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Covid-19 was no black swan, but a paradigmatic black elephant
… In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, everybody now knows … were known, yet action was scant, remains difficult to comprehend. Although somewhat perversely, we even knew we … of public and private global organisations contemplating how to deal with a coronavirus pandemic that kills 65 million …
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Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir
… Elimination has been an effective strategy for New Zealand in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic virus … these will become a reservoir capable of transmission back to humans. Elimination has been an effective strategy in the … a community that rapidly grasped what was at stake and how to deal with it, New Zealand went into a phased approach …
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Physical activity or nutrition interventions: which can improve population health the most and save the most health dollars?
… We gave a presentation to Members of Parliament last week on taxes and subsidies on … here ). In this blogpost we go into some extra detail on how such nutritional interventions compare to physical … have massive potential – but are generally on the long timeline plan. We firmly believe they should be tested …
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An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax
… In this Public Health Expert blog, we reproduce a letter that … under 8 years old require general anaesthetic operations to remove rotten teeth (1). We applaud the government for … bodies recommending sugary drinks taxes is very long and the majority of the New Zealand public support a …
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Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace
… tobacco companies have diversified their nicotine products to include e-cigarettes (ECs) heated tobacco products (e.g., … be imported for personal use. In this Briefing, we examine how ONP marketing in Aotearoa has targeted young people, … new users to the products on offer. Young people have long been the tobacco industry’s new users of choice because …
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Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed
… parents supports these concerns, as do survey findings. In this Briefing, we examine new data from the ASH Year 10 … Health, accepts vaping offers a reduced harm alternative to smoking and suggests people unable to quit smoking adopt … daily often report intense physical cravings, and recount how vaping dominates their thoughts and disrupts their school …
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Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?
… suggests options for a review process.New Zealand seems to have done a fairly good job of influenza pandemic planning … This review benefited from the inclusion (after a long process of requesting them) of “107 clinical study … of NZ doing stockpiling might now be outdated). How do any of the above cost-effectiveness estimates compare …
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Chewing the fat on a saturated fat tax
… of debate [1] (some thoughtful, some distortionary), and in particular debate on the complexities of taxing food. In this blog I argue that, yes, such tax packages have to be well designed (and more research would be helpful), but … on modern agriculture – indeed, it is the backbone of our economy. But New Zealand should strive to be a leader in …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach
… series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. Childhood provides … for policy-makers is for Aotearoa to make a genuine shift in approach so that all children can thrive. This blog … communities to achieve equitable coverage over the long-run. Figure 1 Immunisation coverage at 24 months of age, …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… Our elected representatives make choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing of every New Zealander. These decisions are not confined to the health system but range across all parts of our … further articles can be found here as they are published . How you can be involved Subscribe to the Briefing to stay up …
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