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  • Why don’t we make rental housing safer?

    … in death occurring in the home 1 . Lower-income households are more likely to be injured 2,3 , in part because of … also more likely to be injured 7 . Injury in the home is common and is a risk borne unequally at a high cost. It is … and problematically enforced housing standards.   What’s new in this briefing? The regulation of injury in the …
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  • Reducing the health burden from contaminated drinking water in NZ: Opportunities arising from the new Water Services Bill

    … below the current regulatory limits in NZ have been linked with an increased risk of colorectal cancer in at least seven … four key provisions that that could address some of the problems that have impacted public health and impeded robust … contaminants. Currently, the Drinking Water Standards are issued by the Ministry of Health under the Health Act …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … (the 16 th Annual Report). It opens a conversation about what is needed in response to these findings. Over the … deaths (up to 27th day of life), and deaths of people who are pregnant or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy, from … The reason for this is currently unknown, but may be associated with an actual increase or by improved detection …
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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … diet present an increased risk of cancer” [2]. “exposures are well within acceptable daily intakes, suggesting little … [13]. However, there is limited evidence around what level of antioxidants is required to counteract or … [eg, coffee] poses zero risk to human health due the associated antioxidants inhibiting nitrosation. As mentioned, …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … Health Survey indicate recent ongoing declines in smoking, with a graph below of the trends since 2012 (tabulated data in the Appendix). These downward patterns are consistent with long-term trend data from other sources … update our past work [1] when next year’s Census results are available. But in the interim we note that the declining …
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  • Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator

    … slowing – even reversing – disease progression in patients with advanced melanoma. It has received much media attention … expensive (maybe about NZ$200,000 per course). And there are other similar drugs coming on tap soon that may be cheaper. So what might the cost-effectiveness be? In our BODE 3 …
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  • NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements

    … a large number of topics in the “Better Life Index” [1]. What follows are a list of some of the specifics – both good and not so … and social disruption). NZ still does have air pollution problems especially in some towns and cities in winter and …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand’s unhealthy food environment needs more policy action

    … Food environments influence the food we buy and eat, so are a key intervention area for improving population … market 5 . A recent study of the fast-food supply found what we all expected; a lot of products were high in energy … a levy on sugar-sweetened beverages, and it is so common and backed by solid evidence, that it is hard to …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … Zealand (NZ) students, particularly in mathematics. 2 But what’s behind this decline in achievement? For the first … rankings for teenage food poverty in Aotearoa, an alarming associated lag in academic achievement was found.  Students … Students in NZ who miss meals due to lack of money are 2 to 4 years behind in maths, reading and science …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … falls prevention in older people in the community there are still some knowledge gaps – including about the … intervention costs were extracted from a NZ trial [ 4 ]. What this new study found In our just published study [5] of … as well – as per this NZ randomised trial [ 4 ] and the associated cost-benefit analysis [ 11 ]). It might be that …
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