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  • Food taxes and subsidies will probably protect health & reduce inequalities – but the devil is in the detail

    … in the last few weeks on food taxes and subsidies – both of which depend on what are called price elasticities.  Timely, in light of the … other consumer goods such as tobacco. This suggests – but does not prove for reasons we outline below – that taxes on …
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  • Lime E-Scooters – Avoiding a collision course with public health?

    … In this blog, we consider the public health implications of Lime e-scooters, review how policy makers could maximise … doing so.  Given New Zealand’s high obesity levels and what has been described as a looming tsunami of Type 2 … suggests low uptake as first and last mile solutions. Lime does not mention indirect potential benefits, but we suggest …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … discuss the proposed regulatory changes and explain some of the complex practices smokers must adopt when commencing vaping. We suggest limiting supply of nicotine e-cigarettes to specialist vape stores and … can obtain expert advice and thus maximise their chances of quitting. We also argue that, at the same time as …
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  • Why don’t we live as long and healthily as we could: social values and decision making

    … Public Health Expert Blog. This blog is going to consider what we could do, and what we probably should not do, to improve public health.  We will traverse the range from birth to end of life care and death, efficiency versus equity, learning …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … The Virtual Supermarket is a 3D computer model of a real supermarket that we started developing some years … reality approach and attempt to answer the question – what is the allure of a virtual supermarket for public health … accommodate future trials. Also, the Virtual Supermarket does not have cool features such as avatars and people do not …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … To help explain the concept of ‘herd immunity’, The Guardian Newspaper has produced a clever online simulator of measles spread. We comment on why this simulator is … and how it also demonstrates chance effects in the spread of infectious diseases. Then we take the opportunity to …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … climate change expert. Alistair was Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment … Group 2 report was not approved until midday Sunday. What was on the table in Yokohama, and why did the meeting … and when the impacts of climate change will occur (and what obligations and commitments may be incurred), and what …
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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … Summary Alcohol is one of the major causes of health loss in Aotearoa NZ. It is now … concerning given some of these services have no cap on what can be purchased. While none of the studied services … the Government needs to update the relevant regulations. What this Briefing adds Online on-demand services for …
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  • Casting a long shadow: Infection drives stomach cancer inequalities in Māori and Pacific peoples

    … from the bacteria Helicobacter pylori is the major driver of stomach cancer inequalities borne by Māori and Pacific … Māori and Pacific people have 3 to 6 times the rates of stomach cancer as NZ Europeans. These are some of the … genetic mutation (7). In fact, the E-cadherin mutation does not explain many of the excess deaths in Māori and …
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  • Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir

    … an effective strategy for New Zealand in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic virus (SARS-CoV-2). Most other … within reach. There is one additional argument in favour of elimination: the longer the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 … consent and support from a community that rapidly grasped what was at stake and how to deal with it, New Zealand went …
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