MB ChB, DIH, MPH
Professor (Public Health), and Co-Director Public Health Communication Centre
Contact details
Mob +64 21 204 5523
Email nick.wilson@otago.ac.nz
Research interests and activities
Nick is a research professor of public health and has a background as a public health physician. He is currently a Co-Director of the Public Health Communication Centre and is Editor-in-Chief of its publication, The Briefing.
His current research interests are focused on preventing and building resilience against catastrophic risks, particularly severe pandemics and nuclear war. He has also been active in research around tobacco control (e.g. the ITC Project) and chronic disease prevention (e.g. the BODE3 Programme). He is currently entirely focused on research and is not taking on any student supervision.
Background Documents and forms – for research projects which Nick has been involved with.
Publications
Wilson, N., Baker, M., & Curl, A. (2026). Rapid fuel crisis interventions with public health co-benefits. The Briefing, (28 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/rapid-fuel-crisis-interventions-public-health-co-benefits Journal - Research Other
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2026). Covid-19 inquiry: Swift government action on recommendations is now needed. The Briefing, (10 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/covid-19-inquiry-swift-government-action-recommendations-now-needed Journal - Research Other
Teng, A., Kim, A. H. M., Puloka, V., Tukunga, S., Mafi, F., Fukofuka, K., & Wilson, N. (2026). Do tax waivers reduce prices and increase imports of healthy foods? Interrupted time-series analyses from Tonga. BMJ Public Health, 4(1), e003508. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003508 Journal - Research Article
Boyd, M., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2026). The Global Health Security Index: Useful for guiding pandemic preparedness. The Briefing, (14 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/global-health-security-index-useful-guiding-pandemic-preparedness Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Wood, P., & Boyd, M. (2025). Capacity to manufacture key pharmaceuticals in New Zealand after a global catastrophe. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1625), 44-58. doi: 10.26635/6965.7024 Journal - Research Article
2026
Journal - Research Article
Teng, A., Kim, A. H. M., Puloka, V., Tukunga, S., Mafi, F., Fukofuka, K., & Wilson, N. (2026). Do tax waivers reduce prices and increase imports of healthy foods? Interrupted time-series analyses from Tonga. BMJ Public Health, 4(1), e003508. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003508
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Baker, M., & Curl, A. (2026). Rapid fuel crisis interventions with public health co-benefits. The Briefing, (28 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/rapid-fuel-crisis-interventions-public-health-co-benefits
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2026). Covid-19 inquiry: Swift government action on recommendations is now needed. The Briefing, (10 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/covid-19-inquiry-swift-government-action-recommendations-now-needed
Boyd, M., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2026). The Global Health Security Index: Useful for guiding pandemic preparedness. The Briefing, (14 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/global-health-security-index-useful-guiding-pandemic-preparedness
2025
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Wood, P., & Boyd, M. (2025). Capacity to manufacture key pharmaceuticals in New Zealand after a global catastrophe. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1625), 44-58. doi: 10.26635/6965.7024
Boyd, M., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2025). Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020-2021: A comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions. BMJ Open, 15(12), e107918. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107918
Boyd, M., Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., & Wilson, N. (2025). Impact of Covid-19 control strategies on health and GDP growth outcomes in 193 sovereign jurisdictions. PLOS Global Public Health, 5(10), e0004554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004554
Kerr, J., Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Public attitudes to responding to global catastrophic risks: A New Zealand case study. Risk Analysis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/risa.70096
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Boyd, M. (2025). The frequently impaired health of leaders of nuclear weapon states: An analysis of 51 deceased leaders. BMC Research Notes, 18, 278. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07351-8
Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, T., Howe, S., Summers, J., Edwards, R., Gartner, C. E., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2025). Modelling the potential impacts of limiting vaping product sales to pharmacies. Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2025-059305
Summers, J. A., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2025). A proactive Covid-19 response associated with better health and economic outcomes for OECD High-Income Island Countries. SSM Population Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101827
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Resilience to abrupt global catastrophic risks disrupting trade: Combining urban and near-urban agriculture in a quantified case study of a globally median-sized city. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0321203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321203
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2025). Outdoor gym equipment in parks in Aotearoa New Zealand: Preliminary surveys of availability and usage. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1609), 78-85. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/
Prickett, M., Hales, S., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Chambers, T., Grout, L., & Baker, M. G. (2025). Media discourse on drinking water before and after a major campylobacteriosis outbreak in New Zealand. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 41(4), 767-788. doi: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2441814
Wilson, N., Horrocks, J., & Thomson, G. (2025). Why do people attack military statues? A national survey in New Zealand. Armed Forces & Society, 51(4), 1149-1164. doi: 10.1177/0095327X241247811
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Jarman, J., & Kerr, J. (2025). Public support for investing in urban cycleways outweighs opposition: National survey. The Briefing, (16 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
Boyd, M., Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., & Wilson, N. (2025). The great divide: How different Covid-19 control strategies shaped pandemic outcomes. The Briefing, (22 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/great-divide-how-different-covid-19-control-strategies-shaped-pandemic-outcomes
Kerr, J., Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Majority public support for government action on catastrophic risks. The Briefing, (25 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/majority-public-support-government-action-catastrophic-risks
Wilson, N., Kerr, J., & Boyd, M. (2025). New government document on hazards: Good progress but gaps remain. The Briefing, (21 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/new-government-document-hazards-good-progress-gaps-remain
Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., Chambers, T., Telfar-Barnard, L., Shaw, C., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Local elections and public health: A critical connection. The Briefing, (9 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/local-elections-and-public-health-critical-connection
Summers, J., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Comparing the Covid-19 response and major outcomes in island nations. The Briefing, (22 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/comparing-covid-19-response-and-major-outcomes-island-nations
Baker, M., Grout, L., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2025). Prolonged Campylobacter epidemic from chicken meat needs a strong industry and regulatory response. The Briefing, (17 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/prolonged-campylobacter-epidemic-chicken-meat-needs-strong-industry-and-regulatory
Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kvalsvig, A., & Wilson, N. (2025). Improving our pandemic preparedness: Counterfactuals and continuous quality improvement. The Briefing, (15 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/improving-our-pandemic-preparedness-counterfactuals-and-continuous-quality-improvement
Horrocks, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2025). Case studies of health-impaired prime ministers in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1612), 92-99. doi: 10.26635/6965.6845
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Potter, J. D., Harwood, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Five years on, Covid-19 remains NZ's most important infectious disease: It still demands a strong response. The Briefing, (26 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/five-years-covid-19-remains-nzs-most-important-infectious-disease-it-still-demands-strong
Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., & Baker, M. (2025). Plugging the gap: Aotearoa's piped water loss far worse than global leaders. The Briefing, (21 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/plugging-gap-aotearoas-piped-water-loss-far-worse-global-leaders
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Prickett, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC. The Briefing, (10 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-two-highly-productive-years-phcc
2024
Journal - Research Article
Nghiem, N., Wilson, N., Krebs, J., & Tran, T. (2024). Predicting the risk of diabetes complications using machine learning and social administrative data in a country with ethnic inequities in health: Aotearoa New Zealand. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 24, 274. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02678-x
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Clement, C., & Thomson, G. (2024). Health impacts of war: Case studies of New Zealand veterans of the First World War. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1594), 54-61. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/
Grout, L., Hales, S., Baker, M. G., French, N., & Wilson, N. (2024). Severe weather events and cryptosporidiosis in Aotearoa New Zealand: A case series of space-time clusters. Epidemiology & Infection, 152, e64. doi: 10.1017/S095026882400058X
Boyd, M., Ragnarsson, S., Terry, S., Payne, B., & Wilson, N. (2024). Mitigating imported fuel dependency in agricultural production: Case study of an island nation's vulnerability to global catastrophic risks. Risk Analysis, 44, 2360-2376. doi: 10.1111/risa.14297
Telfar-Barnard, L., Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). The rise and fall of excess winter mortality in New Zealand from 1876 to 2020. International Journal of Biometeorology, 68, 89-100. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02573-6
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Summers, J. A., Thomson, G., & Harper, G. (2024). Differential lifespan impacts on veterans by war exposure in the First World War. BMJ Military Health, 170, 470-476. doi: 10.1136/military-2022-002278
Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, T., Waa, A., Maddox, R., Andrabi, H., Mishra, S. R., Summers, J. A., … Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2024). Tobacco endgame intervention impacts on health gains and Māori:non-Māori health inequity: A simulation study of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Tobacco Action Plan. Tobacco Control, 33, e173-e184. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057655
Gendall, P., Gendall, K., Branston, J. R., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Hoek, J. (2024). Going 'super value' in New Zealand: Cigarette pricing strategies during a period of sustained annual excise tax increases. Tobacco Control, 33, 240-246. doi: 10.1136/tc-2021-057232
Journal - Research Other
Kerr, J., Daubs, M., Wilson, N., Schneider, C., Turner, N., & Baker, M. (2024). National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion. The Briefing, (16 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/national-capacity-needed-monitor-misinformation-protect-public-health-and-social-cohesion
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Tukuitonga, C., & Wilson, N. (2024). The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic: Health cuts put that at risk. The Briefing, (5 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/covid-inquiry-report-excellent-guide-preparing-next-pandemic-health-cuts-put-risk
Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Potter, J. D., Mansoor, O., Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. (2024). The case for a NZ-Australia pandemic cooperation agreement. The Briefing, (4 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/case-nz-australia-pandemic-cooperation-agreement
Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Waa, A., & Wilson, N. (2024). Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality\n. The Briefing, (2 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/risk-proportionate-regulation-nicotine-and-tobacco-products-more-rhetoric-reality
Kvalsvig, A., Kerr, J., Lorgelly, P., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2024). Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts. The Briefing, (9 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-covid-high-economic-burden-justifies-further-preventive-efforts
Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Broadbent, A., & Wilson, N. (2024). Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress. The Briefing, (6 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/parliamentary-voting-smokefree-over-two-decades-implications-future-progress
Hoek, J., Bostic, C., Wilson, N., & Sing, F. (2024). World moving forward on the smokefree generation: Aotearoa NZ goes backwards. The Briefing, (19 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/world-moving-forward-smokefree-generation-aotearoa-nz-goes-backwards
Grout, L., Hales, S., Baker, M., French, N., Prickett, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa: New study. The Briefing, (27 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/severe-weather-events-linked-outbreaks-crypto-aotearoa-new-study
Mansoor, O., Turner, N., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2024). A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can! The Briefing, (17 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/single-shot-prevent-cancer-hpv-vaccine-can
Baker, M., Potter, J. D., French, N., Geoghegan, J. L., Wilson, N., Mansoor, O., … Webby, R. (2024). Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness. The Briefing, (15 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/potential-avian-influenza-pandemic-time-nz-ramp-preparedness
Telfar-Barnard, L., Baker, M., Howden-Chapman, P., & Wilson, N. (2024). Surviving winter: NZ's journey through 145 years of seasonal survival: New study. The Briefing, (9 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/surviving-winter-nzs-journey-through-145-years-seasonal-survival-new-study
Prickett, M., Hales, S., Chambers, T., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety. The Briefing, (7 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/another-havelock-north-govt-undoing-protections-drinking-water-safety
Mansoor, O., Turner, N., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., & Baker, M. (2024). Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an 'immunity gap' to avoid a measles epidemic. The Briefing, (30 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/dropping-ball-measles-aotearoa-must-close-immunity-gap-avoid-measles-epidemic
Jarman, J., Niebuhr, C. N., Wilson, N., & Benschop, J. (2024). Rodents running riot in supermarket: Do we need to worry? The Briefing, (15 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/rodents-running-riot-supermarkets-do-we-need-worry
Summers, J., Harwood, M., Bennett, J., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Comparing two pandemics: A century apart. The Briefing, (15 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/comparing-two-pandemics-century-apart
Wilson, N., Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., Baker, M., Kerr, J., & Chambers, T. (2024). Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes. The Briefing, (12 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/money-down-drain-high-cost-leaking-water-pipes
Baker, M., Turner, N., David, M., Kvalsvig, A., Mansoor, O., & Wilson, N. (2024). Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Briefing, (22 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/urgent-action-needed-prevent-measles-epidemic-aotearoa-new-zealand
Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2024). The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months. The Briefing, (7 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-shadow-cyclone-gabrielle-brief-review-12-months
Teng, A., Cleghorn, C., Signal, L., Smith, M., Te Morenga, L., Walby, E., & Wilson, N. (2024). Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience. The Briefing, (31 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/food-and-beverage-taxes-healthier-diet-pacific-experience
Wilson, N., Carter, R., Heath, D., Zhang, W., Martinez, E., Robertson, L., … Thomson, G. W., Hoek, J., & Edwards, R. (2024). Assessing cigarette smuggling at a time of border closure to international tourists: Survey of littered packs in New Zealand. Tobacco Control, 33(2), 273-274. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057603
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Rawson-Te Patu, E., Prickett, M., Edwards, R., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2024). Communicating public health evidence: A successful first year for the PHCC. The Briefing, (9 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-successful-first-year-phcc
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Puloka, V., Teng, A., Kim, A., Wilson, N., & Tukunga, S. (2024, September). Impact of Tonga excise taxes on price and imports of targeted unhealthy foods. Verbal presentation at the Pacific Islands Health Research Symposium, Nadi, Fiji.
