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  • Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?

    … tax for achieving an end to the tobacco epidemic in NZ. The bottom line is that tax rises could play an important … missing the smokefree nation 2025 target We adapted a NZ-specific smoking projection model ( Ikeda et al ) to … (with 10% reflecting the annual increase legislated by the NZ Government to 2016). The modelling results suggest that …
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  • Media release: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing – new WHO guidelines

    … salt to children. University of Auckland researcher, Dr Victoria Egli says WHO states restricting marketing should be mandatory and protect children of all ages and NZ does neither of these things. In the latest Public Health … international rules to protect kids from food marketing - Dr Egli and colleagues match up NZ’s policies against WHO …
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  • Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?

    … literature. One was smokefree signage at school grounds in NZ, with GSV being efficient and with high specificity (97%), … [3]. Another was smokefree signage at hospital grounds in NZ (100% sensitivity and specificity) [4], but the sample was … they relate to public health. Authors:  Prof Nick Wilson Dr Amber Pearson Amanda Rzotkiewicz A/Prof George Thomson … …
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  • Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace

    … ONPs cannot legally be sold in Aotearoa New Zealand,  NZ First has committed to reforming regulation of these … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Jude Ball , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Janine Nip , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and …
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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ’s) Covid-19 Alert Level system worked well in early 2020, … at Alert Level 3) to eliminate community transmission. As NZ plans moves down the Alert Levels in coming weeks, now is … from further border system failures) remains. Therefore, NZ should continue with its intensive efforts to control the …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … The new draft NZ Health Strategy is strong on strengthening the health care … to address the 10 top risk factors for health loss in NZ? Unfortunately not well at all. There are no population … to “live well, stay well and get well”. The draft NZ Health Strategy (1) has a strong focus on strengthening …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … key findings and implications for Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). We need to upgrade mask policy to align with current evidence. NZ is missing out on the benefits of this effective and … that New Zealanders are wearing appropriate masks. NZ needs to begin the necessary transition from leaky medical …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … 55-74 year olds with 30 pack-year history No screening $NZ 119,000(95% uncertainty interval: $76,000 to $273,000)   … 55-74 year olds with 30 pack-year history No screening $NZ 61,000 $NZ 28,000 McMahon et al 2011(8) USA 50-74 year olds with 20 …
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  • Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study

    … just published a modelling study on exercise programmes in NZ to prevent falls in older people. This work suggests that … or group-based exercise) is good value for money for the NZ Government. In this blog we consider these results … the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was NZ$6900 per QALY gained (95%UI: 2200 to 15,600). By a common …
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  • Aotearoa’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Heightened awareness and surveillance essential for early detection

    … (HPAI) virus subtype H7N6 in Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). We discuss its impacts and priorities for future … avian influenza (LPAI) viruses have been detected in NZ’s  wild birds following the introduction of avian … Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19.   Authors details Dr Stephanie J. Waller , Department of Microbiology and …
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