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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor recently released a report on  AI and healthcare , 1 which makes many specific … used in government departments 6 and a 2019 academic report into uses of AI by NZ Government departments . 7 These … well for all socio-demographic groups? That is, is it fair and equitable? How does it fit in, or alter, the current …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … assess the impact of different policies.  While the survey report reveals declining daily smoking, it also shows … to 10.6% in 2021). The vast majority of daily vapers (89%) report that they usually vape with nicotine. ASH has not yet … grow its overall nicotine product market; a comprehensive report on Philip Morris International concluded “Novel …
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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … of case detection expanded by steadily broadening the case definition and ensuring wide geographic and demographic … this is now underway and, along with changes in the case definition, has allowed for a shift to testing more potential … no symptoms at all (based on: cruise ship data [5], and a report from Iceland [6]). These features mean that only a …
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  • Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission

    … law and policy recognising Māori rights. The Bill’s definition introduces three new principles, which, if enacted … Bill , which established Te Aka Whai Ora. 2 In that report , the Waitangi Tribunal used the principles of active … 50 years of legal and policy precedent. The proposed new definition of Treaty principles would mark a significant …
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  • Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls

    … investment in HPV vaccination for girls is clearly a “good value-for-money” way to protect health – even at the modest … family planning and student and youth health clinics), report a declining number of first presentations for genital … a cost-effective investment in the long-term (and we will report on our yet to be published modelling work on HPV …
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  • NZ’s Quitline Service is value-for-money: But how does it compare with other tobacco control actions in a league table?

    … NZ Quitline Service and its promotion in the mass media is value-for-money. Effect sizes and intervention costs were … Quitline and its mass media marketing seems like very good value-for-money as the intervention generates health gain and … the Quitline/mass media package appears to be good value-for-money – it is unlikely to be the best tobacco …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … without paying legally required duties and taxes is, by definition, an “illicit” trade. In the case of tobacco, this … Survey 10 questions. The 2023 University of Auckland report estimated the 2022 consumption gap at 8.4%, equivalent … and consumption decreased. 7 A tobacco-industry-funded report by KPMG on illicit trade in Aotearoa New Zealand, …
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  • Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?

    … Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s (PMMRC) 16th Annual Report released recently. In  the latest Briefing from the … and co-authors describe the key findings in the PMMRC Report and encourage a robust conversation about what needs … is acceptable to the person.   The PMMRC also warns in its report that inequity remains a major issue. Indian, Māori and …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … In this blog, we summarise our recent report that explores the health impacts from severe weather … homes temporarily due to hazards) [1, 5, 6]. In our recent report [7], we sought to explore patterns in severe weather … (eg, for cases of mild hypothermia). In our full report we present a sensitivity analysis of the NIWA …
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  • What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination

    … locally acquired COVID-19 infections To demonstrate the value of improving the graphical presentation of COVID-19 … travel variable blank (13) have a similar distribution of report dates to those with the overseas travel variable as … Furthermore, the 11% with a duration between arrival and report date of greater than 14 days is an underestimate of …
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