2023
Journal - Research Article
Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, T., Howe, S., Clarke, P., Gartner, C. E., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2023). Economic effects for citizens and the government of a country-level tobacco endgame strategy: A modelling study. Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058131
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Harper, G., & Thomson, G. (2023). The unseen casualties of the First World War: Insights from a randomly selected military sample. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1584), 38-55. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Bennett, J., Harwood, M., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2023). Improvements and persisting challenges in COVID-19 response compared with 1918–19 influenza pandemic response, New Zealand (Aotearoa) [Historical review]. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(9), 1827-1836. doi: 10.3201/eid2909.221265
Wilson, N., Payne, B., & Boyd, M. (2023). Mathematical optimization of frost resistant crop production to ensure food supply during a nuclear winter catastrophe. Scientific Reports, 13, 8254. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35354-7
Wilson, N., Prickett, M., & Boyd, M. (2023). Food security during nuclear winter: A preliminary agricultural sector analysis for Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1574), 65-81. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2023). Assumptions, uncertainty, and catastrophic/existential risk: National risk assessments need improved methods and stakeholder engagement. Risk Analysis, 43, 2486-2502. doi: 10.1111/risa.14123
Wilson, N., Valler, V., Cassidy, M., Boyd, M., Mani, L., & Brönnimann, S. (2023). Impact of the Tambora volcanic eruption of 1815 on islands and relevance to future sunlight-blocking catastrophes. Scientific Reports, 13, 3649. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30729-2
Hoek, J., Graham-DeMello, A., & Wilson, N. (2023). Perceptions of illicit tobacco sources following a proposed reduction in tobacco availability: A qualitative analysis of New Zealanders who smoke. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 25, 1348-1354. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad034
Nghiem, N., Atkinson, J., Nguyen, B. P., Tran-Duy, A., & Wilson, N. (2023). Predicting high health-cost users among people with cardiovascular disease using machine learning and nationwide linked social administrative datasets. Health Economics Review, 13, 9. doi: 10.1186/s13561-023-00422-1
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2023). Prioritization of intervention domains to prevent cardiovascular disease: A country-level case study using global burden of disease and local data. Population Health Metrics, 21(1), 1. doi: 10.1186/s12963-023-00301-1
Grout, L., Chambers, T., Hales, S., Prickett, M., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2023). The potential human health hazard of nitrates in drinking water: A media discourse analysis in a high-income country. Environmental Health, 22, 9. doi: 10.1186/s12940-023-00960-5
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2023). Island refuges for surviving nuclear winter and other abrupt sunlight-reducing catastrophes. Risk Analysis, 43, 1824-1842. doi: 10.1111/risa.14072
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Summers, J. A., Thomson, G., & Harper, G. (2023). Impact of war on veteran life span: Natural experiment involving combat versus non-combat exposed military personnel. BMJ Military Health, 169(6), 505-509. doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-001991
Journal - Research Other
Prickett, M., Macmillan, A., Wilson, N., Shaw, C., Cleghorn, C., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health. The Briefing, (15 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/policy-bonfire-environment-protection-10-examples-threaten-public-health
Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Ball, J., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Graham-DeMello, A., Ozarka, E., … Baker, M., McCool, J., & Waa, A. (2023). The smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not. The Briefing, (30 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/smokefree-legislation-evidence-based-removing-it-not
Wilson, N., Ouakrim, D. A., Howe, S., & Gartner, C. (2023). New study on going smokefree: Major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government. The Briefing, (4 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/new-study-going-smokefree-major-economic-gains-nz-society-manageable-costs-government
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Kerr, J., & Baker, M. (2023). How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease. The Briefing, (24 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/how-taking-evidence-informed-approach-can-be-used-prioritise-interventions-example
Baker, M., Crump, J., Kvalsvig, A., Geoghegan, J., Tukuitonga, C., Brewerton, M., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2023). Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC). The Briefing, (16 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/why-we-need-aotearoa-centre-disease-control-cdc
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Plank, M. J., Geoghegan, J. L., Wall, T., Tukuitonga, C., Summers, J., Bennett, J., Kerr, J., Turner, N., … Betty, B., … French, N., & Wilson, N. (2023). Continued mitigation needed to minimise the high health burden from COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1583), 67-91. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Grout, L. M., Kvalsvig, A., Summers, J., Gottfreðsson, M., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2023). To prepare for future pandemics, we can learn from the OECD's top two performers: New Zealand and Iceland. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/to-prepare-for-future-pandemics-we-can-learn-from-the-oecds-top-two-performers-new-zealand-and-iceland-198973
Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., Prickett, M., Hales, S., & Wilson, N. (2023). More courage needed from our political parties: Reviewing our election series. The Briefing, (18 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/more-courage-needed-our-political-parties-reviewing-our-election-series
Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity. The Briefing, (7 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-taxes-protect-health-and-reduce-inequity
Prickett, M., Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., & Hales, S. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality. The Briefing, (28 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-protecting-water-sources-and-drinking-water-quality
Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., Baker, M., Kerr, J., & Boyd, M. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks. The Briefing, (21 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-long-term-thinking-catastrophic-risks
Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., Jackson, C., Timu-Parata, C., Rentta, N., & Baker, M. (2023). Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand? The Briefing, (17 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/are-we-ready-eliminate-invasive-meningococcal-disease-aotearoa-new-zealand
Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers: A review at six months. The Briefing, (14 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/cyclone-gabrielle-numbers-review-six-months
Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., Wilson, N., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health. The Briefing, (1 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/emphasis-indigenous-forests-ets-would-benefit-public-health
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2023). Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ. The Briefing, (19 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/ready-or-not-pandemic-preparedness-index-and-implications-nz
Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Bennett, J., Kvalsvig, A., Halley, C., Kerr, J., & Jarman, J. (2023). Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains. The Briefing, (10 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/poor-ventilation-public-transport-settings-aotearoa-nz-new-data-buses-and-trains
Wilson, N., Payne, B., Kerr, J., & Boyd, M. (2023). Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones. The Briefing, (7 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/embracing-downward-counterfactual-analysis-navigate-future-cyclones
Wilson, N., Chambers, T., Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change. The Briefing, (25 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/water-infrastructure-failures-cyclone-gabrielle-show-low-resilience-climate-change
Baker, M., Summers, J., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2023). Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care. The Briefing, (28 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/aotearoa-new-zealands-fourth-wave-covid-19-and-why-we-should-care?utm_source=mc_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=covid_wave_4
Kerr, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2023). Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ's 'sudden mass fatality events'. The Briefing, (28 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/cyclone-gabrielle-joins-list-aotearoa-nzs-sudden-mass-fatality-events
Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Kerr, J., Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. (2023). The need for long-term thinking: Especially for preventing catastrophic risks. The Briefing, (15 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/need-long-term-thinking-especially-preventing-catastrophic-risks
Baker, M., Wilson, N., Hales, S., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., & Wall, T. (2023). Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre. The Briefing, (9 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/why-aotearoa-new-zealand-needs-public-health-communication-centre
Baker, M., Durrheim, D., Hsu, L. Y., & Wilson, N. (2023). The costly lesson from COVID: Why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/the-costly-lesson-from-covid-why-elimination-should-be-the-default-global-strategy-for-future-pandemics-197806
Grout, L., Gottfreðsson, M., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., & Summers, J. (2023). Comparing COVID-19 pandemic health responses in two high-income island nations: Iceland and New Zealand. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 51(5), 797-813. doi: 10.1177/14034948221149143
Baker, M. G., Durrheim, D., Hsu, L. Y., & Wilson, N. (2023). COVID-19 and other pandemics require a coherent response strategy. Lancet, 401, 265-266. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02489-8
Sigglekow, F., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2023). Income and economic productivity loss associated with comorbidity: Longitudinal analysis of linked individual-level data for a whole country [Short report]. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 77, 97-100. doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-218255
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Sigglekow, F. (2023). Disease-related loss to government funding: Longitudinal analysis of individual-level health and tax data for an entire country [Brief report]. Value in Health, 26(2), 170-175. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2022.08.007
2022
Journal - Research Article
Nghiem, N., Teng, A., Cleghorn, C., McKerchar, C., & Wilson, N. (2022). Using household economic survey data to assess food expenditure patterns and trends in a high-income country with notable health inequities. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 21703. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26301-z
Carvalho, N., Sousa, T. V., Mizdrak, A., Jones, A., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2022). Comparing health gains, costs and cost-effectiveness of 100s of interventions in Australia and New Zealand: An online interactive league table. Population Health Metrics, 20, 17. doi: 10.1186/s12963-022-00294-3
Jones, A. C., Grout, L., Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). The cost-effectiveness of a mass media campaign to promote smartphone apps for weight loss: Updated modeling study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(4), e29291. doi: 10.2196/29291
Camacho, X., Nedkoff, L., Wright, F. L., Nghiem, N., Buajitti, E., Goldacre, R., … Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Clarke, P. (2022). Relative contribution of trends in myocardial infarction event rates and case fatality to declines in mortality: An international comparative study of 1·95 million events in 80·4 million people in four countries. Lancet Public Health, 7(3), 229-239. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00006-8
Thompson, J., McClure, R., Blakely, T., Wilson, N., Baker, M. G., Wijnands, J. S., … Stevenson, M. (2022). Modelling SARS-CoV-2 disease progression in Australia and New Zealand: An account of an agent-based approach to support public health decision-making. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(3), 292-303. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13221
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Nghiem, N., Summers, J., Grout, L., & Edwards, R. (2022). Modelling the impacts of tobacco denicotinisation on achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1548), 65-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Chambers, T., Joy, M., Wilson, N., Hales, S., & Baker, M. (2022). Quantifying the nitrate levels in bottled water in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(3), 322-324. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13196
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2022). Smoke and mirrors: Why claims that NZ's smokefree policy could fuel an illicit tobacco trade don't stack up. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/smoke-and-mirrors-why-claims-that-nzs-smokefree-policy-could-fuel-an-illicit-tobacco-trade-dont-stack-up-191753
Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2022). New Zealand's new cut-down COVID response is a missed opportunity: Here are 5 ways to improve it. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/new-zealands-new-cut-down-covid-response-is-a-missed-opportunity-here-are-5-ways-to-improve-it-190737
Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Hales, S., Prickett, M., Ellison, E., & Baker, M. G. (2022). Beyond muddy waters: Three Waters reforms required to future-proof water service delivery and protect public health in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1566), 87-95. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Boyd, M., Baker, M. G., Nelson, C., & Wilson, N. (2022). The 2021 Global Health Security (GHS) Index: Aotearoa New Zealand's improving capacity to manage biological threats must now be consolidated. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1560), 89-98. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz
Bennett, J., Shorter, C., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Wilson, N., Crane, J., Douwes, J., Cunningham, C., … Summers, J., … Baker, M. G., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2022). Indoor air quality, largely neglected and in urgent need of a refresh. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1559), 136-139. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Harwood, M., & Wilson, N. (2022). Two years on from the first COVID case, New Zealand's successful pandemic response still faces major challenges. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/two-years-on-from-the-first-covid-case-new-zealands-successful-pandemic-response-still-faces-major-challenges-177134
Chambers, T., Douwes, J., Mannetje, A., Woodward, A., Baker, M., Wilson, N., & Hales, S. (2022). Nitrate in drinking water and cancer risk: The biological mechanism, epidemiological evidence and future research. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(2), 105-108. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13222
