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  • Good news on declining smoking rates, especially for Māori. Is it credible? What next?

    … what else could be done to accelerate progress towards a smokefree nation.   Statistics New Zealand has released … current smokers on Census night in March of 2013.  That is a fall in the absolute number of smokers of 22.6% since 2006 … acceptable to smokers (and there are NZ data on this) and can be used to fund mass media campaigns and cessation …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 2)

    … Editor note: This is Part 2 of a two-part blog by Dr Caroline Shaw and Associate Professor … women in different ways about how effective screening is can result in quite different responses (9). One of the … controversies about breast cancer screening, so we need to start thinking about a more sophisticated way to talk to …
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  • New Zealand doing okay in cancer survival: Results from the largest ever cross-national comparison of cancer survival

    … combined analysis (CONCORD-2). Never before has such a comparable set of survival estimates been available. And … Australia. Conversely, we are usually better than the UK – a wealthier country with presumably more healthcare resources … their survival estimates as fast as possible, if this can be done cost-effectively (i.e., it could be more …
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  • Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention

    … to individual fallers’ risks help to prevent falls. A key risk factor is the presence of cataracts, and cataract … to from here for NZ? Given these results, NZ policy-makers can have reasonable confidence that expediting cataract … have the potential to be implemented at scale, and can benefit all older people, not just those with cataracts. …
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  • Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa

    … are expected to rise significantly from 2025, due to a combination of factors putting pressure on Aotearoa New … healthy over winter.  The evidence shows that those who can least afford to pay for electricity pay the most both per … It is essential that NZ’s lowest-income households can keep warm, so we must increase access to affordable …
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  • Why are some preventable cancer deaths in Māori and Pacific peoples increasing?

    … CancerTrends, in the journal BMC Cancer. The results show a changing pattern of ethnic inequalities in cancer in New … the European/Other population. This accounts for around a total of 600 deaths per year in New Zealand and is greater … in younger cohorts) (4). Stomach cancer inequalities can be addressed. Trials of testing and treating H. pylori …
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  • Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!

    … disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at a new study we just published that found that New Zealanders … who walk or cycle to their main activity each day have a 76% higher chance of achieving the Ministry of Health … areas. Longitudinal studies that follow up people who start active commuting show they increase their overall …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … Aotearoa New Zealand have implemented, with some success, a range of anti-poverty measures, the issue of child poverty … collect enough lives together, patterns emerge. And these can help illuminate the causes of societal problems such as … attainment, and poor health, and how such problems can be ameliorated. Examples of significant findings from the …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … tobacco companies’ interests. Introduction Achieving a substantial reduction in the number of outlets selling … proposals aim to address the glaring anomaly that allows a consumer product as deadly and addictive as tobacco, which … here ) using well-rehearsed arguments advanced whenever a proposal is made to address the widespread availability of …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … mandate to repeal the SERPA Act, but doing so would create a policy vacuum that fails to support the aspirations of … important questions about who is shaping their policy. How can ACT justify a referendum on Te Tiriti o Waitangi while … will stop taking “ soundings ” from tobacco companies and start listening to people who smoke. Repealing the SERPA Act …
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