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New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government
… considerable growth in income for NZ citizens with a total cumulative gain of US$31 billion ($NZ46 billion) by 2050. From a government revenue perspective, increased superannuation … tax revenue (due to people quitting smoking) produce a net financial shortfall for the government of US$11.5 …
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Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence
… the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help … being smuggled into NZ has increased in recent years, a claim also articulated in recent media reports (such as … to those running it. While higher tobacco prices can create greater incentives for traders to enter the …
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Breaking the inequity loop
… The all-of-population approach has failed for more than a century to address Māori health inequalities. Government … on some of these visits, to wānanga local iwi and hapu and show them the microorganisms that threatened their whakapapa. … snapshot provides a case study from which key lessons can be drawn and applied to the current state of Māori …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities … co-authors closed the Public Health Priorities series with a call to action for our water regulator to do more to … sources. They used the nitrate contamination in Waimate as a case study. Newsroom featured this article in a shorter …
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Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border
… and isolation facilities. We discuss how this is a promising move that should facilitate further improvements … isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities have highlighted a systems failure. Likewise, a number of high profile … MIQ facilities to military bases outside of cities that can accept international flights eg, Ōhakea Air Base . In …
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What the fizz! A week of dealing to sugary drinks in NY and NZ
… A curious week in the world of soft drinks. The surprising … in here for both society and the industry? The latter can shift consumption to ‘healthier alternatives’, and still … is much more volume in a PowerAde bottle than a Coca Cola can. Hence my derision at Coca Cola advertising this week …
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Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust
… have worse perinatal outcomes. The report has also found: A significant decrease in stillbirths, mainly between … is needed and where improvements to support whānau can be made. Implications for policy and practice: … improvement. A full description of these recommendations can be found in the PMMRC 16 th Annual Report 1 , and a list …
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Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ
… However, analysis early in the Covid-19 pandemic did not show the expected correlation between GHS Index scores and … Aotearoa New Zealand — which ranks 13th on the index— can continue to reduce its vulnerability to biothreats by … in the future. The ri sks include pandemic influenza or a new infectious disease, as well as deliberate biological …
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Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?
… (Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) is a world renown economist, and it is published by the United … ). Chapter 6 in the Report looks at the way policy makers can use “well-being as a policy goal”. The main policy areas … rather than “care.” Becoming ill, physically or mentally, can reduce happiness significantly and in some cases, …
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Death rates dropping – it is a good time to be alive
… mortality have been in the last century. We are publishing a book later this year ( The Healthy Country? A History of … success of both prevention and better treatment (they each can claim about 50% of the success). But it is also … by type of cancer with new cases increasing for blood cancers like leukemia, but decreasing for stomach …
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