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  • Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy Events

    … Professor Tony Blakely and Associate Professor Nick Wilson Late last year Health … Minister announced that NZ will adopt this programme, and it will be known as “Healthy Families New Zealand”. This … blog post gives a high level overview of this initiative and anticipates a series of four forthcoming blog posts here …
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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … obesity expert Dr Robyn Toomath outlines the dogmas and arguments for the ‘individual-responsibility’ explanation … the notions of autonomy and self-control are deeply held (1). So when nihilistic biologists such as myself suggest … average 9% less, equivalent to 3 years of work experience or a year and a half of education compared to a normal weight …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … In this blog we briefly look at the UK initiative and assess its possible utility for changing New Zealand’s … per day, and children consume approximately 25 teaspoons (1,2). Beverages are the highest contributor to total sugars … volume of the sugar-sweetened drinks (SSBs) they produce or import. The tax will fall into two categories including …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … In this blog we consider the background to this issue and argue the Inquiry must not miss the opportunity to think … campylobacteriosis outbreaks during this period (Table 5.1 in Wilson, 2005). Why is it that outbreaks like this … as for E. coli ) there is inevitably a delay of two days or more between taking the sample and receiving the result. …
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  • Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator

    … Keytruda, or pembrolizumab, is a new immune inhibitor drug that appears … It has received much media attention in recent months, and even calls from politicians to over-rule the PHARMAC … I apply our BODE 3 rapid cost-effectiveness calculator, and find that Keytruda may well be (just) cost-effective – …
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  • Government funding of interpreters in Primary Care is needed to ensure quality care

    … within hospitals. It is funded in Primary Care in Auckland and Nelson but not other regions. It became clear that … outcomes particularly for Māori and Pacific populations [1]. We know about this inequity because we collect data. … There are another 16% (27% in Auckland) who speak two or more languages but not Māori or NZ Sign Language. Most of …
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  • A fat week – debates about saturated fat that will not go away

    … teaching epidemiological methods to improve the quality and causal inference of our research – more of that below.  … energy intake (a good move – see footnotes below again), or simple carbohydrates (particularly sugar) and high salt … fats (PUFA). The evidence is fairly strong: 1)    A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with …
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  • Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?

    … We have just published research on the health gains and cost-savings from various legally mandated restrictions … including access to: alcohol outlets and harmful drinking (1), parks and obesity (2), gambling outlets and behaviours … the nearest retailer. Restrictions in the number, location or density of retailers could be mandated by law through …
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  • Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation

    … Are smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation well-designed? We were involved in a … health perspective. In this blog we discuss what we found and its implications for ‘what next’ for using these new … are the two leading risk factors leading to health loss [1]. The key ways to address these are probably price signals …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … from those who will ultimately be most affected -─ teens and young adults. In this Briefing we report these new … illegal to sell smoked tobacco products to people born on or after 1 January 2009. New research  New research released today , …
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