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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … alcohol use and from preventable injuries. New Zealand (NZ) Government policy on COVID-19 needs to quickly reduce … were more likely to have a longer stay than others. 5 In NZ, as elsewhere, the patients include the children who are injured. 6 NZ home injuries are much more likely after even light …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … and social benefits. 7 Although Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) ended its programme of regular (above inflation) excise … without continuing excise tax increases, tobacco prices in NZ remain among the highest in the world and have led to high … of excise tax increases, such as that implemented in NZ, have reduced the impact these tactics have and limited …
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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … The Government announced the Healthy Families NZ initiative to tackle our escalating obesity crisis. It … Minister for Health, Hon David Davis, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in … Davis, and a highly dynamic and driven bureaucracy, led by Dr Shelley Bowen. I am naming them specifically because …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits

    … around outcomes from the investment in the Aotearoa NZ programme is required, a narrow definition of cost-benefit … expansion of the programme is warranted. Authors details Dr Kelly Garton ,  Dr. Rachael Glassey   and Professor  David Tipene-Leach …
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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … Editorial note: In this blog-perspective, obesity expert Dr Robyn Toomath outlines the dogmas and arguments for the … views in this blog are expanded in greater depth in a book Dr Toomath is launching in Auckland and Wellington this … the New Zealand health system of obesity was estimated at NZ$624 million (10). The second version of market failure …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … tax, ie tax levied on goods and services that are bought. NZ’s GST is currently 15% on almost all goods and services … in) and the poorest 50% have just 2%. 7 In 2021 20% of all NZ households had only $11,000 or less net assets each. 15 … visit: tjanz.org . Louise thanks reviewers, in particular Dr Matthew Scobie (Kāi Tahu, Pākeha), Senior Lecturer at the …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 2)

    … Editor note: This is Part 2 of a two-part blog by Dr Caroline Shaw and Associate Professor Diana Sarfati on … scenarios. A media release also accompanies this blog. Dr Caroline Shaw and Associate Professor Diana Sarfati What … on breast cancer screening? Assoc Prof Diana Sarfati and Dr Caroline Shaw Sorting through the information about breast …
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  • A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?

    … (This story has also been covered by Radio NZ (3’12”)  and TVNZ (4’09”).) The Ministry of Health has … study is an impressive body of work.  And hats off to Dr Martin Tobias from the Ministry of Health who led the …
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  • In the news: NZ needs to up its game on invasive strep infections

    … Health experts say NZ needs to track invasive strep A as cases surge offshore … following the release of our latest Briefing on the topic. Dr Julie Bennett was interviewed for this article and also a … on the   same day. NZ Doctor  covered the story online. Dr Bennett was also interviewed on TodayFM on 23 March. … In …
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  • In the news: Tobacco companies accused of targeting young people on Tiktok

    … University of Otago researcher, Dr Jude Ball was interviewed on RNZ's Midday Report 3 April … about the dangers of oral tobacco and nicotine products.  Dr Ball says tobacco companies are already targeting young … of National's coalition agreement with New Zealand First. Dr Ball also spoke with Waatea News and 95bfm, and was …
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