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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … of 97 studies on how much of the overweight/obesity association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths is due … cholesterol or glucose [1], and what this means for how health policy can address the obesity epidemic. We also … strategy overall. It may also be the best way to reduce health inequalities arising from obesity – since it does not …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … on the Ernst and Young (EY) report to the Ministry of Health, which evaluated tobacco excise tax increases as a … a high priority on improving and safeguarding the public health, including progressing key public health initiatives … products such as e-cigarettes accompanied by complementary information and smoking cessation support. Implementation of …
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  • Ventilation in NZ schools during the Omicron wave – results from a preliminary study

    … Ventilation is a key and relatively underutilised public health measure that can reduce the risk of Covid-19 … and Covid-19 transmission Ventilation is a key public health measure for the Covid-19 pandemic, and simply means … to an individual to potentially infect them . Both public health measures are important and their effectiveness have …
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  • Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ

    … vector successfully eliminated from NZ At the Public Health Congress in Auckland last week, one of us presented on potential public health endgames – partly to inform thinking around the … Banned imports of certain dangerous dog breeds (e.g., American Pit Bull Terrier) Banned certain asbestos imports …
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  • Expansion of “green zones” may provide a chance for the global eradication of COVID-19

    … Perhaps most surprisingly, was that traditional public health and social measures (PHSMs) could stop the spread of a … Progressive elimination and eradication offers huge public health benefits [6]. Firstly, prevention of disease … approach to protect health and economies while scientific information is being collected and assessed to identify …
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  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention

    … is expected to double in the next 20 years – a major health and economic issue. Since age is the biggest risk … whole-of-government approach  is required to address the health inequities associated with poverty and social … to dementia risk Our current NZ research demonstrates an association between social disadvantage and dementia. We have …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … has seen youth vaping rise. The Australian Minister of Health, Mark Butler, this week responded by announcing new … these proposals do not go far enough . The NZ Ministry of Health will soon release new regulations, but these will be … from adopting these. New Australian measures Australian Health Minister Mark Butler this week announced measures …
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  • Highly variable cost-effectiveness with disease characteristics and age: Herceptin as a Case Study

    … we just published in the journal PLoS Medicine about the health gains, costs, and cost-effectiveness of Herceptin. It … hard and contentious issues – but talking about money and health in the same breath always is.   Most of you will … financial resources in the face of unlimited, competing health demands. Even more challenging given that there are …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … sticks and rolling papers, and foregrounding Quitline information and supportive cessation messages on packages . … impactful warning compared to a plain pack with a strong health warning. Evidence that this particular group was less … Initially introduced to increase smokers’ awareness of the health risks smoking causes, new evidence suggests health …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … in credible, evidence-based patient-facing immunisation information; and enabling Lead Maternity Carers (LMCs) to … immunisation system  The single most important public health measure to protect pēpi is ensuring access to … coverage is multi-factorial and likely perpetuated by health system barriers including  differential access to …
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