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The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods is now even stronger – new research
… in processed foods. This could substantially benefit health, reduce health inequalities and save health sector costs. What does … new study show? The newly published research compared the association between salt (sodium) intake and death, based on …
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Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*
… out of date. Over-consumption of meat is costing us. Our health, our healthcare system, and our environment are all in … of crisis. This was summarised in the recent Ministry of Health report Sustainability and the health sector [1], championed by Associate Health Minister, …
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New Zealanders strongly support policies to curb alcohol harm – will government listen?
… Summary Alcohol causes significant harm to the health and wellbeing of the consumer, their families, and … of harm. New independent public polling commissioned by Health Coalition Aotearoa and the Cancer Society has found … and give the government a strong mandate for action to put health, safety and equity at the centre of our alcohol …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities Series published on The Briefing, coinciding with the launch of the Public Health Expert Briefing . When the first barrier fails: … sources Marnie Prickett and co-authors closed the Public Health Priorities series with a call to action for our water …
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Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms
… of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 to minimise harms to health and the economy. The first urgent priority is to … strategy will favour adjustments to existing public health and social measures to ‘flatten the curve’ and … building its capacity for high-quality risk assessment and management so that it can adapt its response strategy to …
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Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?
… and cost-effectiveness of dietary counselling as a health intervention. Most studies suggest that dietary … in gyms). Such counselling often relates to weight management (to prevent or manage obesity-related diseases … activity per week). But there was no clear evidence of an association with some lipid changes (HDL cholesterol, …
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s unhealthy food environment needs more policy action
… area for improving population nutrition and diet-related health conditions. Food policies can improve food … promoted, so have the potential to address inequities in health. INFORMAS (the International Network for Food and … of Public sector policies and actions were rated by public health expert panels in 2014, 2017 and 2020 3 against …
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And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry
… now have some variety of a sugary drinks tax, 1 a public health measure that is rapidly gaining traction amongst … 12 13 14 Yet even for two of the latter studies finding no association – the authors suggest the null finding is … literature search strategy, NZIER have missed some key information and this may have limited the value of their …
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NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements
… also various ways we could make further improvements in health, safety and the environment. The good news is that … well in the well-being domain ( see previous Public Health Expert blog ). Higher self-reported health (2/36): When asked, “How is your health in general?” …
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Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census
… change, large scale infrastructure investments, housing, health and care in circumstances that they were not designed … rethink and a redirection are required of the statistical information sources and infrastructure that underpin the … involves the exercise of authority and control over the management and transformation of data, operates through …
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