Summers, J. A., Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2022). Updated health and cost impacts of electronic nicotine delivery systems, using recent estimates of relative harm for vaping compared to smoking [Brief report]. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 24(3), 408-412. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab178
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Blakely, T., Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, N., & Summers, J. (2022). Could denicotinisation of tobacco products in NZ achieve less than 5% by 2025. Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) 28th Annual Meeting. (pp. 18). Retrieved from https://www.srnt.org
Other Research Output
Grout, L., Telfer, K., Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Mizdrak, A. (2022). Promoting physical activity through the prescription of smartphone apps in primary care: Likely to produce health gains and cost-savings. The Briefing, (21 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/promoting-physical-activity-through-prescription-smartphone-apps-primary-care-likely
Edwards, R., Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, T., Waa, A., Maddox, R., Summers, J., ..., Wison, N., Blakely, T. (2022, October). The case for denicotinising tobacco in Aotearoa NZ remains strong: Response to online critique. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-case-for-denicotinising-tobacco-in-aotearoa-nz-remains-strong-response-to-online-critique/
Wilson, N., Summers, J. (2022, October). Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/politicians-in-aotearoa-nz-live-longer-than-other-kiwis-and-the-gap-keeps-widening
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2022, September). An official inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic response: It’s time and it’s vital. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/an-official-inquiry-into-the-covid-19-pandemic-response-its-time-and-its-vital/
Kerr, J., Wilson, N., Hales, S. (2022, July). Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/air-pollution-in-aotearoa-nz-five-key-ways-to-reduce-the-massive-health-and-social-costs/
Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Hales, S., Prickett, M., Baker, M. (2022, July). Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/three-waters-reforms-are-needed-to-protect-public-health-and-ensure-changes-are-economically-sustainable-and-efficient/
Hoek, J., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Gendall, P. (2022, July). The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-two-faced-tobacco-industry-transformation-and-cigarillos/
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Bennett, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2022, August). The Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and other comparable high-income jurisdictions and implications for managing the next pandemic phase. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-covid-19-experience-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-and-other-comparable-high-income-jurisdictions-and-implications-for-managing-the-next-pandemic-phase/
Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Summers, J., Telfar Barnard, L., Dickson, A., Bennett, J., Timu-Parata, C., Wilson, N., (2022, May). The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-urgent-need-for-a-covid-19-action-plan-for-schools-in-aotearoa-new-zealand/
Baker, M., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Harwood, M., Wilson, N. (2022, January). Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/preparing-for-omicron-a-proactive-government-response-is-urgently-needed-to-minimise-harms/
Kvalsvig, A., Brooks, A., Wilson, N., Bennett, J., Summers, J., Timu-Parata, C., Wild, C., Tuari-Toma, B., Jackson, C., Baker, M. (2022, March). Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/longer-term-harm-from-covid-19-in-children-the-evidence-suggests-greater-efforts-are-needed-to-protect-children-in-aotearoa-nz-from-infection/
Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., Timu-Parata, C., Tuari-Toma, B., Summers, J., Davies, C., Jackson, C., Bennett, J., Baker, M. G. (2022, January). Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/protecting-new-zealand-children-from-the-developing-omicron-outbreak/
Summers, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N. (2022, February). Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/mortality-declines-in-aotearoa-nz-during-the-first-two-years-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Baker, M. (2022, February). COVID-19 hospitalisation peaks in Australian States since Omicron emerged: Potential relevance to Aotearoa NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/covid-19-hospitalisation-peaks-in-australian-states-since-omicron-emerged-potential-relevance-to-aotearoa-nz/
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2022, March). Covid-19 hospitalisations now peaking in Aotearoa NZ: But key Covid-19 control measures still need to be maintained. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/covid-19-hospitalisations-now-peaking-in-aotearoa-nz-but-key-covid-19-control-measures-still-need-to-be-maintained/
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2022, January). Potential impact of an Omicron iutbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-omicron-waves-comparing-aotearoa-nz-and-australia-in-four-key-graphs/
Summers, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N. (2022, April). The Omicron waves: Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-omicron-waves-comparing-aotearoa-nz-and-australia-in-four-key-graphs/
Summers, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N. (2022, May). Covid-19 Case-Fatality Risk & Infection-Fatality Risk: Important measures to help guide the pandemic response. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/covid-19-case-fatality-risk-infection-fatality-risk-important-measures-to-help-guide-the-pandemic-response/
2021
Journal - Research Article
Grout, L., Telfer, K., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., & Mizdrak, A. (2021). Prescribing smartphone apps for physical activity promotion in primary care: Modeling study of health gain and cost savings. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e31702. doi: 10.2196/31702
Blakely, T., Sigglekow, F., Irfan, M., Mizdrak, A., Dieleman, J., Bablani, L., … Wilson, N. (2021). Disease-related income and economic productivity loss in New Zealand: A longitudinal analysis of linked individual-level data. PLoS Medicine, 18(11), e1003848. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003848
Wilson, N., Gurram, N., Grout, L., & Thomson, G. (2021). A survey of the smokefree status of pedestrian-only spaces in 10 New Zealand local government areas. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1544), 69-80. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Hoenink, J. C., Waterlander, W. E., Mackenbach, J. D., Ni Mhurchu, C., Wilson, N., Beulens, J. W. J., & Nghiem, N. (2021). Impact of taxes on purchases of close substitute foods: Analysis of cross-price elasticities using data from a randomized experiment. Nutrition Journal, 20, 75. doi: 10.1186/s12937-021-00736-y
Grout, L., Katar, A., Ouakrim, D. A., Summers, J. A., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. G., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2021). Failures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(7), 320-324. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51240
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2021). Deficient handwashing amenities in public toilets in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-regional survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1538), 18-27. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Jones, A., Teng, A., & Thomson, G. (2021). The epidemiology of attacks on statues: New Zealand as a case study. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0252567. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252567
Teng, A., Snowdon, W., Tin, S. T. W., Genç, M., Na'ati, E., Puloka, V., Signal, L., & Wilson, N. (2021). Progress in the Pacific on sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes: A systematic review of policy changes from 2000 to 2019. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45(4), 376-384. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13123
Nghiem, N., & Wilson, N. (2021). Potential impact of COVID-19 related unemployment on increased cardiovascular disease in a high-income country: Modeling health loss, cost and equity. PLoS ONE, 16(5), e0246053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246053
Wilson, N., Baker, M. G., Blakely, T., & Eichner, M. (2021). Estimating the impact of control measures to prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 associated with air travel into a COVID-19-free country. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 10766. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89807-y
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2021). Optimizing island refuges against global catastrophic and existential biological threats: Priorities and preparations. Risk Analysis, 41(12), 2266-2285. doi: 10.1111/risa.13735
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Thomson, G., & Harper, G. (2021). Health impacts for New Zealand military personnel from the South African War of 1899-1902. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1532), 22-43. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Baker, M. G., & Eichner, M. (2021). Estimating the risk of outbreaks of COVID-19 associated with shore leave by merchant ship crews: Simulation studies for New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1529), 26-38. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Teng, A. M., Genç, M., Herman, J., Signal, L., Areai, D., & Wilson, N. (2021). Impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on price, import and sale volumes in an island nation: Interrupted time series analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 24(7), 1828-1835. doi: 10.1017/s1368980021000185
Teng, A., Buffière, B., Genç, M., Latavao, T., Puloka, V., Signal, L., & Wilson, N. (2021). Equity of expenditure changes associated with a sweetened-beverage tax in Tonga: Repeated cross-sectional household surveys. BMC Public Health, 21, 149. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-10139-z
Singh, A., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2021). Simulating future public health benefits of tobacco control interventions: A systematic review of models. Tobacco Control, 30, 460-470. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055425
Journal - Research Other
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Crengle, S., Harwood, M., Tukuitonga, C., Betty, B., … Wilson, N. (2021). The next phase in Aotearoa New Zealand's COVID-19 response: A tight suppression strategy may be the best option. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1546), 8-16. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Teng, A., Puloka, V., Signal, L., & Wilson, N. (2021). Pacific countries lead the way on sugary drinks taxes: Lessons for New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1543), 137-140. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Horrocks, J., & Wilson, N. (2021). Diesel matters: Accelerating the light diesel vehicle endgame in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 119-133. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Chambers, T., Hales, S., Shaw, C., Baker, M., Ball, J., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2021). New Zealand's Climate Change Commission report: The critical need to address the missing health co-benefits of reducing emissions. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 109-118. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O. D., Boyd, M. J., Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. G. (2021). We should not dismiss the possibility of eradicating COVID-19: Comparisons with smallpox and polio. BMJ Global Health, 6, e006810. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006810
Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Signal, V., & Baker, M. G. (2021). Expansion of a national Covid-19 alert level system to improve population health and uphold the values of Indigenous peoples. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 12, 100206. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100206
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Grout, L., & Baker, M. G. (2021). Bumper issue of COVID-19 pandemic studies of relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1538), 9-17. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Grout, L., Summers, J., Jones, A. C., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., & Blakely, T. (2021). Should prioritising health interventions be informed by modelling studies? The case of cancer control in Aotearoa New Zealand [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1531), 101-113. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N. (2021). No more acting like 'stunned mullets': Bigger, better, faster responses needed to meet future bio-threats. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/no-more-acting-like-stunned-mullets-bigger-better-faster-responses-needed-to-meet-future-bio-threats-154719
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2021). Failures with COVID-19 at the international level must not be repeated in an era facing global catastrophic biological risks. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 184. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13082
Wilson, N., Rice, G., Thomson, G., & Baker, M. G. (2021). Remembering past pandemics to ensure we plan for the future: Updated New Zealand survey of memorials to the 1918 influenza pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1528), 111-114. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Baker, M. G., Grout, L., & Wilson, N. (2021). Update on the campylobacter epidemic from chicken meat in New Zealand: The urgent need for an upgraded regulatory response. Epidemiology & Infection, 149, e30. doi: 10.1017/s095026882000299x
Wilson, N., Jones, A. C., & Thomson, G. W. (2021). Poor smoke-free status of airports in a country with a smoke-free goal: New Zealand [Brief report]. Tobacco Control, 30, 704-707. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055894
Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Thomson, G. W., Waa, A., & Wilson, N. (2021). Tobacco excise taxes: A health and social justice measure? Tobacco Control, 30(3), 258-259. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055735
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Harper, G., & Wilson, N. (2021, November). For the rest of our lives: NZ veterans and the legacy of war. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Historical Association (NZHA) Conference: Ako: Learning from History? [Online].
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2021, November). Learning from disasters and the subsequent investigations: Aotearoa NZ since 1990. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Historical Association (NZHA) Conference: Ako: Learning from History? [Online].
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Wilson, N., Grout, L., Summers, J. A., Nghiem, N., & Baker, M. G. (2021). Use of the elimination strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Health and economic impacts for New Zealand relative to other OECD countries. medRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2021.06.25.21259556
Andersen, P., Mizdrak, A., Wilson, N., Davies, A., Bablani, L., & Blakely, T. (2021). Disaggregating proportional multistate lifetables by population heterogeneity to estimate intervention impacts on inequalities. medRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2021.01.24.21250411
Other Research Output
Chambers, T., Hales, S., Ball, J., Baker, M., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2021). Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission's final advice. The Briefing, (20 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/health-co-benefits-need-be-adequately-considered-climate-change-commissions-final-advice
Grout, L., Katar, A., Summers, J., Wilson, N. (2021, May). Australia’s quarantine systems failures: Lessons for NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/australias-quarantine-systems-failures-lessons-for-nz/.
