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Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death
… This blog aims to discuss a study we recently published on NZ health system cost estimates by sex, age and proximity to … is only possible due to extraordinary richness of routine NZ data. We highlight four findings. First, costs – not … to death. Here we summarise a paper published in the NZ Medical Journal on these findings. The costs included in …
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Earth Overshoot Day: Should Aotearoa New Zealand be more like Uruguay?
… of policies to minimize unsustainable resource use in NZ , including: those promoting renewable energy sources, … tool to visualise future overshoot scenarios). How does NZ compare with other countries? Country Overshoot Days … Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke - University of Otago, Wellington Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication …
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“100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting
… of Otago, Wellington The “100% Pure” marketing of NZ is marketing hype and an easy target for UK tabloid journalists (see this NZ Herald piece). Nevertheless, there is a case for striving … polio vaccination (the last polio case from wild virus in NZ was 51 years ago). It is one of the few countries to have …
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Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)
… diseases. Then we take the opportunity to explain why NZ should be doing more to wipe out diseases like measles. … occurs in around 1 per 1000 cases of measles. So how is NZ doing in preventing diseases like measles? A few years ago some of us published a paper celebrating NZ’s elimination of poliomyelitis (on the 50 th anniversary …
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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… Poor ventilation in buildings in Aotearoa NZ means the air we are breathing indoors may potentially be … on indoor ventilation standards and what should be done. Dr Julie Bennett of the University of Otago says there is … more clearly, sleep better and be more productive,” says Dr Bennett. “Yet the NZ Building Code has minimum …
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How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?
… of our just published paper on pricing and changes in the NZ tobacco market during a period of sustained excise tax … very strong evidence, including from Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ), that tobacco price increases reduce consumption, … brand rather than quit when tobacco prices increase. The NZ setting offers an interesting context to review market …
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Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms
… The NZ Government’s Action Plan to realise the Smokefree 2025 … potential contribution to public health outcomes, NZ’s expenditure on smokefree social marketing actually … greatly reduced smoking uptake among youth non-smokers, 6 NZ has been slow to adopt explicit industry denormalisation …
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Time to stop dodging bullets? NZ’s eight recent border control failures
… been eight distinct border control failures in Aotearoa/NZ relating to the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, since … use, and enhancing contact tracing. Overall, Aotearoa/NZ has done extremely well by international standards by … a border control perspective (with the goal of protecting NZ from outbreaks of COVID-19), as well as from an …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… disease is potentially an achievable goal for Aotearoa NZ according to infectious disease experts. In the latest … disease and its significant risk of death and disability. Dr Kvalsvig says we have public health infrastructure from … but preventable disease in Aotearoa New Zealand.” Dr Kvalsvig says with effective vaccines available for all of …
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Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ Government’s proposals?
… The NZ Government has published a Discussion Document outlining … reducing tobacco retail availability could allow NZ to realise the large health gains, cost-savings, and … Residents of socially deprived neighbourhoods in Aotearoa NZ are exposed to many more tobacco outlets than those living …
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