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  • A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?

    … cancers and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. dementia) are rising in their relative contribution.  That is, what causes health loss in New Zealand is changing over time. … you need to know the relative size of different health problems – which is where a burden of disease study helps …
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  • Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ’s health budget – New research

    … is the eleventh most important risk factor globally [ 1 ], with the same ranking for Australasia. In particular, we … there is even some research suggesting that when people are on lower sodium diets they may actually prefer them, … are good for population health and are cost-effective. What was new in our study was being able to give results for …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … meet current 2008 standards for new build housing (which are already pretty thin compared to international insulation … ratios of any government policy to improve standards . What the Minister of Building and Housing calls “incremental” … What is probably needed in NZ is a policy shift consistent with achieving the targets agreed to in the recently signed …
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  • Making tobacco less available is both necessary and feasible – New NZ study

    … products being brought onto the market and governments are faced with the daunting task of regulating them. Should … of retailers should be permitted to sell them and under what conditions? These are crucial questions to ask in … problem. Easier access to outlets selling tobacco is associated with higher youth smoking, increased smoking among …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … of dire economic consequences for small retailers are not consistent with independent research evidence and may … of tobacco products. Image by Lindsay Robertson What are the main arguments advanced? The main argument put … is an expensive product to stock [1] and imposes costs not associated with other products. For example, concerns about …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … consume approximately 25 teaspoons (1,2). Beverages are the highest contributor to total sugars intake for Kiwi … children suffer from tooth decay. In response to similar problems in the UK, a plan for a new soft drink tax has just … tax sensitive to sugar content (see our previous blog ). What about New Zealand? The case for a soft drink tax in NZ …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … then there is the considerable issue of how these cancers are distributed within the population: in Aotearoa New … which are already pressed to meet current demand .     So what can we do in Aotearoa New Zealand to stem the tide of … , including vaping.  Lung cancer is by far the most common cause of cancer death for Māori, killing more Māori …
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  • Why are some preventable cancer deaths in Māori and Pacific peoples increasing?

    … we discuss some of the key findings of this research and what the options are for NZ society to address the harmful trends for … inequalities, is that smoking prevalence remains twice as common among Māori men and three times as common in Māori …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … has increased immediate demand on the healthcare system with waves of acute infection, which need to be managed with … burnout, exhaustion and distress amongst clinical staff are acute .    It is hard to overstate the challenge of … as well e.g. through improved productivity . Despite the common belief that public health actions take decades to have …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Simple transport system changes could quickly relieve the crisis in our hospitals

    … exposure and restricting physical activity (PA). Here are examples of the consequences: treatment of major trauma … by adequate levels of physical activity ). We know what works to address this substantial health sector burden … pop up infrastructure can be (and has been) done rapidly with the necessary legislative framework. Permanent, more …
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