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  • Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ

    … mosquito: A disease vector successfully eliminated from NZ At the Public Health Congress in Auckland last week, one … Chemical Weapons Convention).   Past: Endgame successes in NZ As of 2014, NZ has successfully eliminated three infectious diseases that …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … children susceptible to measles in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is growing. We are close to the number that triggered … of a nation-wide measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). 1 With  latest immunisation coverage at age two years at … Health Organization (WHO) certified measles elimination in NZ in 2017. Although the 2019 measles epidemic was the …
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  • And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry

    … early signs of its success, and ponders its relevance for NZ.  We also take this opportunity to point out some problems … (as is used for tobacco and alcohol excise taxes in NZ). The Grattan Institute in Australia produced a high … below.  We suspect that this should be the best option for NZ. The last option 4 is the one most people think of – a …
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  • Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

    … New NZ Health Survey data show some encouraging recent reductions … provides a summary of some key points from the 2018-19 NZ Health Survey (NZHS) data as available on the 2018-19 … data explorer website ( https://minhealthnz.shinyapps.io/nz-health-survey-2018-19-annual-data-explorer/ ). The figures …
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  • Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium

    … Monday this week to consider how to address New Zealand’s (NZ’s) increasing obesity epidemic. While they welcome the new Healthy Families NZ community-based initiative recently announced by the … at $8 billion over the next decade (compared to a NZ without any overweight or obesity). These preventable …
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  • The hardening hypothesis for smoking – but does the evidence point to “softening” in NZ?

    … addicted ones who are less likely to quit. But does the NZ evidence support this? This blog considers these issues … and explores the potential implications for achieving NZ’s Smokefree 2025 goal.   The ‘hardening hypothesis’ … not include information on levels of addiction, but in the NZ Health Survey, there were statistically significant …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?

    … that was published in April this year. In April 2021, the NZ Government published an Action Plan Discussion Document … are the only smoked tobacco products available for sale in NZ. A previous blog explored the potential advantages and … site . 1 Methods Using an Excel spreadsheet populated with NZ Health Survey smoking/vaping prevalence data, we modelled …
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  • Nourishing futures: How micronutrients improve pregnancy outcomes, reduce healthcare costs

    … or prescribing of micronutrient supplements by the NZ Government and relevant professional groups. This Briefing … costs. Although the micronutrient supplement costs around NZ$200 per month in this study, the potential savings from … preterm birth (32-36 weeks) relative to a term birth are ~NZ$28,000. 16 About 12% of wāhine in Aotearoa experience …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … researches the public health impacts of alcohol policy in NZ   Last month Justice Minister Collins rejected a minimum … Collins recently rejected minimum pricing of alcohol in NZ. One of the new pieces of evidence is a paper just … the impact of a £0·45 minimum unit price (about 90c NZ) on alcohol consumption by socioeconomic group in England. …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … blog we look at the situation in Japan, as compared to NZ, and discuss lessons for nations considering hosting large … guidelines were voluntary (unlike Aotearoa New Zealand [NZ] and Australia where mandatory lockdowns have been used … quarantine requirements are not as strict as those used in NZ, which has relied on hotel quarantine for international …
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