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Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?
… In a study we just published in a journal, we explored the costs and benefits of complete border closure in NZ in … border could provide overall societal benefit – even with the disruptions it would cause to tourism and trade. … faces increasing risks of new pandemics because of the growing density of human populations and various …
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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 Prevention Action Plan for … transformative rather than additive and acknowledges that the solutions required to prevent suicide are broad and …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… Our elected representatives make choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing of every New Zealander. These decisions are not confined to the health system but range across all parts of our society. … long-term planning, tax, water quality, Māori health inequity, and transport. He hauora te taonga Health is a …
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Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health
… Summary The way that we collect government revenue in Aotearoa New … a 50% tax rate on income over $150,000, instead of the current top rate of 39% over $180,000. A 2% annual tax on … taxes, has the potential to sustain inequity along racial lines.” 13 And, given that critical …
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Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change
… on roofs, ruined farmland and closed roads. Here we assess the reported damage to water infrastructure in this disaster … and treating waste. This infrastructure is vulnerable to the more frequent and extreme weather events associated with … extensive damage to the water supply pipe into the city, breaking it in ten places. It took 45 days to repair and …
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Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits
… claimed there is no evidence to support Ka Ora, Ka Ako, the Healthy School Lunch Programme and wants to reduce spending by half. The programme received $323.4m in 2023 and fed more than … evaluations, there is ample international evidence about the value of school lunch programmes in other Western …
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Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study
… A just published modelling study by the BODE 3 Team has reported that “home safety assessment and … and citizens might wish to consider doing in response to the evidence. The NZ Burden of Disease Study (NZBDS) reported that falls …
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Should you swap sugar for artificial sweetener? Maybe not if you’re a mouse, but what if you’re a human?
… health conditions such as diabetes, is highly topical. The World Health Organization has recently announced that we … . In this blog, we consider two new articles assessing the evidence for artificial sweeteners and their impact on … on mice published in Nature that was widely covered in the media, and one a systematic review of human studies …
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Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $
… blog by Professor Elaine Rush, in which she overviews the recent Budget from a child health perspective, and then lays out the case and evidence f or Project Energize]. The highlight of the 2014 Budget for children was $90 million …
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Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls
… evaluation summary and media release ), we found that the NZ Government’s investment in HPV vaccination for girls … a “good value-for-money” way to protect health – even at the modest 47% coverage. Because of slightly higher coverage … and higher anticipated future HPV-related diseased rates, the programme makes a contribution to reducing health …
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