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  • Covid-19 Case-Fatality Risk & Infection-Fatality Risk – important measures to help guide the pandemic response

    … previously , NZ has managed through a range of public health   measures  to maintain a relatively low Covid-19 … (further supported in a May 2022 Report by the World Health Organization [WHO]). In this blog, we briefly look at … statistics during an ongoing outbreak to inform disease management and policy (as also made clear by Our World in …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … the programme. 4 Furthermore, lunches meet Ministry of Health nutritional guidelines and provide more than 33% of … for growth and cognitive development. 5 Diet-related health outcomes include substantial mental health … the right price?) The evidence on quality measures for the management of resources (procurement, provision, …
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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … Summary Alcohol is one of the major causes of health loss in Aotearoa NZ. It is now available at people's … that the NZ Government could enact to address this risk to health and wellbeing.    On-demand services online have been … jurisdictions from where they provide services. 1 Health policy experts have made a range of proposals …
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  • Proposed vaping regulations for NZ: Strengths and limitations

    … discuss the provisions, as summarised in the Ministry of Health’s Factsheet , and outline important questions that we … of the public, parents and teachers, as well as by public health researchers and advocates. For example, the Bill … required neither to be registered nor to provide the sales information and data that specialist vape stores will have to …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … their experiences at the World Conference on Tobacco of Health. All commented that, in retrospect, they would have … also to provide evidence that supports other countries’ health goals. Previously, New Zealand has introduced … of standardised packaging will also require close management and on-going review.  Standardised packaging …
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  • BODE3 Interactive League Table – how to use it

    … We walk through how to pull down tables and graphs of health gain (quality-adjusted life-years; QALYs), health system costs and cost effectiveness for 50+ … cost-offsets due to reduced disease rates (costs the health system less) but also increased longevity (costs more …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … of outlets selling tobacco is likely to improve population health and decrease health inequities by reducing smoking … if they were no longer able to sell tobacco. The NZ Association of Convenience Stores (NZACS) has previously … group that represents Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco (BAT), among numerous other major …
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  • Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?

    … people who vape experiencing adverse  physical and mental health outcomes, including addiction. 5-8 In response, the … reduce toxic vape waste that poses serious  environmental health risks . 17   Likely impact on public health The known effects of tobacco policies offer important …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … messaging and campaigns to prevent uptake; providing health promotion resources to communities; increasing retail … support (e.g. through brief interventions in primary health services) and supporting people to stay ‘smokefree’ … released the in the same week that sweeping cuts to public health staff were announced . In the absence of appropriate …
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  • Calculating cardiovascular risk with online calculators – scope for improvement?

    … ways to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) – with public health measures being particularly critical. These include … (2)). But individual measures are also important – with health workers providing targeted advice on lifestyle change … For those at high risk, the calculator provides information about seeing a doctor about CVD medications. The …
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