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Climate change and cherry blossom
… Alistair was Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment Report. A commentary on … models (and no common views on issues such as devolution, community development and the role of non-governmental … are moderated by other factors (living conditions and health care, for instance). AR5 drew on studies that modelled …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand
… level solutions . The blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. In a … factors have their roots within the social determinants of health , and are strongly patterned by economic and policy …
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Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator
… 3 Programme, we have harnessed the high quality linked health data in NZ to create some online calculators. One … (i.e. non-diseased) mortality and morbidity, and health system costs, ‘behind the scenes’, but requires us to … a five-year relative survival of about 15% . We then input health system costs for advanced melanoma (ignoring …
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“Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?
… time (1); Use of tobacco among politicians, teachers, health professionals the media and other opinion formers, … and defensible, for example, through shifts towards a more health orientated tax policy such as a tax on fizzy drinks or junk food, and taking into account the likely health benefits of increased productivity and reduced health …
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Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action
… benefits for NZ. Aotearoa/NZ has achieved elimination of community transmission of COVID-19 with the lowest death rate … [6]. Very effective communication also came from other health officials and politicians eg, Dr Ashley Bloomfield and … risk travellers (eg, those from Australia states with no community transmission); (ii) eliminate shared space use …
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Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study
… support continuing efforts to investigate the public health benefits of improving housing standards and reducing … 1920s to overall advances in NZ’s economic, social, and health standards. Warmer winters due to climate change may … disease control which protect our population from seasonal health impacts. What is new in this Briefing? Our published …
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Update on Long-COVID
… of individuals aged 18-65 with continuous enrolment in the health plan from 1 January 2019 to the index date, defined as … renal, and respiratory systems, as well as mental-health complications. Diagnoses, including chronic … (CIS) – a nationally representative sample of the UK community population – the UK Office of National Statistics …
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In the news: Where do the political parties stand on addressing Māori health inequity?
… Māori health consultant Teresa Wall was interviewed by Radio NZ and … her Briefing Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity . The NZ Herald ran an opinion editorial … Where do the political parties stand on addressing Māori health inequity? …
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News: The PHCC turns one!
… It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) and the new-look Public Health Expert Briefing. You can read about our first year, … work ahead in our special Briefing Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC . … …
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Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement
… to lower educational achievement according to public health researchers. In the second Briefing in a three-part series from the Public Health Communication Centre, public health researcher Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau and co-authors …
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