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Introducing an Online Data Explorer Tool: 30 years of NZ mortality and cancer data
… this important data closer to users we have developed a user-friendly interactive online graphing tool . Below we … Explorer and outline how some of our key research findings can be identified using this tool. High quality data publicly … feature of the Data Explorer is its flexibility. The data can be restricted and compared by cause of mortality, type of …
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A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours
… with infectious disease surveillance and pandemic control. A recent review of the 1918 influenza pandemic in the Pacific … for another maritime spread of influenza. During a single voyage, the ship inadvertently introduced pandemic … from legal action and that key industries such as tourism can potentially be compensated financially to speed their …
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How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand
… and the National Ethics Advisory Committee has released a final report [3] on Resource Allocation and Covid-19 that includes a section on vaccine prioritisation. The NZ Government has … may raise concerns. Surely these are privileged people who can afford to travel and should not “jump the queue” just …
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Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress
… mental health outcomes for our population. Cold housing is a significant public health issue in many countries. 1-3 Cold … health. But we are now seeing more evidence that it can have a negative impact on mental health as well. What … warm at home in winter. We know that even relatively simple interventions that make small improvements in housing …
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Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?
… explore the arguments around such disinvestment from a public health perspective. To understand why these … second goal, overcoming poverty, then it is apparent we can choose between a range of low-carbon routes to better … to should we degrade our biosphere to the point where it can no longer meet our needs and sustain our economies” …
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The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention
… with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years – a major health and economic issue. Since age is the biggest … future, even modest reductions in rates of risk factors can significantly reduce dementia prevalence. Indeed, recent … risk factors are conceptualised as something an individual can change but the realities are more complex and broader …
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Warmest New Zealand winter ever recorded – The Government should do more on climate change
… fires, and perhaps even fewer excess winter deaths (a documented problem in this country, especially for … low-income New Zealanders ). Image 1: Warmer temperatures can be nice for some – but drought may become more common … with its action within its own country.New Zealand will start to “walk the talk” on responding to the climate change …
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Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?
… Image from a World Health Organization poster In a modelling study we … (iii) tax increases tend to generate extra revenue that can then be used in funding other aspects of tobacco control … smoking (83% in one study ), and that sharp price rises can therefore help them achieve their personal goals of …
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Charting our way back to normal
… A new web tool, COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people … The burning COVID-19 question this year is – “When can we get back to normal?” Or more pessimistically, “Will we … to the world indefinitely is not feasible and we need to start planning and assessing our options. To that end, we …
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The high burden from mental health disorders – but also an opportunity for cost-effective interventions
… et al ; Degenhardt et al ). These two studies are a valuable contribution to knowledge about health problems and come from a massive international research project. The results should … are considered to be “low-risk”. But perhaps New Zealand can do more to manage illicit drugs as a health problem …
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