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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … water as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. In separate public statements, the authors concluded “it is highly … acceptable daily intakes, suggesting little cause for public health concern” [1, p32]. “the complete assessment suggests …
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  • Care coordination for cancer cost-effective

    … patient outcomes but also change ‘downstream costs’ in the health sector.  For example, chemotherapy may increase.  … including all downstream changes in cost and health gains?”  And for which cancers and which type of … adverse effects from treatment. Keep a tab on this Public Health Expert Blog for future updates on our research …
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  • Protecting children and young people from unethical junk food marketing: Upgrading the advertising codes

    … children and young people from obesity and poor oral health. Although public health experts would generally favour a regulatory … power of marketing to children). Monitoring should include public reporting and opportunities to acknowledge companies …
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  • A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy

    … and those with underlying illness. But its largest health impact may be Long Covid because it is relatively … pandemic interventions have not changed: vaccination, public health and social measures to prevent infection, and … pandemic complacency from political leaders and the public has changed things. Some of this apparent indifference …
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  • How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ

    … it is an excellent time for a systematic review by NZ health authorities to identify optimal methods for reducing … with this requirement for one high risk country with a pilot programme and then potentially expand the system. … port workers). But they could also be promoted for wider public use if evaluation work shows this is feasible and …
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  • Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts

    … Through these two mechanisms we predicted the resulting health gains in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and health system costs over the remaining life course of the NZ … NZ population level it was estimated to generate a total health gain of 82,100 QALYs (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … availability of these products which are both harming oral health and fuelling the obesity epidemic. There are good … include a request in 2015 from the Ministry of Health that public hospitals remove from sale all SSBs. There has also … The NZ Government did launch its childhood obesity plan late last year. It is important to have a comprehensive …
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  • Pandemic terminology: getting it right matters for effective risk communication and management

    … scientists, international collaborators and the NZ public on key COVID-19 risk management issues. Clear communication with the public is critical for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. … “elimination” below). It would help if the Ministry of Health updated its website to clearly differentiate active …
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  • More than 147km – the transformative potential of the Wellington bike network plan

    … of some of the most innovative cities in the world, WCC plan to roll out a lot of the network using temporary … reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, improve health through increased physical activity, reduce air … *Author details: The authors are with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington, NZ. Funding: …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … Summary New Zealand Health Survey data for 2022/2023 were released today. Daily … introduced a comprehensive Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan and, in December 2022, passed legislation to implement … 10.1% for people in the lowest quintile. Implications for public health practice and policy Without the measures …
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