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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … Nevertheless, a Cochrane Review published in 2012 did report a reduction in cardiovascular events in trials … al 2017 systematic review [2] (all trials – with the full Report also giving results by intensity level or by the … with the high length of follow-up at 7 years. Kolu et al 2016 [27] Women with 1+ risk factor for gestational diabetes …
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  • Vaccination is often cost-effective but not (currently) HPV vaccination for boys in NZ

    … issue in the NZ setting. Our model involved simulating an annual cohort of 12-year-old girls and boys in 2011 in the … , and Iceland . How cost-effective is the fully-subsidised annual influenza vaccination for the over 65 year age group, …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … government led to a pivotal Māori Affairs Select Committee report. 7 The Government’s response to the report in 2011 committed to achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa by …
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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … two thirds of notified patients hospitalised, up to 50% report a prolonged recovery with associated social, … were 2.2 (95% CI: 0.9-5.3) times more likely to report seeing evidence of rodents (eg, droppings, gnawing) in … cantonensis , and Seoul hantavirus. 14   33 In a 2016/17 survey of mice on a dairy farm in the North Island, …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … nicotine delivery systems] than in second-hand smoke (SHS) and certainly background air. Compared to air background … found at lower concentrations than those found in SHS. At present, the magnitude of health risks from higher … in certain indoor areas ( https://gfn.net.co/venue-city-2016/vaping-policy ). The organisers noted that “some …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … and Pacific peoples. The Māori Affairs Select Committee report recommended the Government develop a strategy for … policy interventions. These included implementing annual above inflation increases in tobacco excise duty …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … policy is aiming to solve is too narrowly defined. In a report on the human health impacts of climate change, the … after trees have been harvested). 7 A July 2023 report produced for the Ministry for the Environment by …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … undermines smokefree initiatives. For example, quitters report that tobacco’s ubiquity triggers relapse and can … of age, 20 there may be little gain from continuing the annual increases in legal age of purchase beyond 25 years. NZ … by the Māori Affairs Select Committee in its 2010 report. 27 We urge all individuals and groups who support …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … in Havelock North (see this blog: [13]). The outbreak in 2016, resulted in an estimated 5500 cases, 45 … in the country’s waterways. For example, 8% of NZ adults report participating in sports and recreation activities on, … mainly a problem for smaller hydro schemes in NZ where the annual sediment yield exceeds 2000 t/km 2  [43]. But in the …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … not properly identified in a transparent manner. The 2021 report Uncertain but Inevitable , written by former NZ chief … risk of actual use. As such, previous estimates for the annual probability of nuclear war, being in the 0.3% to 3% range may well underestimate the true annual risk at the current time. 33 34   Some possible …
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