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  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention

    … the number of people living with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years – a major health and economic … dementia and there’s currently no cure, there is a need to focus on reducing risks for dementia. The Lancet … and economic cost of dementia in NZ, 2020-2050. Adapted from  Dementia Economic Impact Report 2020 . 1 Potentially …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … failures) and reduce the likelihood that we would need to move back to tighter restrictions and lockdowns with the … scene in Hong Kong with everyone wearing a mask (photo from author [LC] personal collection) The spread of the … to be limited to 50% capacity. 3 Current: People “must stay within their immediate household bubble, but can expand …
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  • A National risks assessment should include pandemics and other global catastrophes

    … the NZ Government. In this blog we discuss its merits and how the process could be further advanced. In particular there is a need to: (i) improve future iterations of the public survey (eg, … with nine agencies responsible for protecting NZ from national security threats. Media have summarised key …
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  • Vaccination is often cost-effective but not (currently) HPV vaccination for boys in NZ

    … a cost-utility analysis around extending HPV vaccination to boys in NZ. In a nutshell, it is not currently … PHARMAC has now taken over the role of price negotiating from the Ministry of Health (since PHARMAC can negotiate … reported to be cost-saving), USA , Canada , and Iceland . How cost-effective is the fully-subsidised annual influenza …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … Summary  The government appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in … and tobacco pouches or ‘snus’ (Figure 1). They are made from tobacco and have been used in many parts of the world … products meet strict safety and efficacy requirements.    How harmful are oral tobacco and nicotine products?  As noted …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … young people who had never previously smoked. Evidence from schools and parents supports these concerns, as do … Health, accepts vaping offers a reduced harm alternative to smoking and suggests people unable to quit smoking adopt … daily often report intense physical cravings, and recount how vaping dominates their thoughts and disrupts their school …
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  • BODE3 Interactive League Table – how to use it

    … Last week we introduced the concept of league tables to compare interventions. This week we provide a brief ‘user … launched BODE 3 Interactive League Table.  We walk through how to pull down tables and graphs of health gain … numbers shown on the picture: The DOMAIN button. Select from domains of cancer, injury prevention, salt and tobacco …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … ongoing funding for the programme; identifying ways to expand the programme so that all children in Aotearoa New … is a mixed-methods, participatory system that assesses how well resources are used and how much value is created. 1 We gathered inputs from community and government stakeholders to identify what …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … The Prime Minister’s decision to progress plain packaging legislation “sooner rather than … this proportionate and evidence-based policy, and benefit from the declines in smoking prevalence to which plain … has contributed. Studies from New Zealand have shown how on-pack tobacco-brand imagery appeals to young people and …
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  • Physical activity or nutrition interventions: which can improve population health the most and save the most health dollars?

    … We gave a presentation to Members of Parliament last week on taxes and subsidies on … here ). In this blogpost we go into some extra detail on how such nutritional interventions compare to physical … and taxes on tobacco and alcohol. The table below, taken from a Lancet paper, is a summary of many research projects …
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