What could we do, and what should we not do, to improve public health? This Blog has postings from public health experts on issues such as efficiency, equity, interventions, politics, cost effectiveness and much more.
Monday, September 30th, 2013 | Kate Sloane | 2 Comments
Professor Tony Blakely
Book launched tomorrow
Gareth Morgan is known as a smart economist and a bit of a stirrer of public debate. Think domestic cat control to save birds. Think “Big Kahuna” on social policy. And think “Health Cheque”, a review of prioritisation in the health services. But he, and his economist co-author Geoff Simmons, actually apply a very careful analysis before they get in your face with their solutions.
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 | | 4 Comments
Professor Tony Blakely, Associate Professor Nick Wilson, Dr Helen Eyles
Ever tried to convince your colleagues, kids or even spouse that some food is unhealthy crap? It would be so much easier if food labels were easy to read and simple to understand. Continue reading
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 | gibju57p | 2 Comments
Associate Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago Wellington
An article we published last week generated plenty of debate [1] (some thoughtful, some distortionary), and in particular debate on the complexities of taxing food. In this blog I argue that, yes, such tax packages have to be well designed (and more research would be helpful), but nevertheless that there is much that could be potentially gained by taxes on saturated fat. Continue reading