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  • Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues

    … of processed meat causes colorectal cancer. Each 50 gram [g] portion of processed meat eaten daily (e.g. 1-2 rashers of bacon) was reported to increase the risk of …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … by context – a society with very low blood pressure (e.g. due to low salt intake) is probably not going to have as … Two possibilities are more active preventive treatment (e.g. blood pressure lowering drugs) occurring among overweight … prevent risk factors that obesity tends to work through (e.g. reducing population blood pressure and cholesterol), and …
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  • A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?

    … Zealand. The study highlights changes in New Zealand, e.g. diet is emerging as the major modifiable risk factor with … whilst cancers and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. dementia) are rising in their relative contribution.  That …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … addictive. Other products found to be harmful to health (e.g. asbestos, leaded petrol) have been phased out using … with other proposals in the draft Action Plan (e.g. taking the nicotine out of tobacco , retail outlet … in communities where adult smoking remains prevalent (e.g. Māori and Pacific communities) (Gendall et al, 2014), and …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … costs. References Thornley L, Edwards R, Waa A, Thomson G: Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025. University of Otago, … van der Deen FS, Wilson N, Cleghorn CL, Kvizhinadze G, Cobiac LJ, Nghiem N, Blakely T. Impact of five tobacco … T, Carter K, Wilson N, Edwards R, Woodward A, Thomson G, Sarfati D. If nobody smoked tobacco in New Zealand from …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … be a highly vulnerable child who could die from measles e.g., a child with cancer who is on chemotherapy which … NZ continues to have outbreaks of diseases like measles (e.g., for 2014, the last year for published data there were: 19 … to communities that are likely to be at highest risk e.g., places like Auckland where incoming overseas cases might …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … proposed actions including: increasing quit attempts (e.g. ‘reinvigorating’ stop smoking messages), improving referral rates to stop smoking support (e.g. through brief interventions in primary health services) and supporting people to stay ‘smokefree’ (e.g. providing more options to quit smoking). Can the plan …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … LC information provided through respected sources (e.g. public website). Referrals: Services should accept referrals from existing health services (e.g. primary care, hospital services), and a process for … for patients with LC related queries/concerns (e.g. help line, online information hub), especially as people …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … specific associations with different disease groupings e.g., volatile organic compound (VOCs) for chronic obstructive … simulation runs returned net negative changes in QALYs (e.g., due to potential increases in youth vaping uptake). … products to either pharmacies or R18 outlets only (e.g., specialist stores licensed to sell vaping products) to …
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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … are the sole, and therefore the obvious, causal factor (e.g. asbestos and mesothelioma); hazardous exposures often … cluster in work environments; and lifestyle factors (e.g. smoking) also contribute to cancer risk. Therefore, …
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