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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … like a system moving “from treatment to prevention”. But how does it fare when considering the science around burden of disease and interventions to address the 10 top risk … to prevent and manage obesity in children and young people up to 18 years of age”. However, once again there is …
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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 … diseases (when an animal pathogen “spills over” to infect people). Key changes to the International Health Regulations … global cooperation A pandemic agreement could address the many needed reforms that go beyond the International Health …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … plain, packages. In this blog, we discuss the importance of developing an on-going monitoring and evaluation plan … used brand imagery to create connotations that lure young people to smoke while deterring established smokers from … smokers over time and could provide rich insights into how existing smokers respond to standardised packaging. 10 …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … are not fairly distributed - Māori are twice as likely to die from alcohol-related causes compared to non-Māori. 2 … more exposed to off-premises outlets, with three times as many compared to the least deprived areas. Areas with a high … benefits and also reduces consumption. 9  NZ data shows people buying take-away alcohol after 10pm are more likely to …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … counterfactual analysis' to Cyclone Gabrielle, considering how it could have been worse, to derive valuable insights for … scenarios include higher storm severity (as per aspects of some previous cyclones), worse timing, hitting Auckland … Giselle and the 1936 cyclone. Indeed, Giselle killed 59 people, mainly due to sinking of the inter-island ferry MS …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … We recommend two key priority areas to reduce the impact of severe pertussis in our communities. Firstly, ensure … to severe illness and death, 3 and Māori, Pacific, and people living in areas of high deprivation carry a … Alarmingly, it’s estimated that only 52% of pregnant women/people who gave birth between December 2023 and February 2024 …
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  • How much revenue would a New Zealand sugary drink tax raise? And how might be best to do it?

    … million a year. We also consider implementation options.   Many countries or jurisdictions have put in place a sugary … Report . But in this blog, we focus on the questions of “how much tax revenue would it raise?” and “how might the tax … with this simple tax (and the third option above) is that people may just shift to cheaper drinks but with the same …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … case and evidence f or Project Energize]. The highlight of the 2014 Budget for children was $90 million to make GP … and agencies charged to invest in New Zealand for the people. There is already an evaluated child nutrition and … the long-term health impacts of childhood interventions]. How did Project Energize work? A team of 27 Energizers plus a …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    … health gain, cost and cost-effectiveness – and potentially many other things.  A league table is a useful tool for … brief example.  Future blogs will provide a bit more of a ‘how to’ guide to use the BODE 3  Interactive League Table , … are 35+ years in 2011 (i.e. last screening in 2050 for people aged 74 then, and aged 35 in 2011) †; mandatory salt …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … New Zealand has made some progress in removing the sale of sugary drinks from hospitals and schools. In this blog we … Government did launch its childhood obesity plan late last year. It is important to have a comprehensive strategy, … availability. It is clear that SSBs are  only one of the many causes of child obesity, and not the only policy entry …
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