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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … falls in multiple different settings) . Nevertheless, for falls prevention in older people in the community there … This suggests that this intervention is very good value-for-money for the NZ health system. (Nevertheless, we note … fitness programme [ 8 ], could be applied to all existing houses. Another issue is that NZ could potentially benefit …
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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … increasingly in the news. In this blog, I look at the case for reducing the amount of meat in hospital meals and gently … to be doing, this is not an appropriate recommendation for those unwell in hospital”, adding “often meat and dairy … evidence. In fact, the evidence is quite to the contrary. For instance, for those recovering from heart disease or type …
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  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention

    … and economic issue. Since age is the biggest risk factor for dementia and there’s currently no cure, there is a need to focus on reducing risks for dementia. The Lancet Commission recently reported that … and lack of physical activity.  In NZ, the potential for prevention is even greater, especially for Māori and …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … This Briefing outlines the renewed opportunity for LAPs to reduce the availability of alcohol and the harms … New Zealand (NZ). This Briefing outlines the potential for LAPs to reduce these harms, and considerations for upholding Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities.   Alcohol …
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  • Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target

    … needed to reach its target and will have consequences for our population’s health. In the latest Briefing from the … Simon Hales and co-authors examine the plan which is open for submissions until 25 August. “The proposed ERP2 contains … to meet its emission targets. This is a high-risk strategy for the country as it will result in increased costs for the …
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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … is pertinent to ask – what is HTV, how could it be adapted for New Zealand, and will it work? The launch of Healthy Together Victoria: Victorian Minister for Health, Hon David Davis, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Innovation and Prevention Systems which is …
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  • Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking

    … A key strategic advantage for NZ and research is our national routinely-collected … what are the barriers and gaps? First, researcher capacity for dealing with: missing, messy and mis-measured data … sources of error in the context of observational data (for example, causal mediation analyses 1 2 and a NZ example 3 …
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  • The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods is now even stronger – new research

    … The scientific case for lowering dietary salt intakes became a bit confused in … not associated with a higher risk of death and the results for low sodium intake in these other studies may be largely … of 1200 mg sodium/day – which is way below typical intakes for NZ adults (eg, of around 3400 mg sodium/day – using …
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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … be relieved if the resource required to implement a system for assisted dying were put into palliative care funding. At … cannot be spent on other aspects of the health system, for example, enhancing palliative care services. Image by  … of life review committee, and the Support and Consultation for End of Life in New Zealand (SCENZ) group. The SCENZ group …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … on chronic disease is alarming and even more so for its significant cost and equity implications. Indeed, … commonly used by more than one hundred other countries 3 for obesity prevention. But New Zealand has not, as yet … (WHO), 4 are effective, 5; 6 and have been used for more than two decades by our Pacific neighbours. Pacific …
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