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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … in healthcare, where accuracy directly impacts health outcomes. AI use is expanding in public health service delivery. It has wider public health … , analogous to the ‘precision medicine’ of clinical care. 5 But less obviously, AI is also changing the social …
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  • Care coordination for cancer cost-effective

    … Professor Tony Blakely Dedicated cancer care coordinators – a clinical nurse specialist charged with … patient outcomes but also change ‘downstream costs’ in the health sector.  For example, chemotherapy may increase.  … including all downstream changes in cost and health gains?”  And for which cancers and which type of …
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  • Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series

    … 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 society. To … where political parties stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of the people. In the lead-up to the …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … Health and emergency laws have played a critical role in this … of law relating to COVID-19 has meant that public health law has become real in daily life in Aotearoa New … framework for infectious disease management and public health emergencies has existed for over 150 years, with …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … as a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ population. The estimated health gain is about the same as 10% per annum tobacco tax … policy-makers should consider to maximise the potential health gain – and minimise risks.   Our joint NZ/Australian …
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  • Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Likely to produce numerous benefits in NZ

    … and beverages in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) will lead to health gains, health system cost-savings, and reductions in health inequalities. Introduction Poor diet (containing …
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  • Public health priorities in this election year

    … Summary In this article we review our Public Health Priorities Series, which highlights a range of public health challenges linked by a need for decision-makers to … what can be achieved by the wonderful fusion of public health evidence and progressive Government policy.  The other …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … current and future pandemic management, focusing on public health infrastructure, international cooperation, and addressing social determinants of health. The analysis reveals the critical role of rapid … Overcrowded living conditions, limited access to health care, and prevalent chronic diseases contributed to the high …
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  • Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?

    … for assisted dying without equity of access to palliative care is to completely undermine the goals of the End of Life … The objective of the Crown providing funding for health practitioners to deliver assisted dying services is to … objective is that: CA1 Entitlement to Make a Claim b. the health practitioner must not: i. be providing the assisted …
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  • Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient

    … which is currently: 1)  inadequate to protect public health and promote health equity; and 2)  economically unsustainable and … to water services is far from adequate to protect public health; and 2) individual councils cannot typically support …
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