Grout, L., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Wilson, N. (2021, August). Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/five-lessons-for-aotearoa-nz-from-the-current-covid-19-outbreak-in-new-south-wales/
Grout, L., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Wilson, N. (2021, March). To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel "green zone", we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/to-ensure-success-of-the-trans-tasman-travel-green-zone-we-need-to-reduce-system-failures-at-the-nz-border/
Grout, L., Summers, J., Wilson, N., Baker, M. (2021, July). Running into trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/running-into-trouble-covid-19-in-japan-during-the-tokyo-olympics/
Grout, L., Wilson, N., Bennett, J., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2021, August). Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/throwing-open-the-windows-the-need-for-ventilation-improvements-as-part-of-covid-19-outbreak-control-in-aotearoa/
Grout, L., Wilson, N., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2021, September). An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta variant threat. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/an-upgraded-alert-level-2-is-urgently-needed-to-address-the-delta-variant-threat
Kvalsvig, A., Bennett, J., Russell, J., Summers, J., Grout, L., Baker, M., Wilson, N. (2021, September). Improving ventilation in schools: A key protection against Covid-19 outbreaks and an enduring legacy for healthier learning. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/improving-ventilation-in-schools-a-key-protection-against-covid-19-outbreaks-and-an-enduring-legacy-for-healthier-learning
Summers, J., Grout, L., Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N. (2021, July). The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan: What can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-changing-covid-19-situation-in-taiwan-what-can-nz-learn-from-taiwans-latest-outbreak
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2021, August). Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/lessons-from-jurisdictions-that-are-battling-their-own-delta-variant-outbreaks
Wilson, N., Bennett, J., Grout, L., Russell, J., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2021, September). Intensifying Covid-19 control measures: 5 measures for faster elimination and 5 measures to prevent future outbreaks. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/intensifying-covid-19-control-measures-5-measures-for-faster-elimination-and-5-measures-to-prevent-future-outbreaks
Wilson, N., Grout, L., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2021, May). How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/how-to-best-describe-nzs-border-control-problems-around-covid-19-with-a-possible-typology
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Nghiem, N., Summers, J., Grout, L., Edwards, R. (2021, September). A Smokefree Aotearoa: Could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/a-smokefree-aotearoa-could-taking-the-nicotine-out-of-smoked-tobacco-products-help-us-get-there
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Summers, J., Ouakrim, D. A., Waa, A., Edwards, R., Blakely, T. (2021, November). Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/vaping-needs-much-tighter-regulation-as-we-approach-smokefree-aotearoa-2025-two-new-studies/
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2021, April). More evidence that elimination is the best COVID-19 control strategy for health and the economy. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/more-evidence-that-elimination-is-the-best-covid-19-control-strategy-for-health-and-the-economy/
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Grout, L., Baker, M. (2021, August). Five potential enhancements of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/five-potential-enhancements-of-covid-19-outbreak-control-in-aotearoa-nz
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A. (2021, May). Improving NZ government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions including a proposal for depoliticisation. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/improving-nz-government-communication-about-covid-19-five-suggestions-including-a-proposal-for-depoliticisation
Baker, M., Crengle, S., Tukuitonga, C., Helm, S., Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N. (2021, October). Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/five-actions-to-support-new-zealands-covid-19-response-with-a-focus-on-auckland/
Summers, J., Ussher, J., Moreland, N., Grout, L., Wilson, N., Baker, M. (2021, October). Using rapid antigen tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/how-rapid-antigen-tests-might-improve-covid-19-control-in-aotearoa-nz/
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2021, October). The need for an updated strategic approach to Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-need-for-an-updated-strategic-approach-to-covid-19-control-in-aotearoa-nz/
2020
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Schwehm, M., Verrall, A. J., Parry, M., Baker, M. G., & Eichner, M. (2020). Detecting the re-emergent COVID-19 pandemic after elimination: Modelling study of combined primary care and hospital surveillance. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1524), 28-39. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Boyd, M. J., Wilson, N., & Nelson, C. (2020). Validation analysis of Global Health Security Index (GHSI) scores 2019. BMJ Global Health, 5, e003276. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003276
Blakely, T., Moss, R., Collins, J., Mizdrak, A., Singh, A., Carvalho, N., Wilson, N., … Flaxman, A. (2020). Proportional multistate lifetable modelling of preventive interventions: Concepts, code and worked examples. International Journal of Epidemiology, 49(5), 1624-1636. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa132
Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Kvalsvig, A., Chambers, T., & Baker, M. (2020). Public health aspects of the Covid-19 response and opportunities for the post-pandemic era. Policy Quarterly, 16(3), 20-24.
Teng, A., Puloka, V., Genç, M., Filimoehala, O., Latu, C., Lolomana'ia, M., … Signal, L., & Wilson, N. (2020). Sweetened beverage taxes and changes in beverage price, imports and manufacturing: Interrupted time series analysis in a middle-income country. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 17, 90. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-00980-1
Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C., Mizdrak, A., Waterlander, W., Nghiem, N., Swinburn, B., Wilson, N., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2020). The effect of food taxes and subsidies on population health and health costs: A modelling study. Lancet Public Health, 5(7), e404-e413. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30116-x
Mizdrak, A., Telfer, K., Direito, A., Cobiac, L. J., Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C. L., & Wilson, N. (2020). Health gain, cost impacts, and cost-effectiveness of a mass media campaign to promote smartphone apps for physical activity: Modeling study. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 8(6), e18014. doi: 10.2196/18014
Abeling, S., Horspool, N., Johnston, D., Dizhur, D., Wilson, N., Clement, C., & Ingham, J. (2020). Patterns of earthquake-related mortality at a whole-country level: New Zealand, 1840-2017. Earthquake Spectra, 36(1), 138-163. doi: 10.1177/8755293019878190
Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C., Petrović-van der Deen, F., Cobiac, L. J., Mizdrak, A., Mackenbach, J. P., … Wilson, N. (2020). Prospective impact of tobacco eradication and overweight and obesity eradication on future morbidity and health-adjusted life expectancy: Simulation study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 74, 354-361. doi: 10.1136/jech-2019-213091
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2020). The prioritization of island nations as refuges from extreme pandemics. Risk Analysis, 40(2), 227-239. doi: 10.1111/risa.13398
Boyd, M., Kvizhinadze, G., Kho, A., Wilson, G., & Wilson, N. (2020). Cataract surgery for falls prevention and improving vision: Modelling the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness in a high-income country. Injury Prevention, 26, 302-309. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043184
Journal - Research Other
Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2020). Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases. BMJ, 371, m4907. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4907
Nghiem, N., Mizdrak, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Increased unemployment from the COVID-19 pandemic, what might be the adverse impacts on cardiovascular disease in Aotearoa/New Zealand and how might this be prevented? New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1526), 89-98. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Summers, J., Cheng, H.-Y., Lin, H.-H., Telfar Barnard, L., Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2020). Potential lessons from the Taiwan and New Zealand health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 4, 100044. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100044
Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2020). The covid-19 elimination debate needs correct data. BMJ, 371, m3883. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3883
Blakely, T., Thompson, J., Carvalho, N., Bablani, L., Wilson, N., & Stevenson, M. (2020). The probability of the 6-week lockdown in Victoria (commencing 9 July 2020) achieving elimination of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Medical Journal of Australia, 213(8), 349-351.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50786
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2020). Smoke-free cars legislation: It works but New Zealand should still rigorously evaluate its upcoming law. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1520), 106-110. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., & Anglemyer, A. (2020). Successful elimination of Covid-19 transmission in New Zealand. New England Journal of Medicine, 383(8), e56. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2025203
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2020). Existential risks to humanity should concern international policymakers and more could be done in considering them at the international governance level. Risk Analysis, 40(11), 2303-2312. doi: 10.1111/risa.13566
Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., Chan, L., Febery, S., Roberts, S., Betty, B., & Baker, M. G. (2020). Mass masking: An alternative to a second lockdown in Aotearoa. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1517), 8-13. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Boyd, M., Baker, M. G., Nelson, C., & Wilson, N. (2020). The 2019 Global Health Security Index (GHSI) and its implications for New Zealand and Pacific regional health security. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1516), 83-92. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. G. (2020). Case-fatality risk estimates for COVID-19 calculated by using a lag time for fatality. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(6), 1339-1341. doi: 10.3201/eid2606.200320
Boyd, M., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2020). Border closure for island nations? Analysis of pandemic and bioweapon-related threats suggests some scenarios warrant drastic action. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44(2), 89-91. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12991
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Verrall, A. J., Telfar-Barnard, L., & Wilson, N. (2020). New Zealand's elimination strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic and what is required to make it work. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1512), 10-14. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Te Morenga, L., Mackay, S., Gerritsen, S., Cleghorn, C., Jones, A. C., & Swinburn, B. (2020). Food taxes and subsidies to protect health: Relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1511), 71-85. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Delany, L., & Thomson, G. W. (2020). Smokefree laws and hospitality settings: An example from New Zealand of a deficient approach [Research letter]. Tobacco Control, 29, 460. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055215
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Steele, C., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2020). Child and adolescent dietary interventions for obesity and non-communicable disease: A review of health economic modelling studies. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 825). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Smith, M., Stanley, J., Barr, M., Chambers, T., Balina, A., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Wilson, N., & Signal, L. (2020). Children's healthy and unhealthy beverage availability, purchase and consumption: A wearable camera study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 702). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Hoenink, J., Beulens, J., Blakely, T., Mackenbach, J., Ni Mhurchu, C., Waterlander, W., Wilson, N., & Nghiem, N. (2020). Impact of food taxes on purchasing of close substitute foods: Analysis of a large randomized experiment in a virtual supermarket. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 671). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Teng, A., Puloka, V., Filimoehala, O., Latu, C., Lolomana'ia, M., Osornprasop, S., Genç, M., Signal, L., & Wilson, N. (2020). Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in the Pacific with evaluation results from Tonga. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 415). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Freeman, L., Wilson, N., Teng, A., & Jones, A. (2020). Sugar-sweetened beverage tax pass-through rates: A systematic review. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 413). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., & Wilson, N. (2020, December). The COVID-19 elimination strategy: Implications and opportunities for New Zealand [Invited]. Verbal presentation at the 6th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, [Online].
Commissioned Report for External Body
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Gray, L., Verrall, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Potential preventive interventions for the “Stamp it out” and “Manage it” phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 16p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-reports
Wilson, N., Puloka, V., & Baker, M. (2020). What New Zealand could potentially offer to selected Pacific Island jurisdictions to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 13p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-reports
Telfar Barnard, L., Wilson, N., Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. (2020). Modelled estimates for the spread and health impact of Covid-19 in New Zealand: Revised preliminary report to the NZ Ministry of Health. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 15p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. (2020). Rationale for border control interventions and options to prevent or delay the arrival of Covid-19 in New Zealand: Final commissioned report for the New Zealand Ministry of Health. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 10p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2020). Potential age-specific health impacts from uncontrolled spread ofthe COVID-19 pandemic on the New Zealand population using the CovidSIM model: Report to the NZ Ministry of Health. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 10p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. (2020). Potential health impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic for New Zealand if eradication fails: Report to the NZ Ministry of Health. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 22p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Gray, L., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2020). Supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response: Surveillance and outbreak analytics. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 33p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
Wilson, N. (2020). Potential worse case health impacts from Covid-19 pandemic for New Zealand if eradication fails: Report to the NZ Ministry of Health. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 8p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Cleghorn, C., Mizdrak, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Health gains, health inequality impacts, and health system cost savings–associated with modelled reductions in type 2 diabetes incidence. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Telfer, K., Wilson, N., Direito, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2020). Technical report for BODE3 intervention parameter selection: Mobile health for physical activity: Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE3) [Public Health Monograph Series No. 38: Version 1.0]. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Wilson, N., Jones, A. C., Teng, A., & Thomson, G. (2020). Attacks on statues associated with social injustice and militarism: New Zealand as a case study. SocArXiv. doi: 10.31235/osf.io/e6agq
Wilson, N., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. G. (2020). Estimating the case fatality risk of COVID-19 using cases from outside China. medRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2020.02.15.20023499
Other Research Output
Cleghorn, C., Grout, L., Mizdrak, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings? The Briefing, (6 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/preventing-diabetes-what-does-latest-modelling-evidence-tell-us-about-health-gains-and
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. (2020, October). How to systematically reduce the border failure risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/how-to-systematically-reduce-the-border-failure-risk-for-covid-19-in-aotearoa-nz/
Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., D'Souza, A., Baker, M. (2020, August). Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/children-and-young-people-and-covid-19-the-urgent-need-for-improved-guidance-in-nz/
Wilson, N., Febery, S., Chan, L., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2020, May). Why a "mouth and nose" lockdown with masks might help avoid a "full body" lockdown at home. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2020/05/20/why-a-mouth-and-nose-lockdown-with-masks-might-help-avoid-a-full-body-lockdown-at-home/#more-4722
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Thomson, G., Kvalsvig, A., Boyd, M., Baker, M. (2020, June). Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2020/06/11/five-key-reasons-why-nz-should-have-an-official-inquiry-into-the-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic
Wilson, N., Mizdrak, A., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2020, July). Weekly deaths declined in NZ's lockdown: But we still don’t know exactly why. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2020/07/10/weekly-deaths-declined-in-nzs-lockdown-but-we-still-dont-know-exactly-why
Wilson, N., Chambers, T., Kvalsvig, A., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2020, July). NZ's "Team of 5 million" has achieved the lowest COVID-19 death rate in the OECD: But there are still gaps in our pandemic response. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2020/07/22/nzs-team-of-5-million-has-achieved-the-lowest-covid-19-death-rate-in-the-oecd-but-there-are-still-gaps-in-our-pandemic-response
Wilson, N., Summers, J. Anglemyer, A. Blakely, T., Baker, M. (2020, August). NZ’s COVID-19 response compared to selected other jurisdictions: Australia, Taiwan and the United States. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2020/08/26/nzs-covid-19-response-compared-to-selected-other-jurisdictions-australia-taiwan-and-the-united-states/
2019
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Davies, A., Brewer, N., Nghiem, N., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2019). Can cost-effectiveness results be combined into a coherent league table? Case study from one high-income country. Population Health Metrics, 10, 10. doi: 10.1186/s12963-019-0192-x
Nghiem, N., Knight, J., Mizdrak, A., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2019). Preventive pharmacotherapy for cardiovascular disease: A modelling study considering health gain, costs, and cost-effectiveness when stratifying by absolute risk. Scientific Reports, 9, 19562. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55372-8
Wilson, N., Turner, N., & Baker, M. G. (2019). One hundred years ago in 1919: New Zealand's birth reduction shock associated with an influenza pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1507), 57-62. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Gurram, N., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Hoek, J. (2019). Electronic cigarette online marketing by New Zealand vendors. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1506), 20-33. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Cobiac, L. J., Mizdrak, A., & Nghiem, N. (2019). Achieving healthy and sustainable diets: A review of the results of recent mathematical optimization studies. Advances in Nutrition, 10(Suppl. 4), S389-S403. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz037
