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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … diseases and focusing on system level solutions .   The blog  is part of the  Public Health Solutions series … then there is the considerable issue of how these cancers are distributed within the population: in Aotearoa New … which are already pressed to meet current demand .     So what can we do in Aotearoa New Zealand to stem the tide of …
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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 … in areas of high deprivation, and youth (15-24 years) are disproportionately impacted by this harm. 6-8 For Māori, … concerning given some of these services have no cap on what can be purchased. While none of the studied services …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … Summary Across Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), the Pacific and globally we are seeing a growing impact of the food environment on … NCD prevention strategies, would maximise health benefits. What’s new in this Briefing? Since 2000, one-quarter of …
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  • Front-of-pack nutrition labels improve understanding but don’t improve healthy food choices; Starlight Trial just published

    … just published from our HRC-funded DIET Programme based at the University of Auckland. This is important evidence for … healthy food purchasing choices, but the contrary findings are why randomised trials are important. In this blog we … participants more frequently using their smartphone to see what label a food item got had significantly healthier food …
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  • A new review on dietary fats: Putting its findings in context

    … This blog considers a newly published review on the evidence around dietary fat intakes and coronary heart … and endogenous synthesis from carbohydrates and alcohol so are not ideal intake biomarkers. Thus the lack of association … by Chowdhury & colleagues does not address the question of what nutrients replace saturated fat (and they fail to …
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  • Would reducing the number of tobacco retail outlets achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal?

    …   Figure 1. Map of current tobacco retailers in New Zealand (n=6000) How can we achieve the 2025 goal of a smokefree nation? The best approach to … – leaning on a study we have just published . There are no observational studies, let alone randomised trials, of …
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  • Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls

    … evaluation summary and media release ), we found that the NZ Government’s investment in HPV vaccination for girls … seen in Australia and the UK. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are common sexually transmitted viruses. They can cause … is currently for young women only, but there are health benefits to both men and women from herd immunity. Since …
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  • Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change

    … on roofs, ruined farmland and closed roads. Here we assess the reported damage to water infrastructure in this disaster … in the most deprived areas (by decile). Further details are in the Appendix . Figure 2: Locations subject to boil … health needs under intensifying climate disruption.   What is new in this Briefing? Water infrastructure providing …
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  • Period Drama: How to Address Period Poverty in Aotearoa

    … difficulties because products like tampons and pads are priced out of reach. Period poverty impacts Kiwis … are now available for free in schools in Aotearoa, but what more can be done?   What is Period Poverty?   Many … periods can present serious ongoing consequences when the prohibitive cost of products such as tampons or pads …
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  • Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme

    … Summary New research shows heat pumps are effective in reducing electricity use, result in warmer, … to lower respiratory illness. Motu Research has evaluated the Government’s Warmer Kiwi Homes programme and found using … from using a heat pump instead of an inefficient heater. What’s more, some houses had replaced gas heaters, meaning …
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