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A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?
… (This story has also been covered by Radio NZ (3’12”) and TVNZ (4’09”).) The Ministry of Health has just released a … Zealand) Not surprisingly, tobacco smoking stands out. 9.1% of all DALYs could be averted if nobody had ever smoked. … compared with some ‘ideal’ distribution such as no smokers or a markedly lowered and narrowed distribution of blood …
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Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further
… mortality rates, over time, for Māori, Pacific peoples and the European/Other ethnic group, there are still striking … Ethnic mortality inequalities are generally stable or even falling in absolute terms, but have increased on a … increasingly leading to widening inequalities in health (1). Other recent research highlights the overall importance …
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New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index
… (GHSI) The GHSI is the first ‘comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities … States Parties to the International Health Regulations’ [1]. The philosophy behind the index is that all countries … their awareness of ‘debates about the desirability or otherwise of recreating a standalone Public Health Agency’ …
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Promoting physical activity through the prescription of smartphone apps in primary care: Likely to produce health gains and cost-savings
… activity promotion in primary care could benefit health and save millions in health sector costs for NZ. … disease (CHD), diabetes, stroke, and some of cancers [1, 2]. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that … minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, or at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical …
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E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?
… E-bikes are everywhere. Sales are booming and predicted to overtake sales of new cars in a few years. There were three times as many e-bikes and e-scooters imported into NZ in 2019 alone as there are … overall physical activity than people who did not e-bike (or do regular cycling). E-bikers were physically active on …
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Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected
… limits. Raising speed limits will lead to increased deaths and serious injuries on our roads. In addition, increasing … around 90% at 30km/h, compared to around 10% at 50km/h. 1 Analysis of changes in crash rates in Aotearoa New … as “people tend to be at most risk of being hurt or killed by cars in the poorer parts of towns and cities ”. …
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Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years
… show Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) students’ maths, science and reading proficiency levels have dropped since 2018, and … had dropped from fourth in the OECD to 19 th . 1 This rank comes from the Program for International Student … a week and 94 points for students who miss meals every day or almost every day (Figure 1 and Appendix). To put this …
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A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions
… generated by this calculator vary greatly by age: NZ$ 1.2 million for an intervention to save the life of a child, NZ$ 0.7 million for a 50-year-old, and NZ$ 0.2 million for an 80-year-old, assuming we are … the country-specific societal preference for saving a life or gaining a life-year at different ages. In such an ideal …
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Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis
… Zealand hard, is the cost-of-healthy-food crisis. Fruit and vegetable prices have increased at a much higher rate … high, while minimum wages remain below the living wage. 1 As outlined in the recent Growing Up in New Zealand … (i.e. student-reported ‘Food ran out at home’ or ‘Went hungry as not enough food at home’) was common in …
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Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals
… to quit need places where being smokefree is normal, and in particular, they need smokefree outdoor hospitality … recent proposals for achieving the Smokefree 2025 Goal, 1 especially with those for markedly reducing retail outlets … level increases the chance of starting smoking or not being able to quit. 4 International evidence indicates …
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