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Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?
… around supermarkets in Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland. 1 The purpose of this Briefing is to look at the ecology of … harm human health in a large number of ways – see Table 1. In particular rodents contaminate food and the environment … active shedding one rat faecal pellet may contain up to 1.0 x 10 8 Salmonella colony-forming units. 7 Supermarkets …
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Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC
… improve health, equity, and environmental sustainability. 1 This review focusses on the Public Health Expert Briefing … published to date reach significant audiences (Figure 1). These articles cover a wide range of topics (Figure 2) … has also been a major source of media content (Figure 1). Our tracking shows that more than 900 media stories have …
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Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?
… (those aged 15 years and over) had diagnosed diabetes [1]. However, men are more likely than women to have diabetes, … other New Zealanders to have been diagnosed with diabetes [1]. Furthermore, people living in poorer neighbourhoods are … with diabetes as those living in wealthier neighbourhoods [1]. Several risk factors for type 2 diabetes (hereafter just …
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Aotearoa’s government-funded school lunches failing nutrition standards
… for Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme 1 was radically changed to save costs, moving from a model … conducted by the Ministry of Education 5 (see Table 1). Energy provided by the SLC meals is well below 30% of … for all year groups instead of an improvement. Table 1. Comparing energy content of the 53 published School Lunch …
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The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention
… NZ (NZ) is expected to double in the next 20 years (Figure 1). However, it will almost triple in the same period for … peoples due to their younger age structure currently. 1 Recent research shows the risk of dementia in Māori and … of risk factors in these ethnic groups. 2,3 Figure 1: Estimated future prevalence (total cases) and economic …
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The case for denicotinising tobacco in Aotearoa NZ remains strong: response to online critique
… was published in a peer-reviewed journal in January 2022. 1 The A/NZ Ministry of Health commissioned a more … study. The key assertion, which underpins problems 1-5, is that the estimated impact of the denicotinisation … reduction of 85.9%, with a 95% uncertainty interval of 67.1% to 96.3%. This equates to a median 32% increase (with a …
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The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)
… What were the main findings of this new study? Our study (1) found a total of 56 sudden mass fatality events with 10 or … million person-years of exposure in the NZ population) (1) Why have these events declined in frequency? The decline … occurring in NZ territory (for more details see: study (1). Sudden mass fatality event Year Deaths Canoe capsize on …
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Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ
… now recommended mask use in children 12 years and over , 1 to bring them into line with recommendations for adults. … in young age-groups during NZ’s second outbreak (Figure 1). At the time of writing (26 August 2020), just over a … years), and 74% of the cases identify as Pasifika. Figure 1. Differences in age distribution of COVID-19 cases between …
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Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed
… which is reproduced below for full transparency ( Appendix 1 ). Key findings to guide a multisectoral risk assessment … Current research in Aotearoa New Zealand Appendix 1: Evidence review and call to action Overview Epidemics and … health impacts beyond the acute infection phase. 1-6 When an infectious disease is common and widespread, …
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New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government
… Māori:non-Māori health inequities, this law would achieve. 1 The billions of dollars of savings in health system costs … the health impacts of the NZ Smokefree Action Plan 1 (with this plan ultimately being very similar to what the … gain of US$31 billion (NZ$46 billion) by 2050 (Table 1). But from a government revenue perspective, increased …
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