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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 food, the … interventions compare to physical activity ones – in terms of health gain and potential for cost savings to the health … built urban environment and physical activity? Phew – lots of public health research required to answer this properly! …
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  • Charting our way back to normal

    … Trade-offs, allows people to weigh the costs and benefits of different policy responses as Australia rolls out vaccines … as the different health losses and gains across hundreds of scenarios during the vaccine rollout as a way to road test different policy options. It is an updated version of the model that underpins the  Victorian RoadMap , and has …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … a policy vacuum that fails to support the aspirations of people who smoke, the vast majority of whom wish to be smokefree. Public support for smokefree … have of becoming smokefree. Implications for public health practice and policy Retaining the SERPA Act and …
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  • Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series

    … 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 make an informed decision, voters need to … stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of the people. In the lead-up to the election, we will be …
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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … the situation really is, the problems and possible sources of error comparing survival across the ditch (it is not easy … is a major reason. Indeed, Mark Elwood (the senior author of this latest NZMJ paper) has already spoken elsewhere to … improvement has been previously reported by the Ministry of Health , ourselves and others (see North and South Graphic …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … authors by request.  Evaluation findings The summary table of evaluation criteria and provisional assessments is shown. … papers for the programme. 2,3 Preliminary assessments of Value for Investment for Ka Ora, Ka Ako   1. Effectiveness … before the programme. 4 Furthermore, lunches meet Ministry of Health nutritional guidelines and provide more than 33% of …
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  • New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective

    … A New Zealand randomized trial of e-cigarettes just published in the prestigious Lancet … significant difference in abstinence at 6 months.   21 out of 289 people randomised to e-cigarettes were abstinent at six months, or 7.3%.  This compares to 17 out of 295 people randomised to nicotine patches, or 5.8%.  The …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … can be highly addictive. Despite strengthened regulation of vaping products (see Appendix ) recent rapid increases in … since 2015/16 except in the 2016/17 survey.   Full details of the methods and a methodology report are available on the … among older age groups. Implications for public health practice and policy Further measures are required to protect …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey

    … and people living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation.  The findings call for detailed ongoing … the NZHS data explorer provided data on sole and dual use of vapes and cigarettes (Figure 2). Increases in vaping have … most deprived neighbourhoods.  Implications for policy and practice Further measures to strengthen vaping regulation …
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  • Bowel cancer screening – An interesting new US study and thoughts about the NZ situation

    … a top US journal (JAMA). We discuss the cost-effectiveness of such screening and consider the current NZ context for … exception is colorectal cancer screening. A recent review of screening programmes , by public health practitioners, … bowel cancer incidence reduced by 22%. However, high ADR practice colonoscopy also comes with higher complications, …
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