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The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… life caused by road accidents yet pay almost no attention to the equally tragic loss of life caused by the tobacco … products seem to merit so little attention. We consider how this narrative has arisen, explain why it is incorrect, … and outline potential responses. Despite declines in New Zealand’s annual road toll ( an estimated 343 in 2023 …
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Media release: New Zealand urged to boost pandemic preparedness as bird flu spreads in US cattle
… Public health experts are issuing a call to action for New Zealand to strengthen its pandemic preparedness efforts in response to the evolving threat posed by the Influenza …
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Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $
… highlight of the 2014 Budget for children was $90 million to make GP visits and prescriptions free for children aged … (QALY). [Editorial note: it is always hard to estimate the long-term health impacts (largely non-communicable disease … the long-term health impacts of childhood interventions]. How did Project Energize work? A team of 27 Energizers plus a …
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Taxes on fizzy drinks in NZ: preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health
… A task of public health research is to quantify the health impact of interventions that are … possible policy implications. We have previously outlined how difficult it is to estimate precisely the health impact … are welcomed. But to optimise health gain and protect the long-term fiscal viability of the NZ health system, action on …
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6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way
… Here comes the next big battle in nutrition: SUGAR. Yesterday, the World Health Organization … evidence on the health harm of sugar, and then pull back to consider the diet in total. There are many other aspects to the “sugar wars” that we do not cover here, such as sugar …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa
… This blog looks at solutions to improve mental health: increasing benefit levels, … series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. One in four people will experience mental distress this year and …
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The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?
… positioning mental health based programs and policies as long-term cross-party initiatives. Meaningful actions which … burden on young adults. We also recommend commitment to training and supporting more youth-friendly clinicians, … and local evidence offers us clear examples of how we can listen to young people’s voices in designing …
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Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series
… health interventions the government can put in place to reduce pressure on the health system. The health system … one author put it “the rules of engagement” underpinning how the health system works have changed . Covid-19 has … illness itself. Simultaneously Covid-19 has fueled long-term demand on health services as a result of deferred …
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The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
… (H7N6), a national pertussis epidemics, and vulnerability to a measles epidemic. It also coincides with major staffing … for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid response . 1 … available to decision makers. The big question is when and how the government will implement these recommendations, …
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