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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine by O’Donnell et al (12). It reports a “U-shaped” relationship … (so reverse causation is possible – see below). But the O’Donnell et al study is by far the largest that has reported … propensity-score matched sensitivity analyses. Figure from O’Donnell et al, NEJM 2014 Possible limitations with the new …
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  • Media release: Evidence shows wider benefits of free school lunches

    … on Aotearoa New Zealand’s free school lunch programme Ka Ora, Ka Ako by half stating there’s no evidence to support … Dr Rachael Glassey and Professor David Tipene-Leach of Te P ū kenga, Hawke’s Bay argue that in addition to published findings from Ka Ora, Ka Ako evaluations, there is international evidence that …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … we need more measures to alleviate food poverty. Ka Ora, Ka Ako assists partially by providing nutritious lunches … initiatives). Author details Dr Pippa McKelvie Sebileau , Te Kura i Awarua, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier … and D’Acy Searchfield from the Nourishing HB: He Wairua tō te kai team for their support. Appendix Table A1. Differences …
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  • Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system

    … policy around increasing access to e-bikes, although Te Pāti Māori had a policy to increase safe cycling … Services Card holders in Budget 2023. The Green Party and Te Pāti Māori support this policy and would expand it. ACT … support Summary of response – half price public transport Te Pāti Māori No specific policies to increase access to …
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  • Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing

    … to improve housing in Aotearoa New Zealand. K ā inga Ora – Home and Communities, a Crown agency, has been funded … Despite COVID-19 and supply constraints, K ā inga Ora has so far built 11,830 public homes with a further 4,500 … housing and transport planning links between Kāinga Ora and Waka K ō tahi, for example the Large-Scale …
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  • Media release: A call for strong leadership to reduce NZ’s dangerously high antibiotic use

    … in which antibiotics do provide a health benefit.” While Te Whatu Ora and the Royal New Zealand College of General … infections in the coming decades. It is long past time for Te Whatu Ora and the RNZCGP to encourage a significant …
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  • Media release: New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning - free school lunches provide solution

    … determined, irrespective of socio-economic status. The Ka Ora, Ka Ako healthy school lunch programme offered to 230,000 … poverty. "Increasing the number of schools receiving Ka Ora, Ka Ako would definitely help remove the barrier to … Minister of Education with responsibilities for Ka Ora, Ka Ako, has talked about improving the programme’s …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … public health, and health equity. By contrast, o ur expectation of Governments is that they will identify … North outbreak. The ACT Party announced it would remove Te Mana o te Wai, a decision-making framework that requires … partnerships. What will be the fate of Te Aka Whai Ora (the Māori Health Authority) and other policies to …
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  • Implementing healthy food environment policies in Aotearoa

    … 2017 regarding the provision of healthy school lunches (Ka Ora Ka Ako), implementing the recommendations of the review … and equity, as well as adherence to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Over-arching enabling actions and ten specific …
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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … high standards. Public sector organisations such as Kāinga Ora-Homes and Communities need to keep thinking long-term, as … 10,023 of which were permanent public houses. K ā inga Ora - Homes and Communities , which was set up in 2019, has … will or will not receive Income-Related Rents.  Finally, Te Puni Kōkiri decides which community organisations qualify …
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