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  • Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?

    … to 50 weeks if 0.15% of the population were predicted to die in a pandemic and if border closure was successful. For … closure at an island country level. Even so there are many limitations of this work ( see the full article ). A … optimal response. In particular, such plans should include how the military, police and customs enforce border controls …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … There is growing frustration with lack of robust action and progress at the national level with the … New Zealand is being helped by the investment of time, people and resources from NGOs (e.g., Cancer Society, Heart … across New Zealand, we have relatively little idea of how much smoking there is in designated ‘smokefree’ areas. …
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  • NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions

    … New Zealand is making rapid strides in the smart use of big data to provide better health information for … years after diagnosis. This is probably from a mix of: people adapting to their new condition, managing it better … conditions There is growing international interest in how health conditions might impact on productivity gains (via …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … is mounting linking ultra-processed foods (UPF) to risk of chronic disease. Typically, UPF are foods that are … reconstituted meats.  Dietary recommendations encourage people to eat foods that are ‘whole’ or less processed. This … UPF to thrive in our food supply. It is hard to know how much UPF New Zealanders are eating due to lack of recent …
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  • Calculating cardiovascular risk with online calculators – scope for improvement?

    … be improved upon. The clear answer being “yes” – and in many ways. There are many ways to prevent cardiovascular … with their GPs to make more informed decisions about how this risk can be reduced. They should not be regarded as … ) This probably starts to matter quite a lot for older people in their 80s and 90s (7). Other background …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … a critical role in this country’s successful elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog … what more long-term improvements could be made. Among the many new laws in our COVID-19 framework is the COVID-19 … and Regulations do not refer to the question of whether people may be ‘charged’ or made to pay a fee if detained …
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  • Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts

    … There is a lot of focus on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) internationally, … the effectiveness of such a portion size intervention is how consumers will respond. If it is only possible to buy … of soft drink at a retail outlet, what proportion of people will buy just a 250mL can and what proportion will buy …
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  • The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months

    … we briefly consider its persisting long shadow in terms of: (i) ongoing disruption to lives and stress from housing … eastern regions of the North Island. The cyclone killed 11 people, 1 displaced more than 10,500 , and caused a range of … December 2023. 4 This disruption and lack of closure for many people is likely to be having ongoing mental health …
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  • Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index

    … The 2014 edition of the “Climate Change Performance Index” has just been … report says that “New Zealand joined the bottom five this year.” Is NZ’s low ranking credible? It seems that a lot of … etc). Indeed, NZ has a good international reputation in many areas that it can readily build on. But surely we can do …
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  • Proposed vaping regulations for NZ: Strengths and limitations

    … to quit, while at the same time minimising uptake by young people. Its proposed extension of prohibitions on advertising and sponsorship from tobacco … will be able to designate vape-free outdoor areas. Many local authorities have designated parks, sports grounds, …
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