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More dietitians needed in primary health care to
ease the burden of preventable diseases on a health system
at breaking point
· For every $1 spent on
funding dietitians in primary health care, the health system
will see a cost saving benefit of $99 over five
years
· Up to 24% of GP visits are nutrition-related
and could be covered by a dietitian to relieve pressure on
the strained GP sector
· More dietitians in an
equitable and collaborative primary health care setting are
required to meet the growing burden of preventable disease
on the population
A first of its kind report in New
Marco Muñiz: We are what we are because of our whole staff.
Frustrated with corporate life and seeking to follow his passion, Marco Muñiz launched La Mexicana resturant in Grey Lynn, Auckland, after the first Covid-19 lockdown. In the wake of the pandemic, Muñiz says he knew looking after his own, and his staff’s, wellbeing needed to be a priority. “Wellbeing affects the way you show up to work. Working in a massive corporate office, I got frustrated climbing the corporate ladder and doing the same thing day-in, day-out. Plus, I wanted to use all of my energy and effort to create something of my own” Muñiz says.
Dr Nick Cradock-Henry, Senior Scientist, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, comments:
“The prospect of higher-than-average temperatures and lower rainfall than normal, for parts of the South Island, highlight again, the climate-related challenges for primary industries and rural communities. For example, drought has been a recurring feature of farming in North Canterbury over the last decade, overlapping with both the Kaikoura-Marlborough-Hurunui earthquake (2016) and
Mycoplasma bovis (
M. bovis), a bacterial disease affecting dairy and beef cattle, which resulted in a major biosecurity hazard and response (2017).
“Farms are often set up to cope with one, or even two, ‘difficult years.’ Repeated, or prolonged dry conditions, however, exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, placing undue pressure on household finances, personal relationships, livestock, and other aspects of the production system.
Press Release – Science Media Centre New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if natures taps stay turned off over the cold season? The SMC asked experts to comment …
New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if nature’s taps stay turned off over the cold season?
The SMC asked experts to comment on how the potential dry season may affect the following sectors in New Zealand: