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COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word
… within our society, frame equity as an add-on to a substantial list of other ‘equally’ important principles, … by oppressive systems. These include increased risk of infection for Māori, greater risk of negative COVID-19 health … which person gets what resource. These approaches often reflect judgements about which patients have the …
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Chewing the fat on a saturated fat tax
… We found that these meta-analyses supported this, eg, a 5% shift in dietary energy from saturated fats to … some of the potential policy ideas for helping with such a shift, including a Danish-style saturated fat tax. Specific dietary fats as a …
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Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money
… generally lower at markets compared to supermarkets (with a family of four potentially saving up to $49 per week by buying at markets compared to from a supermarket). We also consider what else that central and … The inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables is a well-known risk factor for a wide array of diseases …
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Charting our way back to normal
… A new web tool, COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people … used our peer reviewed agent-based model to estimate infection rates as well as the different health losses and … across hundreds of scenarios during the vaccine rollout as a way to road test different policy options. It is an updated …
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A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours
… with infectious disease surveillance and pandemic control. A recent review of the 1918 influenza pandemic in the Pacific … for another maritime spread of influenza. During a single voyage, the ship inadvertently introduced pandemic … of having sick people on board and the Talune was given a clean “bill of health”. The results of the subsequent …
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Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?
… explore the arguments around such disinvestment from a public health perspective. To understand why these … and reduced to near zero or negative by 2100. This will be a huge challenge given that global emissions have almost … of the world. But there is a bigger picture to consider. After all, “there is no place to move to should we degrade …
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Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention
… to individual fallers’ risks help to prevent falls. A key risk factor is the presence of cataracts, and cataract … unaided visual acuity in 92% of cases. However, there are often substantial wait times for cataract surgery in the NZ … so that it does not impinge on public hospital capacity as often the same pool of surgeons is involved. However, we must …
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Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’
… Gabrielle – which includes impacts on mental health and a major economic burden to the country. Given the scale of … likely to be the highest flood event death toll since 1900 after the Kopuawhara flash flood in 1938 (21 deaths). It … those with 20+ deaths. 3 These investigations have often lead to changes in policies, safety regulations and …
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Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims
… tobacco companies’ interests. Introduction Achieving a substantial reduction in the number of outlets selling … proposals aim to address the glaring anomaly that allows a consumer product as deadly and addictive as tobacco, which … A Crime Prevention Group set up “to advocate for dairies after robberies increased” initially called for a complete …
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Death rates dropping – it is a good time to be alive
… mortality have been in the last century. We are publishing a book later this year ( The Healthy Country? A History of Life and Death in New Zealand ; AUP) that looks … Alistair Woodward and Tony Blakely are publishing a book The Healthy Country? A History of Life and Death in …
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