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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … age: NZ$ 1.2 million for an intervention to save the life of a child, NZ$ 0.7 million for a 50-year-old, and NZ$ 0.2 … and the person is returned to the expected health status of the average NZ citizen. These results are very sensitive … population growth, and ageing), is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term. Given this picture, health …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … that masks have a valuable role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. We highlight key findings and … the issue and shows why masks need to be comfortable, sustainable, accessible, and widely worn when indoor air … several times, reducing their environmental impact, but development of biodegradable mask materials and other …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … 2025 goal and proposes substantially reducing the number of retailers selling tobacco. In this blog, we examine … relating to those claims. We find that predictions of dire economic consequences for small retailers are not … Achieving a substantial reduction in the number of outlets selling tobacco is likely to improve population …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … is mounting linking ultra-processed foods (UPF) to risk of chronic disease. Typically, UPF are foods that are … UPF.  Categorising foods according to the type and extent of processing can help us understand the healthfulness of individual foods, diets and the food supply system. …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … There is growing frustration with lack of robust action and progress at the national level with the … 2025 goal. However, it is not all bad news. A major avenue of hope for a smokefree Aotearoa comes from the enthusiastic efforts by local coalitions of local government, NGOs and iwi. Here we detail some of the …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there?

    … In this blog we discuss the arguments for and against one of the proposals included in the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan Discussion Document that the sale of smoked tobacco products could be restricted solely to community pharmacies after the number of retail outlets selling these products are greatly reduced, …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … Summary The Ministry of Health is inviting submissions on the second Draft Suicide … to prevent suicide are broad and far-reaching.  A whole-of-society approach is urgently needed to address long-standing high rates of suicide in NZ. This approach requires a policy re-set …
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  • Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ

    …   Figure 1: The loaf of the left is the optimised HHB$1.5 loaf. The loaf in the … on a study we just published on optimising the design of bread for heart health. Using linear programming we found … bread voucher system for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Why study bread as a health issue? …
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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … – we must also plan for other scenarios where thousands of New Zealanders are sick – including many urgently … 1 Better resilience for our health system in the face of COVID-19 must include reducing current avoidable pressures … Emergency policies should include the reduction of preventable injuries that currently take a toll on …
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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … risks – which may even be increasing with larger numbers of infected returnees in border facilities. In this final … website). The success internationally with vaccine development might also be creating a false sense of … Making the NZ COVID-19 response more strategic and sustainable NZ is investing billions of dollars in its …
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