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  • How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease

    … which health priorities to focus on, and how to achieve maximum health gains. In this Briefing we firstly outline how … interventions using NZ-specific data in terms of maximum health gain, maximum cost-savings and gains in equity … of obese and overweight people (age-standardised). This value increased by 27% in an equity analysis. # We note …
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  • What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?

    … ). We report prevalences for smoking, e-cigarette (EC) use and … limits (estimates of the range within which the true value lies) for prevalences are not available in the NZHS … goal was adopted following advocacy by Māori leaders and a report of the Māori Affairs Select Committee [3]. However, …
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  • How much revenue would a New Zealand sugary drink tax raise? And how might be best to do it?

    … , and this blog ), UK plans , and a New Zealand Treasury Report . But in this blog, we focus on the questions of “how … in varying estimates. But we also expect that the true value is within a range of 33% less to 50% more of the … the tax? The Grattan Institute published an excellent report in December 2016 that canvassed this question (see …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 goal is in danger of receding – will the Ministry of Health’s ‘realignment’ get it back on track?

    … in the 2010 Māori Affairs Select Committee (MASC) report , which first advanced the Smokefree 2025 goal (6). … action plan. The Māori Affairs Select Committee report into the tobacco industry (7) recommended a national … recommendation (7). The Review of tobacco control services report has echoed the MASC report and the realignment …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … 9 with this reinforced in the just released Inquiry Report on the Covid-19 pandemic report in Australia 10 (along with linkages in surveillance … Amber zone: after a single transmission; or for two maximum incubation periods after last local transmission AND …
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  • Public health priorities in this election year

    … stark choices in areas such as creating a more or less fair society and a more or less healthy environment.  A … dry, safe, affordable housing that they have reason to value. Philippa Howden-Chapman and co-authors highlight the … in Aotearoa and the release of the latest synthesis report from the IPCC this week. Upcoming articles will look …
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  • Time to stop dodging bullets? NZ’s eight recent border control failures

    … under continued Alert Level 1. 16 No investigation report of this outbreak has yet been published. MIQ facility … route. 18    Additional details: No full investigation report of this border failure has yet been published. MIQ … the facility. 19 Some details of the full investigation report were provided to the media and these suggested that …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … during pregnancy. NZ could get better public health value from these vaccines by: Continuing to ensure vaccines … surveillance systems 37 need to be able to track and report on key vaccine measures, notably coverage of at-risk … and to protect them against Long Covid Actively track and report vaccine coverage, particularly for critical groups: …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … New Zealanders about the benefits of vaccination and the value of measures for reducing transmission to others, … – Anyone testing positive for Covid-19 is required to report their case status on-line . Positive results will … instances. Hospitalisations and ICU admissions – Hospitals report diagnosed cases to the MoH, including admissions to …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … by the NZ Covid-19 Royal Commission which is due to report later in 2024. But at present NZ is an outlier in not … development goals in the Pacific. There would be mutual value in the Centre working closely with the Australian CDC … (Cooks Islands, Niue and Tokelau). There would be mutual value in the Centre working closely with the Australian CDC …
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Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)