Cleghorn, C. L., Wilson, N., Nair, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2019). Health benefits and costs of weight-loss dietary counselling by nurses in primary care: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 23(1), 83-93. doi: 10.1017/s1368980019002945
Gage, R., Wilson, N., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2019). Shade in playgrounds: Findings from a nationwide survey and implications for urban health policy. Journal of Public Health, 27(5), 669-674. doi: 10.1007/s10389-018-0990-9
Nee-Nee, J., Sutherland, K., Holland, R., Wilson, M., Ackland, S., Bocock, C., Cartmell, A., Earp, J., Grove, C., Hewson, C., Jeffries, W., Keefe, L., Lockyer, J., Patel, S., Quintans, M., Robbie, M., Teape, L., Yang, J., Wilson, N., Hoek, J., & Thomson, G. (2019). Tobacco pack display at hospitality venues after the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging in New Zealand: A field observation study. BMJ Open, 9, e027868. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027868
Waterlander, W. E., Jiang, Y., Nghiem, N., Eyles, H., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Genç, M., … Blakely, T. (2019). The effect of food price changes on consumer purchases: A randomised experiment. Lancet Public Health, 4(8), e394-e405. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30105-7
Teng, A. M., Jones, A. C., Mizdrak, A., Signal, L., Genç, M., & Wilson, N. (2019). Impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on purchases and dietary intake: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 20, 1187-1204. doi: 10.1111/obr.12868
Thomson, G., Nee-Nee, J., Sutherland, K., Holland, R., Wilson, M., & Wilson, N. (2019). Observed vaping and smoking in outdoor public places: Piloting objective data collection for policies on outdoor vaping. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(4), 401-402. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12907
Clement, C., Abeling, S., Deely, J., Teng, A., Thomson, G., Johnston, D., & Wilson, N. (2019). Descriptive epidemiology of New Zealand's highest mortality earthquake: Hawke's Bay in 1931. Scientific Reports, 9, 4914. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-41432-6
Nghiem, N., Leung, W., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2019). Mass media promotion of a smartphone smoking cessation app: Modelled health and cost-saving impacts. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 283. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6605-8
Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Crothers, A., Cleghorn, C. L., Gartner, C., & Blakely, T. (2019). Potential country-level health and cost impacts of legalizing domestic sale of vaporized nicotine products. Epidemiology, 30(3), 396-404. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000975
Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., Nair, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2019). Health benefits and cost-effectiveness from promoting smartphone apps for weight loss: Multistate life table modeling. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 7(1), e11118. doi: 10.2196/11118
Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., Wilson, N., Neal, B., & Eyles, H. (2019). Estimating the health benefits and cost-savings of a cap on the size of single serve sugar-sweetened beverages. Preventive Medicine, 120, 150-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.01.009
Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Blakely, T., Kvizhinadze, G., Cleghorn, C. L., Cobiac, L. J., & Wilson, N. (2019). Restricting tobacco sales to only pharmacies combined with cessation advice: A modelling study of the future smoking prevalence, health and cost impacts. Tobacco Control, 28, 643-650. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054600
Cobiac, L. J., Mizdrak, A., & Wilson, N. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of raising alcohol excise taxes to reduce the injury burden of road traffic crashes. Injury Prevention, 25, 421-427. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042914
Deverall, E., Kvizhinadze, G., Pega, F., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2019). Exercise programmes to prevent falls among older adults: Modelling health gain, cost-utility and equity impacts. Injury Prevention, 25(4), 258-263. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042309
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Jones, A. C., Rice, G., & Thomson, G. (2019). Epidemiology of major disasters in New Zealand as revealed by disaster memorials. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1507), 104-107. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Horrocks, J., & Wilson, N. (2019). "Beasts": New Zealand's utility vehicles: Their climate change emissions and macho marketing. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1507), 90-99. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Boyd, M., Kho, A., Wilson, N., & Wilson, G. (2019). Expediting cataract surgery in New Zealand is cost-effective for falls prevention and improving vision: So what might be the next steps? New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1501), 73-78. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2019). Mass shooting in Christchurch and the epidemiology of sudden mass fatality events in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1494), 68-70. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Harper, G. (2019). Lifespan of New Zealand Second World War veterans from one large cemetery: The case for a national-level study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1491), 96-98. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2019). Smokefree signage at railway stations: A survey of 54 stations in 11 local government areas. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1490), 59-61. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Teng, A., Signal, L., & Wilson, N. (2019). Impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in the Pacific. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting: Healthy People, Healthy Planet. (pp. 60). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from http://isbnpa2019.venuewest.com
Wilson, N. (2019). License to swill: James Bond's problem drinking over six decades. Proceedings of the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.iuhpe2019.com
Wilson, N. (2019). What plans and emergency laws might be required to facilitate successful rapid border closure for island nations faced with severe pandemic threats? Proceedings of the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.iuhpe2019.com
Wilson, N. (2019). Achieving healthy and sustainable diets: A review of recent studies using optimisation modelling. Proceedings of the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.iuhpe2019.com
Wilson, N. (2019). Health promotion by more effective pack regulation: Reduction in tobacco pack display at hospitality venues after the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging with new pictorial warnings. Proceedings of the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.iuhpe2019.com
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., Jones, A., Kvizhinadze, G., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Wilson, N. (2019). Feasible diet intervention options to improve health and save costs for the New Zealand population. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago. 13p. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth
Other Research Output
Wilson, N., Petrović-van der Deen, F., Cleghorn, C., Gartner, C., & Blakely, T. (2019). Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ: But how does this compare with other options? The Briefing, (24 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/vaping-very-likely-be-improving-health-nz-how-does-compare-other-options
Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Eyles, H. (2019). Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts. The Briefing, (31 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/limiting-size-single-serve-sugary-drinks-new-nz-study-health-and-cost-impacts
Wilson, N., Jones, A., Thomson, G. (2019, April).Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, cycling, tobacco, nutrition and cannabis University of Otago Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2019/04/08/lessons-from-canada-for-nz-carbon-cycling-tobacco-nutrition-and-cannabis/
Wilson, N. (2019, December). Licence to swill: Drinking by James Bond over six decades. Department of Public Health Seminar Series, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
Teng, A., Wilson, N., Signal, L., Genç, M., Puloka, V., Tairea, K. (2019). Impact of sugar-sweetened beverage tariffs and excise on taxed and untaxed beverage trade volumes to the Cook Islands and Tonga: Pre-analysis study protocol. University of Otago. Version 1.0. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth/otago039299.html
2018
Journal - Research Article
Summers, J. A., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2018). New Zealand's experience of the 1918-9 influenza pandemic: A systematic review after 100 years. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1487), 54-69. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Edwards, R., Waa, A., & Blakely, T. (2018). Modelling the number of quitters needed to achieve New Zealand's Smokefree 2025 goal for Māori and non-Māori. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1487), 30-37. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Smith, M., Stanley, J., Signal, L., Barr, M., Chambers, T., Balina, A., … Wilson, N. (2018). Children's healthy and unhealthy beverage availability, purchase and consumption: A wearable camera study. Appetite, 133, 240-251. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.004
Boyd, M., Mansoor, O. D., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2018). Economic evaluation of border closure for a generic severe pandemic threat using New Zealand Treasury methods. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(5), 444-446. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12818
Rzotkiewicz, A., Pearson, A. L., Dougherty, B. V., Shortbridge, A., & Wilson, N. (2018). Systematic review of the use of Google Street View in health research: Major themes, strengths, weaknesses and possibilities for future research. Health & Place, 52, 240-246. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.07.001
Tinawi, G., Gray, T., Knight, T., Glass, C., Domanski, N., Wilson, N., Hoek, J., & Thomson, G. (2018). Highly deficient alcohol health warning labels in a high-income country with a voluntary system. Drug & Alcohol Review, 37(5), 616-626. doi: 10.1111/dar.12814
Gage, R., Wilson, N., Signal, L., Barr, M., Reeder, A., & Thomson, G. (2018). Using Google Earth to assess shade for sun protection in urban recreation spaces: Methods and results. Journal of Health Communication, 43, 1061-1068. doi: 10.1007/s10900-018-0522-0
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2018). Just ask Siri? A pilot study comparing smartphone digital assistants and laptop Google searches for smoking cessation advice. PLoS ONE, 13(3), e0194811. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194811
Blakely, T., Disney, G., Valeri, L., Atkinson, J., Teng, A., Wilson, N., & Gurrin, L. (2018). Socioeconomic and tobacco mediation of ethnic inequalities in mortality over time: Repeated census-mortality cohort studies, 1981 to 2011. Epidemiology, 29(4), 506-516. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000842
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Boyd, M., Teng, A., Woodward, A., & Blakely, T. (2018). The long history of health inequality in New Zealand: Occupational class and lifespan in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(2), 175-179. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12765
Cleghorn, C. L., Blakely, T., Kvizhinadze, G., van der Deen, F. S., Nghiem, N., Cobiac, L. J., & Wilson, N. (2018). Impact of increasing tobacco taxes on working-age adults: Short-term health gain, health equity and cost savings. Tobacco Control, 27(e2), e167-e170. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053914
Wilson, N., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2018). Surveying all public drinking water fountains in a city: Outdoor field observations and Google Street View. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(1), 83-85. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12730
Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Leung, W., Nair, N., van der Deen, F. S., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2018). A national quitline service and its promotion in the mass media: Modelling the health gain, health equity and cost-utility. Tobacco Control, 27(4), 434-441. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053660
Wilson, N., McIntyre, M., Blaschke, P., Muellner, P., Mansoor, O. D., & Baker, M. G. (2018). Potential public health benefits from eradicating rats in New Zealand cities and a tentative research agenda. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 84(4), 280-290. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2017.1343193
van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Kvizhinadze, G., Cobiac, L. J., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2018). Impact of five tobacco endgame strategies on future smoking prevalence, population health and health system costs: Two modelling studies to inform the tobacco endgame. Tobacco Control, 27(3), 278-286. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053585
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O. D., & Baker, M. G. (2018). The first analytic evidence for socio-economic gradients in 1918 pandemic influenza mortality rates for New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1486), 50-53. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Summers, J. A., Harper, G., Horrocks, J., & Roberts, E. (2018). The health impacts of the First World War on New Zealand: A summary and a remaining research agenda. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(6), 516-518. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12837
Wilson, N., Jones, A. C., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2018). Preventing cardiovascular disease in New Zealand: Making better use of statins but also tobacco control, changing the food supply and other strategies. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1484), 61-67. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Shanks, G. D., Wilson, N., Kippen, R., & Brundage, J. F. (2018). Host and viral genetic diversity can help explain mortality during the 1918–21 influenza pandemic in the Pacific region: Authors' reply. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18(8), 834. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30416-X
Shanks, G. D., Wilson, N., Kippen, R., & Brundage, J. F. (2018). The unusually diverse mortality patterns in the Pacific region during the 1918–21 influenza pandemic: Reflections at the pandemic's centenary. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18(10), e323-e332. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30178-6
Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., & Wilson, N. (2018). Restricting tobacco sales to only pharmacies as an endgame strategy: Are pharmacies likely to opt in? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(2), 219-220. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12764
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2018). Playground drinking fountains in 17 local government areas: Survey methods and results. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1469), 69-74. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Scott, J., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2018). Improving New Zealand's preparations for the next pandemic. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(1), 3-6. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12736
Wilson, N., Pearson, A. L., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2018). Actual and potential use of Google Street View for studying tobacco issues: A brief review. Tobacco Control, 27(3), 339-340. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053723
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N., Tucker, A., Heath, D., & Scarborough, P. (2018). Licence to swill: James Bond's drinking over six decades. Medical Journal of Australia, 209(11), 495-500. doi: 10.5694/mja18.00947
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wilson, N. (2018). Setting the scene internationally on food price policies, mostly taxes and subsidies. Proceedings of the Tackling Diet-related Disease in New Zealand Symposium: The need, the evidence, the priorities. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth/
Wilson, N., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). Estimated impact of interventions to reduce salt and sugar consumption in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Tackling Diet-related Disease in New Zealand Symposium: The need, the evidence, the priorities. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Wilson, N., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Kvizhinadze, G., & Blakely, T. (2018, November). BODE3 intervention league table: Results for tobacco control interventions. Verbal presentation at the Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wilson, N., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Edwards, R., Waa, A., & Blakely, T. (2018, November). Modelling of Māori/non-Māori quit rates required for 2025. Verbal presentation at the Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thornley, L., & Wilson, N. (2018, December). Threats to water quality from storm and flood events: A seven decade analysis for New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., & Baker, M. G. (2018, December). The 1918 influenza pandemic and persisting lessons for modern day New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Cobiac, L., Mizdrak, A., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Blakely, T. (2018). Dietary counselling: How effective and cost-effective is it? The Briefing, (18 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/dietary-counselling-how-effective-and-cost-effective-it
Blakely, T., Wilson, N., Mizdrak, A., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry. The Briefing, (2 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/and-now-brits-are-doing-it-sugary-drink-tax-levy-industry
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Jones, A., Cobiac, L., Nghiem, N., Mizdrak, A., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). A public health perspective on taxing harmful products. The Briefing, (15 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-health-perspective-taxing-harmful-products
Cleghorn, C., Jones, A., Teng, A., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2018). Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm? The Briefing, (29 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/artificially-sweetened-beverages-what-does-latest-evidence-tell-us-health-benefits-versus
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2018). The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods in now even stronger: New research. The Briefing, (25 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/case-lowering-salt-levels-processed-foods-now-even-stronger-new-research
Wilson, N., Baker, M., Summers, J., Boyd, M. Tiatia, R. (2018, November). A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/a-100-years-ago-today-the-likely-first-nz-death-from-the-1918-influenza-pandemic/
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M. (2018, August). A 100 years ago today: The likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/a-100-years-ago-today-the-likely-first-nz-death-from-the-1918-influenza-pandemic/
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Summers, J.A., Harper, G., Roberts, E. (2018, October). The health impacts of the First World War for NZ: A review. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/the-health-impacts-of-the-first-world-war-for-nz-a-review/
Cook, H. and co-signatories, including Aspinall, C., Baker, M., Ball, J., Brewer, N., Cleghorn, C., Cunningham, R., Donovan, S., D'Souza, A., Edwards, R., Fraser, B., Gage, R., Hoek, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Hurley, K., Kvalsvig, A., Kvizhinadze, G., Lawson-Te Aho, K., McIntyre, M. E., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pierse, N., Purdie, N., Rangiwhetu, L., Reidy, J., Russel, M., Sarfati, D., Shaw, C., Signal, L., Stanley, J., Thornley, L., Viggers, H., White, M., Wilson, N., and Zhang, W. (2018). Revision of the Abortion Law. Submission to New Zealand Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Global tobacco industry. In S. R. Quah & W. Cockerham (Eds.), The International encyclopedia of public health (Vol. 3). (2nd ed.) (pp. 292-300). Oxford, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00463-X
Journal - Research Article
Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2017). Rapid developments in artificial intelligence. Policy Quarterly, 13(4), 36-43.
