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  • Introducing an Online Data Explorer Tool: 30 years of NZ mortality and cancer data

    … striking inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality in NZ, by both ethnicity and socioeconomic status. In this blog, … the question “Why?”.   Striking inequalities in health in NZ In this country there are striking inequalities by … backdrop and motivate much of the public health work in NZ. However, these data have not always been readily …
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  • Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission

    … mean for public health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and why we should make a submission opposing progression … Why this Bill threatens public health and equity in NZ This Bill actively damages Aotearoa New Zealand’s ability … the Bill (closing 7 January 2025). Authors details Dr Carwyn Jones ,  Te Whare Whakatupu Mātauranga, Te Wānanga …
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  • Media release: Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … are living in severe domestic squalor throughout Aotearoa NZ according to a preliminary survey of key agencies. In the … involved with clients living in severe domestic squalor. Dr Jonathan Jarman who led the research says severe domestic … older, and in many cases a stubborn refusal of help.” Dr Jarman says the responses from local Age Concerns showed …
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  • Rebuilding Aotearoa’s statistical foundation: Toward fairer outcomes for Pacific Peoples

    … equity in health, services, and resource allocation. Stats NZ’s shift to an admin data-first census, after two censuses … for responsive, future-ready policy.   Authors details  Dr Gerard Sonder Public Health Physician, Epidemiologist, … PhD, MSc (Biology), Pacific Perspectives Ltd Dr Debbie Ryan MNZM, MPM, FNZCPHM (Hon), Pacific Perspectives …
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  • Does healthy food really cost more?

    … and rolled oats doesn’t hold much appeal for the average NZ household. Wilson et al (2013) (1) identified a low-cost diet for NZ$3.17 a day but when more familiar foods were added the … metrics for the cost of common foods and drinks in the NZ Food Price Index (Figure 2). Food items were categorised …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … Aotearoa NZ’s effective Covid-19 elimination strategy is now … in the UK 1 and is causing rapidly-expanding outbreaks in NZ’s near-neighbours Sydney and Fiji. This variant is highly … tracing systems. These concerning findings indicate that NZ’s highly effective control measures, developed for the far …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … present a useful position on UPF for Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). What are ultra-processed foods?    ‘Ultra-processed … UPF high in fat, sugar and salt.      Author details: Dr Cristina Cleghorn , Department of Public Health, … Prevention Policy Lead, Cancer Society of New Zealand Dr Fa’asisila Savila , Department of Pacific Health, …
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  • Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

    … before spending six months on a leaky boat travelling to NZ), to 80.3 years for non-Māori males in 2012-14 and 83.9 … expectancy (from 10% to 7.5%). So what is happening in NZ? Below is a figure from the Ministry of Health’s just … statistics are as good as we will be able to create in NZ – historically at least. And we applaud the efforts …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … Summary More than 24 thousand households in Aotearoa NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. Many of … quality housing. Public housing in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is provided by several agencies, including Community … in public housing. Prior evidence Previous studies in NZ show that tenants who moved from private to public housing …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’

    … Gabrielle. This means Gabrielle joins the list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’. In this article we … months or years. The history and epidemiology of Aotearoa NZ’s mass fatalities from 1900 onwards was systematically … in cities by making them ‘spongier’. Author details Dr John Kerr , Department of Public Health, University of …
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