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Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)
… lower right of the simulation). “Herd immunity” is defined as the level of immunity in a population when introduction will typically not lead to spread of disease. As measles is one of the most infectious disease known, it is … (October to December 2015) was only 83.0% nationally (5). Also there was a gradient by ethnic group: 87.0% for NZ …
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Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… New Zealand is an outlier amongst high income countries as iGAS is not notifiable here. “ Data on the rate of … can be prevented. Such studies could look at measures such as reducing crowding, adequate indoor ventilation, and intensive treatment of infections in settings such as homes and schools.” says Prof Michael Baker, an …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… our families/whānau, the people around us, and the nation as a whole. Health is not just about hospitals and doctors, … policies here , and further articles can be found here as they are published . How you can be involved Subscribe to …
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Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand
… or lung damage is common. 2 In 2023, 20 infants under 5 months old were hospitalised with pertussis, most of which … influenza and pertussis was also concerning. 8 Areas such as Canterbury, Auckland and Capital & Coast have relatively … 9 However, there are further intra-regional variations as declining and stagnating coverage can be found even in …
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Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!
… public transport may also have other positive impacts such as improved air quality, decreased traffic congestion and … 95%CI 0.80-1.65). This was a somewhat unexpected finding, as internationally there is evidence that people who take … active commuting reduce their overall physical activity. 3-5 We also know that people who take up active commuting …
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Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust
… 707 fetal and neonatal deaths (collectively referred to as perinatal related deaths) with a mortality rate of 11.2 … to contribute to outcomes. These changes were not explored as part of this Report. Findings on neonatal encephalopathy … latest Annual Report echo key areas previously identified as needing improvement. A full description of these …
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Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts
… lack of beneficial nutrients, and potential acceptability as an intervention target [4]. Our just published study has … single serve SSBs would probably be cost-effective in NZ [5]. In this Blog we elaborate on the issues and consider this … any other intervention aiming to reduce SSB intake (such as a SSB tax being widely adopted internationally). If …
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Care coordination for cancer cost-effective
… place coordinators frees up other staff to do other things as we show in a publication last week in the NZ Medical … figure is from the rough rule of thumb of “GDP per capita” as the maximum amount a society might reasonably pay for a … modelling produces surprises, so let’s just leave these as hypotheses for now – results forthcoming. In the meantime, …
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What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes and public health
… positive reductions in SSB consumption. SSBs are defined as any beverage that contains added caloric sweetener usually … are most beneficial for the most deprived populations ( as discussed here, June 2014 ). Preliminary results, for … approaches. SSB tax is likely to be particularly useful as one component of a package. SSB tax is also one of the …
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Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study
… and also the total costs to the NZ health system. Our job as researchers, modellers here, is to generate this evidence … further modelling work could be done on interventions such as: Expedited cataract surgery – since visual impairment is a … successfully achieved in a community trial in Taranaki [ 5 ]). There is also some NZ evidence concerning acceptability …
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