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NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions
… is making rapid strides in the smart use of big data to provide better health information for decision-makers. … obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] and breast cancer) but not for melanoma and prostate cancer. “After four years, … income and wealth available to individuals, but also reduce their long term financial capacity by reducing their …
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Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?
… on food security from the upcycled food industry. To ensure the most sustainable use of otherwise wasted food, … and economic impacts together. Reducing food waste helps reduce the carbon footprint of the food supply chain, address … . 2 Globally, about 40% of all food produced is wasted, 3 but the amount of upcycled surplus food or by-products is …
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Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?
… According to the just released “ World Happiness Report 2013 ”, New … which details “that mental health is the single most important determinant of individual happiness (in every case … than “care.” Becoming ill, physically or mentally, can reduce happiness significantly and in some cases, recoveries …
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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… Switching to a recommended single dose schedule for the human … (HPV) vaccine would save money, increase coverage, and reduce cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand. The call to change … process, making it more appealing and accessible to youth and their parents—as well as saving costs—and …
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Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa
… fuelling climate change. Without stronger action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global heating will roughly … Wellington, and Co-director of the PHCC … Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Two Injury Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pressure on the Health System
… on the health system of Aotearoa NZ. Raising alcohol taxes to prevent injury This intervention has actually been … uncertainty interval [UI]: $0.88 million to $6.8 million). But the impact on health care costs was far outweighed by the … Solutions Series: Two Injury Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pressure on the Health System …
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Concluding the Public Health Solutions Series 
… health interventions the G overnment can put in place to reduce pressure on the health system.    As highlighted … prevent ill health and reduce health inequities are more important than ever. This Public Health Expert blog series …
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Climate change and cherry blossom
… on the full chapter is available at the Lancet. Listen to Alistair on Radio NZ’s Nine to Noon programme just after … Convention Centre were turned on again at 9.30 pm, but for a while it looked as though this was not the … and what are effective (and palatable) measures to reduce climate risk. So it is not so much the science, but …
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Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ
… us presented on potential public health endgames – partly to inform thinking around the tobacco endgame in New Zealand … Measles – eliminated in Americas region of WHO (2002), but imported cases are still a problem Rubella – nil since … reduced air pollution). Eliminating unflued gas heaters to reduce indoor air pollution (e.g., these are banned in …
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Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?
… Wellington. Photo credit: Jenny Ombler Active transport is important for health and sustainability. But no one has previously looked systematically at how NZ … as Amsterdam and Berlin, are exciting and dynamic places to live. The other benefits of ‘active transport’ (i.e. …
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