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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … (in a top epidemiological methods journal: Epidemiology [1]) took into account the various benefits of vaping (eg, the … given all the uncertainties around benefits and harms [1] (all results at 0% discount rate). Over this time period … colorectal cancer screening programme [3] (see Fig 1, showing quality-adjusted life-years [QALYs] gained, all …
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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … 2010 Law Commission review of New Zealand’s alcohol laws, 1 the 2014 Ministerial Forum on Alcohol Advertising and … well short of the annual alcohol excise revenue of around $1.1 billion. 9 There has been increasing attention given to the …
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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … a third of hospitalisations due to work-related disease. 1 A relevant caveat is that these figures are largely based … classified according to the quality of evidence as: Group 1 : sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans; Group … presented above, information on (at the very least) Group 1 and 2A carcinogenic exposures across NZ workplaces is …
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  • Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium

    … estimated the annual cost of obesity to be $847 million.(1) Given the 2% increase in obesity since this time,(2) it … an unhealthy weight, and over 10% being obese (see Figure 1 below). The obesity epidemic is also socially patterned … them to consume foods high in fat, sugar and salt. Figure 1: Obesity prevalence New Zealand children 2-14 years old …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … disease death rate and a 47% higher stroke death rate [1]. The same excess rates for overweight (BMI 25-<30) are 26% … is due to high blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose [1], and what this means for how health policy can address the … Which is where this latest study published in the Lancet [1] comes in. This paper finds that blood pressure was the …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The impact of hunger on learning

    … out of food at home in schools eligible for the programme. 1 We have held focus groups with whānau and high school … three years behind their peers who never go hungry (Figure 1, regression in Appendix ). Lower than average PISA … Ka Ora, Ka Ako, where 50% of students are Māori.   Figure 1. Proportions of 15-year-olds students in food poverty …
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  • Nationwide Colorectal Screening in New Zealand: a tricky balance of improving overall population health and addressing inequalities

    … in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention [1] by the BODE3 team, which modelled a nationwide colorectal … for Māori compared to the rest of the population.   From 1 July 2017, the New Zealand Ministry of Heath began the … and the lower per capita QALY gains for Māori. Table 1: Varying the level of screening coverage for Māori   …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … for more than 12 weeks after their acute infection 1 . Some are referring to it as a new epidemic 2 . Health … (Physiotherapy New Zealand); Long Covid Staff Clinic Tier 1 team: Occupational Health: Lauren Piercy.  Occupational … Long COVID staff clinic with selected comments. Question 1.  Please select the option below that aligns with your view …
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  • What does the novel coronavirus epidemic mean for New Zealand?

    … blog post reproduces a Sunday Star Times opinion piece (26/1/2020) by this author on the current coronavirus situation. … is the fatality risk. Currently this is about 4% based on 1,072 confirmed cases in China and 41 deaths recorded at the … (WHO) suggest a reproduction number of between 1.4 and 2.5 – which suggests that every case detected is …
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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … protect citizens from the harms their products cause. 1 They have made misleading or false assertions, 2 lobbied … and groups that receive tobacco industry-funding . Table 1 compares comments made by members of the new coalition … Government with comments made by tobacco companies. Table 1: Summary comparison of politicians’ comments and tobacco …
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