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  • Nationwide Colorectal Screening in New Zealand: a tricky balance of improving overall population health and addressing inequalities

    … is highly likely to be cost-effective, and will offer health gains to all screened population groups. However, … a screening programme that is equitable in terms of access and quality of services for Māori [9]. The table below … in Māori social and economic disadvantage, and reduce the access and quality of healthcare provided to Māori [11]. …
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  • Insights into health system costs of living and dying in New Zealand – New study

    … in the NZ Medical Journal shows how public spending on health varies markedly by age and proximity to death ( Blakely et al 2014, health system costs ). It raises interesting questions about … best use of taxpayer funds for preventing and treating ill health. In this blog we detail the main findings of this …
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  • Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?

    … to prevent type 2 diabetes could substantially benefit health, reduce health inequalities, and save billions in health sector costs for NZ. In 2013-2014, it was estimated …
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  • Should NZ spend relatively more health resources on improving men’s health?

    … that NZ needs to keep addressing ethnic inequalities in health as an important priority. Nevertheless, gender … considers the major risk factors determining poorer male health. It then discusses if there is a plausible case for shifting more of the available health resources towards improving male health. Figure: Years …
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  • Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death

    … blog aims to discuss a study we recently published on NZ health system cost estimates by sex, age and proximity to … appropriate. Third, there is concern about ballooning health system expenditure due to population aging – but one … funded by Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and community physiotherapy. At the time of analysis, these data …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … Our just published modelling study suggests that easier access to nicotine via vaping as a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ population. The estimated health gain is … ensuring retailers of vaping products – particularly sales staff – are trained in providing advice on dose and other …
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  • COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word

    … As Māori academics, researchers and health professionals, we are extremely concerned about the … health impacts, and worsening of the current inequities in access to high quality healthcare for Māori negatively … to be exposed to COVID-19 in the event of established community transmission. Evidence shows that transmission of …
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  • Concluding the Public Health Solutions Series 

    … Over the last five weeks, Public Health Expert blog has published ten invited blogs on the best public health interventions the G overnment can put in place to … food and tobacco consumption, transport behaviour , access to adequate housing , injury prevention , mental …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … to the review . We touch on the impacts to human health from climate change and then outline the problems for public health from landscapes dominated by monocultural forestry. We … of high impact events on mental health and in terms of access to the natural world. Connection to a healthy …
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  • Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline

    … Our purpose To effectively communicate public health research evidence in order to protect and improve the health, well-being, and equity of the people of Aotearoa New … analysis and commentary from the public health community. Publish and promote accessible scholarly analysis …
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