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  • A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco

    … innovative new policies that reduce smoking prevalence (1). Existing measures have tackled different facets of … packaging reducing a potent form of tobacco marketing and excise tax increases making smoking less affordable. … where more than 60% smoke RYO, either exclusively (42%) or in conjunction with TM cigarettes (20%) (3). Among 25-45 …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not

    … energy efficient heaters; reducing avoidable home injuries and improving building standards . This blog is part of the … weeks: increased average indoor living-area temperature (1.4ᵒC); and reduced relative humidity and CO 2 … designs should reduce home injuries and ensure that older or less-abled occupants are able to live well in the …
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  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    … the BODE 3 Team has reported that “home safety assessment and modification” (e.g., adding hand rails and removing … and self-inflicted injuries. For adults aged 65 years or over, falls are the most common cause of injury-related … three-quarters of the health loss from femoral fractures (1,2). What is this home modification intervention? Home …
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  • Shifting all isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base: The need for a critical analysis

    … In this blog the arguments for and against shifting all COVID-19 related … to use hotels as isolation/quarantine facilities or to switch to dedicated facilities at an air force base. To … returned travellers staying at a single quarantine hotel” [1]. A detailed inquiry into hotel quarantine is ongoing in …
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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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