reducing the stomach cancer burden and inequalities in NZ?

    … remain slow and stomach cancer continues to be more common among Māori and Pacific peoples (2) (Figure 1) , … for H. pylori to prevent stomach cancer. Globally there are increasing calls for H. pylori eradication, yet little … in reducing incidence and mortality from stomach cancer? What are the adverse effects of a population H. pylori …
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  • Might a ‘Coasean’ social contract mitigate overall societal harm from COVID-19?

    … payments to older age-groups to commit to home quarantine, with the option of opt out either with no payment or an … It is therefore critical that other strategies are planned for – including the novel mitigation strategy … caused by COVID-19, whilst also reducing the various costs associated with isolation (social, economic and foregone …
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  • A National risks assessment should include pandemics and other global catastrophes

    … will discuss ‘ the most significant threats New Zealanders are concerned about for the next decade ’. However, these may … characterisation of all hazards, natural and agential, common and catastrophic. It also requires that the common … and infringement on liberty that is sometimes associated with over-securitisation of risk, but also there …
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  • Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?

    … collaborative design process involving several committees  with members from government, industry, academia, health and … to use nutrition information (3-6). Similarly, intentions are poor predictors; 90% of consumers in the US (7-9) and NZ … offers the gift of illuminating faulty decision making.  What will we say in five years’ time, at the end of this new …
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