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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … prevent another epidemic. First, catch-up MMR immunisation for those aged 15 months to 9 years without documented … should be given to existing immunisation requirements for primary schools and pre-schools to reach a 95% plus … improved communication to travellers about measles risk. For residents even more than visitors, as those returning …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … could be far worse than Covid-19. An Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) would significantly enhance … global efforts. It would build the science capacity needed for pandemic preparedness and response and for managing multiple ongoing infectious disease challenges. …
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  • Pandemic terminology: getting it right matters for effective risk communication and management

    … there has still been no evidence of community transmission for many weeks. Nevertheless, further improvements in NZ’s … issues. Clear communication with the public is critical for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, it appears to … Ashley Bloomfield). Nevertheless, there is further scope for improvement. In this blog, we focus on a set of key terms …
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  • Introducing an Online Data Explorer Tool: 30 years of NZ mortality and cancer data

    … large inequalities such as widening gaps in mortality for diseases consistent with the obesity epidemic; and the … country there are striking inequalities by ethnicity – for example, Māori life expectancy is 7 years less than for European/Pakeha New Zealanders (1). Also four times as …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … identified are getting secure, ongoing funding for the programme; identifying ways to expand the programme … and building in more environmental sustainability.  Value for Investment is a mixed-methods, participatory system that … evaluations and monitoring data to create an evidence base for each criterion. Programme performance (excellent, good, …
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  • Vaccination is often cost-effective but not (currently) HPV vaccination for boys in NZ

    … in NZ. In a nutshell, it is not currently cost-effective for boys. Here we put these results into a wider context of … human papillomavirus (HPV) is generally only funded for girls in NZ . Indeed, this is probably good value for money – as per a previous study we have done and blogged …
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  • Would a sugary fizzy drink tax reduce health inequalities? Probably Yes

    … The bottom line is that such a tax would probably be good for health of all groups in NZ, but particularly the poorest … The NZMA in its recent “Tackling Obesity” report calls for consideration of a SSB tax, and in 2011 called for action on health inequites. ated fat in processed foods. …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … documents attitudes towards smoking and quitting, support for, and perceived impacts of, key measures included in the … Document setting out a bold and comprehensive action plan for how the Smokefree 2025 goal could be achieved. Key … 2021 (wave 3 [W3], 1266 participants). Data collection for the first two waves used Computer Assisted Telephone …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The impact of hunger on learning

    … New Zealand and achievement, linking this back to the need for food poverty interventions like Ka Ora, Ka Ako . This is particularly important for ākonga Māori, who make up half of the students receiving the lunches, and for whom, lower on average achievement is exacerbated by …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … blog describes the Plan’s key features and the rationale for the proposed measures. Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 is a … goal with origins in the vision of Māori leaders for Tupeka Kore (tobacco free) Aotearoa. A team led by … on current trends, and will be missed by a wide margin for Māori and Pacific peoples, thus supporting the urgent …
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