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  • Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking

    … with the IDI gaining a range of international interest from other governments wishing to implement similar systems. … The IDI contains linked data about people and households, from government agencies, Stats NZ surveys, and … : To create and sustain an environment that captures value from linking health data collections, through world leading …
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  • Aotearoa’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Heightened awareness and surveillance essential for early detection

    … egg farm in December 2024. The subtype, H7N6, is distinct from the globally circulating HPAI H5N1 subclade 2.3.4.4b, … This highly pathogenic subtype likely evolved locally from a low-pathogenic H7 subtype found naturally in wild … equipment and people. The virus is not considered to be a food safety risk, but the general advice is to ensure eggs …
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  • Modelling tobacco tax – implications of BODE3 paper just out, and personal reflections on the research journey

    … paper is important. I also reflect on my 8 year journey from laying the foundations for this paper to its actual … paper we go further, and estimate the health gains from ongoing tobacco tax increases. For the 2011 NZ … 155,000–419,000; undiscounted) QALYs would be gained from 10% annual tax increases through to 2031. This number is …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … that is “not demonstrably safe”. 1 This included risk from water-borne infections and hazardous contaminants in the … and illness.” 1 Source water refers to the bodies of water from which we take our drinking water. This includes … protect the sources of NZ’s drinking water”. The responses from the parties are summarised in the Table below (see the …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … 4 Concerns were also raised about reputational damage from contaminated drinking water during Queenstown’s … impact of the Havelock North outbreak appears to be fading from some memories. The current Government’s policy programme … water refers to the waterbody that drinking water is drawn from (eg, lake, river or aquifer). Following the outbreak, …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … review to clarify the research and policy agenda from here. Our interpretation should be treated as … estimated that there were 1.65 million deaths globally from cardiovascular causes in 2010 attributed to sodium … sugar and saturated fat) still stands. Indeed, a junk food tax (as recently introduced by Mexico) could well be …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … Summary Humanity faces increasing pandemic risks from “natural” zoonotic spillover events and human actions … best protect the health and wellbeing of their populations from future pandemic threats and lower the costs of pandemic … system that includes analysis of early warnings from other countries would strengthen this capacity. Joint …
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  • Should you swap sugar for artificial sweetener? Maybe not if you’re a mouse, but what if you’re a human?

    …   Image from: http://www.life-enhancement.com Unless you’ve been … were fine). Insulin’s role in the body is to shuttle sugar from the blood stream to the liver and tissues for storage. … on any given day, let alone for a whole week (our Food Standards Agency ensures that’s not easy to do). We …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … their whanāu, and increasing cigarette-related robberies from dairies. The Minister was quoted as being undecided … some focus group participants reported purchasing cheaper food or less petrol in order to buy tobacco products. Others … appeal, palatability or addictiveness of tobacco products. Remove additives and innovations from tobacco products that …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity

    … outcomes for all New Zealanders and shift the balance from treatment of illness towards ensuring health and … the Māori Health Authority/Te Aka Whai Ora? The responses from the parties are summarised in the Table below (see the … to improve Māori health and equity. The responses from the parties are summarised in the Table below (see the …
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