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  • “Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science

    … Gareth Morgan is known as a smart economist and a bit of a stirrer of public debate.  Think domestic cat control to save birds . … on social policy. And think “Health Cheque” , a review of prioritisation in the health services. But he, and his …
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  • “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic

    … A feature of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy is … from border system failures. Within the community, high QR code scanning rates enable rapid identification of contacts … Currently, the Ministry of Health (MOH) recommends that QR Code posters are printed in A4 size, in two colours, located …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its key climate … from redesigning the ETS to drive the restoration of indigenous forests in the face of climate change. Given … climate change. Implications for public health policy and practice Well-designed carbon pricing policy needs to …
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  • Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ’s health budget – New research

    … suggests that strategies to reduce the dietary salt intake of New Zealanders could produce major health gains and major … sector. We also put these results into a wider context of how nutrition could be improved in NZ. This study was done … 40 years 30 cents, and so on. Such discounting is standard practice in economic analyses. But in scenario analyses in …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … whether this action has a mandate and legitimacy. Repeal of the legislation was not put before the electorate in the … contrast to the consultative processes preceding adoption of the legislation. The measures to be repealed have strong … policy experts. Implications for public health policy and practice Health workers should scrutinise processes for …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … In this blog, we look at a recent combined analysis of 97 studies on how much of the overweight/obesity association with cardiovascular … was the most important mediator, alone explaining 31% of the association of overweight/obesity with CHD and (an …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … are insufficient on their own. Especially as the risk of another pandemic like Covid-19 is growing.  The IHR … amendments that have been agreed emphasise rapid detection of “pandemic emergencies”, greater preparedness, and … insufficient on their own.  Implications for Policy and Practice: Governments must prioritise concluding a global …
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  • Ireland leads New Zealand in the battle against obesity

    … is planning on obesity and food – a far cry from the state of play in New Zealand. Which has led to this blog, in which … include: Reformulation of foods to reduce sugar, salt, fat Code for food sponsorship and sport Healthy vending machines in schools Code relating to placement of HFSS foods in retail food …
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  • New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index

    … is the first ‘comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the 195 … risk environment. The Index emphasises the importance of addressing global catastrophic biological risks (those of unprecedented scale, that might even undermine humanity’s …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?

    … smoked tobacco products are virtually nicotine free is one of the key proposals included in the Smokefree 2025 Action … blog explored the potential advantages and disadvantages of this policy . This blog summarises estimates of the likely impact of a denicotinisation policy from a New …
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