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Introducing an Online Data Explorer Tool: 30 years of NZ mortality and cancer data
… and outline how some of our key research findings can be identified using this tool. High quality data publicly … of the Data Explorer is its flexibility. The data can be restricted and compared by cause of mortality, type of … European/Other group (2). A graph to view these trends can be made on the “Ethnicity” tab of the Data Explorer: the …
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NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions
… for the economic consequences of health conditions to be estimated by comparing the post-diagnosis employment and … from 3% (for COPD) to 15% (for stroke).” Also, as might be expected, the employment and income impacts of TBI, CHD, … and incomes grew gradually larger (also what might be expected with this typically progressive disease). The …
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Advance Care Planning – good for patient care and better use of health dollars?
… all other years of a patient’s life (2). This problem will be exacerbated as the baby boomers die. Expenditure on dying … there and her telling me that she really did not want to be there and that there was not much for her to live for. Two … without even giving any idea of how big that chance might be. It even turns out that some people live longer if given …
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Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study
… the health gains over the remainder of their lives would be 47,100 quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs; 95% uncertainty … estimate – although the funding still needs to be found. We have also previously modelled a home safety … 20 selected interventions. But this league table can also be used for making comparisons between falls and other …
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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… article , and the articles in the series will be collated here as they are published. Transport is … reports and plans and the urgency of the task could not be clearer. 20-23 So it is disappointing that some of the … supported by some, but not all, parties. There appears to be broader support for public transport pricing policies …
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Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change
… 1 11 deaths, 2 with an economic cost estimated to be up to $14.5 billion. 3 In this Briefing , we focus on just … 14 Inability to access safe drinking water can be another stress on already fatigued, flood-weary … no reports of increased infectious disease that could be attributed specifically to damage to water or sewerage …
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Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money
… of Disease 2010 Study, a diet low in fruit was found to be the fifth most important risk factor worldwide for … and vegetables by social groups is important as this may be one of the readily avoidable contributors to health … were the next cheapest at $113, although this figure could be slightly offset by delivery charges. So according to our …
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Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index
… looks at some of the details and considers what NZ could be aiming for if it is to be a responsible “international citizen” in terms of the … laggard on climate change response and instead strives to be a good international citizen in other domains (eg, being a …
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Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey
… that the regulatory framework for vaping products needs to be strengthened to minimise youth vaping while also … quit using nicotine products. However, vaping products can be highly addictive. Despite strengthened regulation of … Figure 6 shows an example of how the relationship can be explored by presenting data for daily smoking and vaping …
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Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking
… community pharmacy dispensings, lab tests, and so on, can be linked anonymously through the National Health Index … researchers visiting to share skills, but that should be viewed as part of capacity building – not the answer. … will realise the value of the data resource that NZ should be leading the world in. The best data needs the best …
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