Wilson, N., MacDonald, E. J., Mansoor, O. D., & Morgan, J. (2017). In bed with Siri and Google Assistant: A comparison of sexual health advice. BMJ, 359, j5635. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5635
Wilson, N., Ferguson, C., Rice, G., Baker, M. G., Schrader, B., Clement, C., & Thomson, G. (2017). Remembering the 1918 influenza pandemic: National suvey of memorials and scope for enhancing educational value around pandemic preparedness. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1465), 53-70. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Smokefree signage at New Zealand racecourses and sports facilities with outdoor stands. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1464), 80-86. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Pega, F., Nair, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Home modification to reduce falls at a health district level: Modeling health gain, health inequalities and health costs. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0184538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184538
Teng, A., Atkinson, J., Disney, G., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Changing smoking-mortality association over time and across social groups: National census-mortality cohort studies from 1981 to 2011. Scientific Reports, 7, 11465 . doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11785-x
McLeod, M., Kvizhinadze, G., Boyd, M., Barendregt, J., Sarfati, D., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Colorectal cancer screening: How health gains and cost-effectiveness vary by ethnic group, the impact on health inequalities, and the optimal age range to screen. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 26(9), 1391-1400. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0150
Boyd, M., Baker, M. G., Mansoor, O. D., Kvizhinadze, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Protecting an island nation from extreme pandemic threats: Proof-of-concept around border closure as an intervention. PLoS ONE, 12(6), e0178732. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178732
Disney, G., Teng, A., Atkinson, J., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Changing ethnic inequalities in mortality in New Zealand over 30 years: Linked cohort studies with 68.9 million person-years of follow-up. Population Health Metrics, 15, 15. doi: 10.1186/s12963-017-0132-6
Wilson, N., Morales, A., Guy, N., & Thomson, G. (2017). Marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in New Zealand 1900 to 2015: The basic epidemiology. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41(3), 275-279. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12652
Teng, A. M., Kvizhinadze, G., Nair, N., McLeod, M., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). A screening program to test and treat for Helicobacter pylori infection: Cost-utility analysis by age, sex and ethnicity. BMC Infectious Diseases, 17(1), 156. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2259-2
Teng, A. M., Atkinson, J., Disney, G., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Changing socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality: Cohort study with 54 million person-years follow-up 1981-2011. International Journal of Cancer, 140(6), 1306-1316. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30555
Pearson, A. L., Cleghorn, C. L., van der Deen, F. S., Cobiac, L. J., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2017). Tobacco retail outlet restrictions: Health and cost impacts from multistate life-table modelling in a national population. Tobacco Control, 26(5), 579-585. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052846
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2017). Surveying all outdoor smokefree signage in contrasting suburbs: Methods and results. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 28(3), 264-265. doi: 10.1071/HE16079
Wilson, N., & Harper, G. (2017). New Zealand's peak year for wartime mortality burden: The important role of the Battles of Messines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele) in 1917. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1463), 58-62. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Local and regional smokefree and tobacco-free action in New Zealand:Highlights and directions. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1462), 89-100. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Smokefree signage at children's playgrounds: Field observations and comparisons with Google Street View [Short report]. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 15, 37. doi: 10.1186/s12971-017-0143-x
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2017). Should e-cigarette use be included in indoor smoking bans? Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 95, 540-541. doi: 10.2471/blt.16.186536
van der Deen, F. S., & Wilson, N. (2017). A wealth of tobacco control research in New Zealand: Time for the New Zealand Government to do its bit. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1456), 6-9. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., Martin, J., Gifford, H., Parata, K., & Wilson, N. (2017). A case study of smokefree outdoor policy options for a city. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41(4), 448-449. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12665
Pega, F., Gilsanz, P., Kawachi, I., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Cumulative receipt of an anti-poverty tax credit for families did not impact tobacco smoking among parents. Social Science & Medicine, 179, 160-165. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.001
Swinburn, B., Vandevijvere, S., on behalf of submitting health professors, including Hornblow, A., Taylor, B., Drummond, B., Murdoch, D., Mangin, D., Sarfati, D., Sellman, D., Sopoaga, F., Thomson, G., Abel, G., Hoek, J., Connor, J., Krebs, J., Mann, J., McCall, J., Broughton, J., Toop, L., Signal, L., Beckert, L., Farella, M., Baker, M., Keall, M., Skeaff, M., Thomson, M., Wilson, N., Chandler, N., Priest, P., Brunton, P., Crampton, P., Gendall, P., Howden-Chapman, P., Taylor, R., Edwards, R., Gauld, R., McGee, R., Mulder, R., Derrett, S., Hales, S., Pullon, S., & Blakely, T. (2017). Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: Will it make a difference? New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 94-101. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N., & Tucker, A. (2017). Die Another Day: James Bond's smoking over six decades. Tobacco Control, 26, 489-490. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053426
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Smith, M., Zhou, J., Wilson, N., Signal, L., Stanley, J., Barr, M., Chambers, T., … Duane, A. (2017). Drink up: Determining the nature of children's beverage environments using wearable cameras. Journal of Dental Research, 96(Spec. Iss. B). Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org
Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Baker, M., Mansoor, O., & Kvizhinadze, G. (2017). Modelling the potential costs and benefits of protecting an island nation from extreme pandemic threats. Proceedings of the 3rd One Health Aotearoa Symposium. Retrieved from https://onehealth.org.nz
Smith, M., Stanley, J., Barr, M., Chambers, T., Balina, A., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Wilson, N., & Signal, L. (2017). Drink-up: Determining the nature and extent of children's beverage consumption using wearable cameras. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. (pp. 452-453). ISBNPA. Retrieved from https://www.isbnpa.org
Waterlander, W., Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., Genc, M., … Ni Mhurchu, C. (2017). Determining price elasticity values for studying food taxes and subsidies by combining experimental methods, econometric models, and stimulation modelling: The Price exam study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. (pp. 74). ISBNPA. Retrieved from https://www.isbnpa.org
Mansoor, O., Boyd, M., Baker, M., Kvizhinadze, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Going against the stream: Closing the border in island nations to prevent severe pandemic threats. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop. (pp. 41). NZCPHM. Retrieved from https://www.nzcphm.org.nz/
Wilson, N. (2017). Cardiovascular disease in New Zealand: Ending the epidemic and improving health equity [Keynote]. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop. (pp. 8). NZCPHM. Retrieved from https://www.nzcphm.org.nz/
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2017). Health promotion opportunities: Smokefree signage at sports facilities and racecourses with outdoor stands. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association (PHA) Conference. 72. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/phanz17
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Gage, R. (2017). Healthy playgrounds: Simple methods to gather data for monitoring health risks and for advocacy. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association (PHA) Conference. 73. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/phanz17
Smith, M., Balina, A., Stanley, J., Barr, M., Chambers, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Wilson, N., & Signal, L. (2017). Drink-up: Determining the nature and extent of children's beverage consumption using wearable cameras. Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Public Health. Retrieved from https://wcph2017.entegyapp.com/Page/28/782/26/1459
Wilson, N. (2017). The worst year of the War: Patterns of death amongst New Zealand military forces in 1917. Proceedings of the Myriad Faces of War Symposium: 1917 and its Legacy. (pp. 57). Retrieved from http://myriadfaces.org/
Pearson, A., Cleghorn, C., van der Deen, F. S., Cobiac, L., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2017). Reduced access to tobacco retailers: Modelling health, equity and cost impacts at a national. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 337). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Leung, W., Cleghorn, C., Nair, N., van der Deen, F. S., & Blakely, T. (2017). Mass media and quitline combined: Modelling the health gain (QALYS), equity impacts and health cost savings. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 305-306). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
Wilson, N., Pearson, A., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2017). Actual and potential use of google street view for studying tobacco issues: A review. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 291-292). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
Gartner, C., & Wilson, N. (2017). Systematic review of biomarker studies on e-cigarettes. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 263). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
Gifford, H., Thomson, G., Martin, J., Parata, K., & Wilson, N. (2017). Issues and options for progress towards a smokefree city: A case study for smokefree outdoor policies. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 233). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
van der Deen, F. S., & Wilson, N. (2017). Pharmacists' views on restricting tobacco and e-cigarettes sales to pharmacies only: A cross-sectional survey in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 193-194). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Kvizhinadze, G., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2017). Can endgame interventions achieve a tobacco-free world by 2040? And with what QALY gains and cost savings? Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 98). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., Kvizhinadze, G., Atkinson, J., Nair, N., Mizdrak, A., & van der Deen, F. S. (2017). Guide for ensuring high quality of modelling outputs in the BODE3 programme. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago. 22p. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth
Other Research Output
van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Cobiac, L., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame. The Briefing, (28 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/only-eight-more-years-go-2025-time-nz-government-step-its-tobacco-endgame
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., van der Deen, F. S., & Blakely, T. (2017). NZ's Quitline service is value-for-money: But how does it compare with other tobacco control actions in a league table? The Briefing, (20 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/nzs-quitline-service-value-money-how-does-it-compare-other-tobacco-control-actions-league
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Cleghorn, C., Baker, M., Shaw, C., Chapman, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2017). Climate change and recent actions of NZ political parties. The Briefing, (14 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/climate-change-and-recent-actions-nz-political-parties
Teng, A., McLeod, M., Blakely, T., Wilson, N. (2017, April). Is it time to pilot a test and treat programme for reducing the stomach cancer burden and inequalities in NZ? University of Otago Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2017/04/18/is-it-time-to-pilot-a-test-and-treat-programme-for-reducing-the-stomach-cancer-burden-and-inequalities-in-nz/
Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Mansoor, O., & Baker, M. G. (2017, June). Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ? Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2017/06/26/can-pandemic-threats-justify-border-closure-for-island-nations-like-nz/
2016
Journal - Research Article
Teng, A. M., Atkinson, J., Disney, G., Wilson, N., Sarfati, D., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2016). Ethnic inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality: Census-linked cohort studies with 87 million years of person-time follow-up. BMC Cancer, 16, 755. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2781-4
Ball, J., Stanley, J., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Edwards, R. (2016). Smoking prevalence in New Zealand from 1996–2015: A critical review of national data sources to inform progress toward the Smokefree 2025 goal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 11-22. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Pega, F., & Wilson, N. (2016). A systematic review of health economic analyses of housing improvement interventions and insecticide-treated bednets in the home. PLoS ONE, 11(6), e0151812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151812
Pega, F., Kvizhinadze, G., Blakely, T., Atkinson, J., & Wilson, N. (2016). Home safety assessment and modification to reduce injurious falls in community-dwelling older adults: Cost-utility and equity analysis. Injury Prevention, 22(6), 420-426. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-041999
Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., & Wilson, N. (2016). The health gains and cost savings of dietary salt reduction interventions, with equity and age distributional aspects. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 423. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3102-1
Clews, C., Brajkovich-Payne, R., Dwight, E., Fauzul, A. A., Burton, M., Carleton, O., Cook, J., Deroles, C., Faulkner, R., Furniss, M., Herewini, A., Huband, D., Jones, N., Kim, C. W., Stanley, J., Li, A., Wilson, N., Lu, J., & Thomson, G. (2016). Alcohol in urban streetscapes: A comparison of the use of Google Street View and on-street observation. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 442. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3115-9
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Eyles, H., Ni Mhurchu, C., Shields, E., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., & Blakely, T. (2016). Modeling health gains and cost savings for ten dietary salt reduction targets. Nutrition Journal, 15, 44. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0161-1
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Ryan, S., Cleghorn, C., Nair, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). Desiging low-cost "heart healthy bread": Optimization using linear programming and 15-country comparison. BMC Nutrition, 2, 23. doi: 10.1186/s40795-016-0062-x
Gendall, P., Eckert, C., Hoek, J., Farley, T., Louviere, J., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2016). Estimating the 'consumer surplus' for branded versus standardised tobacco packaging. Tobacco Control, 25(6), 641-647. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052488
McFadden, A. M. J., Muellner, P., Baljinnyam, Z., Vink, D., & Wilson, N. (2016). Use of multicriteria risk ranking of zoonotic diseases in a developing country: Case study of Mongolia. Zoonoses & Public Health, 63(2), 138-151. doi: 10.1111/zph.12214
Journal - Research Other
Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2016). The benefits of constraining processed meat and red meat consumption in New Zealand: A public health perspective. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1445), 115-121. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Metcalfe, S., Baker, M. G., Freeman, J., Wilson, N., Murray, P., for the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine, and the New Zealand Medical Association. (2016). Combating antimicrobial resistance demands nation-wide action and global governance. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1444), 8-14. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). A continuation of 10% annual tobacco tax increases until 2020: Modelling results for smoking prevalence by sex and ethnicity. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1441), 94-97. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Ramachandran, N., Wilson, N., & Wilson, G. A. (2016). Is New Zealand’s visual acuity screening programme in school-age children justified? New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1440), 137-138. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Delany, L., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2016). Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa New Zealand 2025 goal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 68-76. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Nisa, S., Clement, C., & Baker, M. G. (2016). Did exposure to a severe outbreak of pandemic influenza in 1918 impact on long-term survival? [Short report]. Epidemiology & Infection, 144(15), 3166-3169. doi: 10.1017/S0950268816001606
Waterlander, W. E., Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Eyles, H., Genc, M., Wilson, N., … Ni Mhurchu, C. (2016). Study protocol: Combining experimental methods, econometrics and simulation modelling to determine price elasticities for studying food taxes and subsidies (The Price ExaM Study). BMC Public Health, 16, 601. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3277-5
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2016). Survey of smokefree signage at playgrounds: The potential value of comparisons with dog control signage. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(4), 395. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12540
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., & Jaine, R. (2016). Could New Zealand's law on "new psychoactive substances" provide lessons for achieving the Smokefree 2050 goal? New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1432), 94-96. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Selak, V., Blakely, T., Knight, J., Nghiem, N., Leung, W., … Jackson, R. (2016). Decision-making in an era of cancer prevention via aspirin: New Zealand needs updated guidelines and risk calculators. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1431), 85-92. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Ball, J., Edwards, R., Waa, A., Bradbrook, S. K., Gifford, H., Cunningham, C., Hoek, J., Blakely, T., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Taylor, S. (2016). Is the NZ Government responding adequately to the Māori Affairs Select Committee's 2010 recommendations on tobacco control? A brief review. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1428), 93-97. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Oliver, J., & Thomson, G. (2016). Ten years of a national law covering smoke-free school grounds: A brief review. Tobacco Control, 25(1), 122. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052127
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Freeman, J., Wilson, N., Metcalfe, S., Murray, P., & Baker, M. (2016). Global governance is a key part of the solution to antimicrobial resistance (response to Gravatt). New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1447), 100-101. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hoek, J., Gendall, P., Eckert, C., Farley, T., Louviere, J., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2016). Impact of standardised packaging relative to a tobacco price increase: Results of two experiments. Proceedings of the 22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 208). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/?page=AnnualMtg
Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., Jaine, R., & Wilson, N. (2016). The world's first regulated legal market for psychoactive substances: Relevance to tobacco control? Proceedings of the 22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 163). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/?page=AnnualMtg
Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Collins, D. (2016). Attitudes to outdoor smokefree policies in the USA and Canada. Proceedings of the 22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 161-162). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/?page=AnnualMtg
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Teng, A. M., Atkinson, J., Disney, G., Wilson, N., Sarfati, D., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2016, September). Ethnic inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality: Census-linked cohort studies with 87 million years of person-time follow-up. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Gurtner, M., & Jaine, R. (2016, October). Researching smoking and tobacco in the real world: Three different methods. Verbal presentation at the ASPIRE Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wilson, N. (2016, October). BODE3 modelling overview: Implications for 2025. Verbal presentation at the Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Delany, L. (2016, August). The ethics of tobacco tax revenue: The case for dedicating tobacco tax revenue to tobacco control. Verbal presentation at the 30th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care: Ethics and Social Determinants of Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Delany, L. (2016, August). The ethics of smokefree policies for outdoor public places. Verbal presentation at the 30th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care: Ethics and Social Determinants of Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Other Research Output
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Teng, A., Beaglehole, R., & Blakely, T. (2016). Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ. The Briefing, (15 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/progress-reducing-retail-availability-sugary-drinks-nz
McDonald, A., Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico. The Briefing, (3 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/taxing-sugary-drinks-empirical-findings-out-mexico
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., Nair, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ. The Briefing, (25 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/low-cost-heart-healthy-bread-nz
Pearson, A., van der Deen, F. S., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T. & Wilson, N. (2016). Progress towards Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: How might tobacco retail restrictions contribute? The Briefing, (18 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/progress-toward-smokefree-aotearoa-2025-how-might-tobacco-retail-restrictions-contribute
Waterlander, W., Wilson, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., Cleghorn, C., McDonald, A., Eyles, H., & Blakely, T. (2016). The UK Government shows leadership with a soft drink tax announcement. The Briefing, (22 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/uk-government-shows-leadership-soft-drink-tax-announcement
Blakely, T., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C. & Cobiac, L. (2016). The Brits are doing it: Likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks. The Briefing, (16 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/brits-are-doing-it-likely-health-benefits-levy-soft-drinks
2015
Chapter in Book - Research
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2015). The global tobacco industry. In M. J. Caplan (Ed.), Reference module in biomedical sciences. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.03201-3
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Blaschke, P., Thomson, G., Nghiem, N., & Horrocks, J. (2015). Public health aspects of feral deer, goats and pigs in New Zealand: A review to inform eradication decisions. New Zealand Geographer, 71(3), 177-188. doi: 10.1111/nzg.12086
Blakely, T., Atkinson, J., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, H., Davies, A., & Wilson, N. (2015). Updated New Zealand health system cost estimates from health events by sex, age and proximity to death: Further improvements in the age of 'big data'. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1422). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Collins, D., & Edwards, R. (2015). Attitudes to smoke-free outdoor regulations in the USA and Canada: A review of 89 surveys. Tobacco Control, 25(5), 506-516. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052426
Blakely, T., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., Pearson, A. L., van der Deen, F. S., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, M., & Wilson, N. (2015). Health, health inequality, and cost impacts of annual increases in tobacco tax: Multistate life table modeling in New Zealand. PLoS Medicine, 12(7), e1001856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001856
Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Nair, N., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2015). How much might a society spend on life-saving interventions at different ages while remaining cost-effective? A case study in a country with detailed data. Population Health Metrics, 13, 15. doi: 10.1186/s12963-015-0052-2
Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., Cobiac, L. J., Pearson, A. L., & Wilson, N. (2015). Health and economic impacts of eight different dietary salt reduction interventions. PLoS ONE, 10(4), e0123915. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123915
Blakely, T., Atkinson, J., Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Davies, A., & Clarke, P. (2015). Patterns of cancer care costs in a country with detailed individual data. Medical Care, 53(4), 302-309. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000330
Cobiac, L. J., Ikeda, T., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2015). Modelling the implications of regular increases in tobacco taxation in the tobacco endgame. Tobacco Control, 24, e154-e160. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051543
Pearson, A. L., van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2015). Theoretical impacts of a range of major tobacco retail outlet reduction interventions: Modelling results in a country with a smoke-free nation goal. Tobacco Control, 24(e1), e32-e38. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051362
Ikeda, T., Cobiac, L., Wilson, N., Carter, K., & Blakely, T. (2015). What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence by 2025? Modelling in a country with a smokefree goal. Tobacco Control, 24(2), 139-145. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051196
Healey, B., Hoek, J., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Taylor, S., & Edwards, R. (2015). Youth exposure to in-vehicle second-hand smoke and their smoking behaviours: Trends and associations in repeated national surveys (2006-2012). Tobacco Control, 24(2), 146-152. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051124
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., Blakely, T., van der Deen, F. S., Caldwell, B., & Crane, J. (2015). Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1425). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Quigley, R., Mansoor, O., Smith, M., & Signal, L. (2015). Mandatory regulation or self-regulation in the age of the Volkswagen saga. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1425). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Patel, R., Sulzberger, L., Li, G., Mair, J., Morley, H., Ng-Wai Shing, M., O'Leary, C., Prakash, A., Robilliard, N., Rutherford, M., Sharpe, C., Shie, C., Sritharan, L., Turnbull, J., Whyte, I., Yu, H., Cleghorn, C., Leung, W., & Wilson, N. (2015). Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation: Quality ranking of 120 apps. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1421). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N. (2015). Commentary on 'Core public health functions for New Zealand'. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1418). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2015). Suboptimal smokefree signage at some hospitals: Field observations and the use of Google Street View. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1415). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Bennett, H., Wilson, N., & Woodward, A. (2015). Time for the New Zealand health sector to divest all investment funds out of fossil fuels. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1414). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Beaglehole, R., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Cunningham, C. (2015). Realignment of tobacco control services: Will it be sufficient to achieve the nation's Smokefree 2025 Goal? New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1413). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2015). The potential of Google Street View for studying smokefree signage. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(3), 295-296. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12361
Collinson, L., Judge, L., Stanley, J., & Wilson, N. (2015). Portrayal of violence, weapons, antisocial behaviour and alcohol: Study of televised music videos in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1410). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N. (2015). Infrastructure for supporting physical activity: A pilot survey of the quality of street-connecting walkways at night. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1410). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2015). The high health burden from alcohol in New Zealand and the need for an appropriate government response. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1409). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Delany, L., Curtis, H., Thomson, G., Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2015). A new smokefree act: What's needed for a real smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 60-61). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Delany, L. (2015). Taming the monsters: The need for strengthened international health law to constrain the multi-national tobacco industry. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 32). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2015). Smokefree outdoor hospitality settings: A crucial location for quitting. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 29). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2015). Signs of life: Smokefree signs at schools and hospitals. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 11). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Cleghorn, C., Cobiac, L., Nghiem, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Blakely, T. (2015). Modelling the QALYS gained and health system cost impacts of food taxes and subsidies in New Zealand: Multistate life table modelling of a sugar sweetened beverage tax and removing GST on fresh fruit and vegetables. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress: "De Gustibus Disputandum Non Est!" Health Economics and Nutrition: An. Retrieved from https://ihea2015.abstractsubmit.org/presentations/search/?terms=cleghorn
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Zhang, J., Lake, R., Sears, A., & Wilson, N. (2015, November). Guillain-Barre Syndrome incidence declines following successful countrywide control of Campylobacteriosis. Verbal presentation at the 18th International Conference on Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Related Organisms (CHRO), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Nair, N., McDonald, A. M., Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2015, November). A screening programme to test and treat H. pylori infection in New Zealand: A cost-utility analysis by age, sex and ethnicity. Keynote presentation at the 18th International Conference on Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Related Organisms (CHRO), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C. & Blakely, T., (2015). Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ's health budget: New research. The Briefing, (3 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/reducing-salt-food-good-health-and-nzs-health-budget-new-research
Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Leung, W., & Mansoor, O. D. (2015). Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation. The Briefing, (6 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/smartphone-apps-weight-loss-and-smoking-cessation
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., Nghiem, N., van der Deen, F. S., & Cleghorn, C. (2015). Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next. The Briefing, (26 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/taxing-tobacco-nz-what-we-know-and-what-could-be-next
Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2015). Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the public health issues. The Briefing, (4 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/red-meat-processed-meat-summarising-public-health-isues
2014
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Summers, J. A., Bannister, J., & Harper, G. (2014). Mortality of first world war military personnel: Comparison of two military cohorts. BMJ, 349, g7168. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7168
van der Deen, F. S., Ikeda, T., Cobiac, L., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2014). Projecting future smoking prevalence to 2025 and beyond in New Zealand using smoking prevalence data from the 2013 Census. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1406). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/
Martin, N., McHugh, H., Murtagh, J., Oliver-Rose, C., Panesar, D., Pengelly, H., Rieper, S., Schofield, H., Singh, V., Speed, A., Strachan, R., Tapsell, T. K., Trafford, S., van Ryn, S., Ward, E., Whiting, R., Wilson-van Duin, M., Wu, Z., Purdie, G., van der Deen, F. S., Thomson, G., Pearson, A. L., & Wilson, N. (2014). Observational study of the visibility of branded tobacco packaging and smoking at outdoor bars/cafés in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1404). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Brander, B., Mansoor, O. D., & Pearson, A. L. (2014). Building a reliable measure for unobtrusive observations of street-connecting pedestrian walkways. Journal of Urban Health, 91(6), 1129-1135. doi: 10.1007/s11524-014-9891-6
Ramachandran, N., Wilson, G. A., & Wilson, N. (2014). Is screening for congenital colour vision deficiency in school students worthwhile? A review. Clinical & Experimental Optometry, 97(6), 499-506. doi: 10.1111/cxo.12187
Pearson, A. L., Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Smith, M., Canfell, K., & Blakely, T. (2014). Is expanding HPV vaccination programs to include school-aged boys likely to be value-for-money: A cost-utility analysis in a country with an existing school-girl program. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14, 351. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-351
Thomson, G., Oliver, J., & Wilson, N. (2014). Trends in smoking in vehicles at a local community-level in New Zealand: Wainuiomata 2005–2013. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1397). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Vosseler, A., Wilson, G. A., & Wilson, N. (2014). Uptake of influenza vaccination and risk reduction behaviour for respiratory infections: A survey of optometrists in New Zealand. Clinical & Experimental Optometry, 97(5), 418-421. doi: 10.1111/cxo.12149
Collinson, L., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2014). Violent deaths of media workers associated with conflict in Iraq, 2003-2012. PeerJ, 2, e390. doi: 10.7717/peerj.390
Chan, J., Burnett, T., Baillie, R., Blomfield, S., Cameron-Christie, P., Dickson, J., Fleischl, W., Gandhi, S., Gordon, K., Heo, J., Kesy, A., Kao, A. Y., Kenny, C., Knight, A., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2014). Smoking in outdoor areas of bars and cafés: Large differences between midday and evening prevalences. Drugs: Education, Prevention, & Policy, 21(6), 484-488. doi: 10.3109/09687637.2014.917273
Blakely, T., Atkinson, J., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, H., & Wilson, N. (2014). Health system costs by sex, age and proximity to death, and implications for estimation of future expenditure. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1393). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Pearson, A. L., Winter, P. R., McBreen, B., Stewart, G., Roets, R., Nutsford, D., … Wilson, N. (2014). Obtaining fruit and vegetables for the lowest prices: Pricing survey of different outlets and geographical analysis of competition effects. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e89775. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089775
Blakely, T., Kvizhinadze, G., Karvonen, T., Pearson, A. L., Smith, M., & Wilson, N. (2014). Cost-effectiveness and equity impacts of three HPV vaccination programmes for school-aged girls in New Zealand. Vaccine, 32(22), 2645-2656. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.02.071
Gallagher, P., Wilson, N., & Jaine, R. (2014). The efficient use of movies in a crowded curriculum. Clinical Teacher, 11(2), 88-93. doi: 10.1111/tct.12178
Wilson, N., Oliver, J., & Thomson, G. (2014). Smoking close to others and butt littering at bus stops: Pilot observational study. PeerJ, 2, e272. doi: 10.7717/peerj.272
Summers, J. A., Stanley, J., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Risk factors for death from pandemic influenza in 1918-1919: A case-control study. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 8(3), 329-338. doi: 10.1111/irv.12228
Carter, K. N., van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., & Blakeley, T. (2014). Smoking uptake is associated with increased psychological distress: Results of a national longitudinal study. Tobacco Control, 23(1), 33-38. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050614
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., & Beaglehole, R. (2014). Options for expanding community water fluoridation in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1407). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N. (2014). Levels of dog control and dog fouling in a large public park: Methods, issues and survey results. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1406). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2014). The First World War: 10 artworks illustrating some key health impacts. Medicine, Conflict & Survival, 30(4), 301-308. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2014.963969
Wilson, N., Heath, D., Heath, T., Gallagher, P., & Huthwaite, M. (2014). Madness at the movies: Prioritised movies for self-directed learning by medical students [Culture]. Australasian Psychiatry, 22(5), 450-453. doi: 10.1177/1039856214545550
van der Deen, F., Pearson, A. L., & Wilson, N. (2014). Ending the sale of cigarettes at US pharmacies. JAMA, 312(5), 559. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.7560
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Eyles, H., Ni Mhurchu, C., Cobiac, L. J., Pearson, A. L., Cleghorn, C., & Blakely, T. (2014). Possible impact of the Tick Programme in New Zealand on selected nutrient intakes: Tentative estimates and methodological complexities. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1399). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2014). Possible methodological reason for the finding that "neither tax increase or reimbursement reduced health disparities": Comment on the article by Over et al. (2014). Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(7), 1030. [Letter].
Kelly, A., Tavite, S., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Should New Zealand do more to help other Pacific nations become smokefree by 2025? The case of Tokelau as a potential example. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1398). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2014). Time to review New Zealand’s antiviral stockpile for pandemic preparedness? New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1396). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Oliver, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Measurement of cigarette butt litter accumulation within city bus shelters. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1395). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2014). New Zealand law on new psychoactive substances: The need for sustainable regulation of tobacco products. BMJ, 348, G2033. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2033
Oliver, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Public attitudes to new smokefree outdoor places policies in New Zealand: An analysis of 217 online comments. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1392). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Oliver, J., Summers, J. A., Baker, M. G., Waller, M., & Shanks, G. D. (2014). Age-specific mortality during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic and possible relationship to 1889-92 pandemic. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 210(6), 993-995. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu191
Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2014). The need for sustainable regulation of tobacco products. BMJ, 348, g2033. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2033
Wilson, N., Morgan, J., & Baker, M. G. (2014). Evidence for effectiveness of a national HPV vaccination programme: National prescription data from New Zealand. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 90(2), 103. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051037
Blakely, T., Wilson, N., & Kaye-Blake, B. (2014). Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to curb future obesity and diabetes epidemics. PLoS Medicine, 11(1), e1001583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001583
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Oliver, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Quantifying smoking behaviour, cigarette butt disposal and rates of butt accumulation in public transportation settings: Novel approaches to inform smokefree policies. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 287). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Nair, N., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2014). A new framework for identifying cost-effective life-saving interventions by stage of the life course, a refinement on standard VSL approaches. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 262). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Blaschke, P., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Nghiem, N., & Horrocks, J. (2014). Public health issues around feral game animals in New Zealand: A review to inform eradication considerations. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 225-226). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Sloane, K., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2014). What is the impact of running a public health blog in New Zealand? Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 194). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Nair, N., Blakely, T., Wilson, N., & BODE3 team. (2014). Getting more bang for your health buck: How cost-effectiveness research can help. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 191). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Wilson, N. (2014). How much should public health workers consider future vs current lives? Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 156). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., Cobiac, L. J., & Pearson, A. L. (2014). Cost-utility analysis of existing and novel dietary salt reduction interventions. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 129). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Wilson, N., van der Deen, F. S., Ikeda, T., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2014). Will New Zealand achieve a smoking prevalence under 5% by 2025 under current trends? Results of an updated Tobacco Forecasting Model. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 107). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Kelly, A., Tavite, S., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Prospects for advancing tobacco control in Tokelau. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 71). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Blakely, T., Pearson, A., Cobiac, L., Nghiem, N., & Wilson, N. (2014). A cost-utility analysis of regularly raising tobacco taxation to help achieve the New Zealand government's smokefree nation goal. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 75-76). [Abstract]
Blakely, T., Wilson, N., and on behalf of BODE3 Programme. (2014). What can epidemiologists offer to - and learn from - disease and cost-effectiveness modelling? Lots! Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 75). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Edwards, R., Beaglehole, R., Blakely, T., Wilson, N., & Hoek, J. (2014, October). Smoke Free 2025. Workshop presentation at the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science, Auckland, New Zealand.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Oliver, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2014). Public attitudes to new smokefree outdoor places policies: An analysis of 217 New Zealand online comments. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago. 13p. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/otago067456.pdf
Other Research Output
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Cleghorn, C. (2014). Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship. The Briefing, (27 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/mounting-complexities-dietary-salt-health-relationship
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C. & Nair, N. (2014). Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic. The Briefing, (13 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/digesting-things-further-high-dietary-salt-intakes-are-almost-certainly-problematic
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., van der Deen, F. S., Cleghorn, C. & Blakely, T. (2014). Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government's Smokefree 2025 goal. The Briefing, (19 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/possible-strategic-approaches-achieve-nz-governments-smokefree-2025-goal
2013
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Baker, M. G., Thomson, G., & Harper, G. (2013). Fatal injury epidemiology among the New Zealand military forces in the First World War. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1385). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Nghiem, N., Wilson, N., Genç, M., & Blakely, T. (2013). Understanding price elasticities to inform public health research and intervention studies: Key issues. American Journal of Public Health, 103(11), 1954-1961. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301337
Foster, R. H., & Wilson, N. (2013). Review of the evidence for the potential impact and feasibility of substituting saturated fat in the New Zealand diet. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(4), 329-336. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12080
Summers, J. A., Shanks, G. D., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2013). Severe impact of the 1918-19 pandemic in a national military force. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1378). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Pearson, A. L., & Wilson, N. (2013). Optimising locational access of deprived populations to farmers’ markets at a national scale: One route to improved fruit and vegetable consumption? PeerJ, 1, e94. doi: 10.7717/peerj.94
Wilson, N., Thomson, G. W., Edwards, R., & Blakely, T. (2013). Potential advantages and disadvantages of an endgame strategy: A 'sinking lid' on tobacco supply. Tobacco Control, 22(Suppl. 1), i18-i21. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050791
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., Baker, M. G., & Gottfredsson, M. (2013). The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 in two remote island nations: Iceland and New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1373). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Summers, J. A., Carter, M.-A., & Harper, G. (2013). A nutritional analysis of New Zealand military food rations at Gallipoli in 1915: Likely contribution to scurvy and other nutrient deficiency disorders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1373). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Baker, M. G., & Blakely, T. (2013). Foods and dietary patterns that are healthy, low-cost, and environmentally sustainable: A case study of optimization modeling for New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e59648. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059648
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., & Foster, R. H. (2013). The feasibility of achieving low-sodium intake in diets that are also nutritious, low-cost, and have familiar meal components. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e58539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058539
Patel, V., Nowostawski, M., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Medlin, H. (2013). Developing a smartphone 'app' for public health research: The example of measuring observed smoking in vehicles. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 67, 446-452. doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201774
Thomson, G., Russell, M., Jenkin, G., Patel, V., & Wilson, N. (2013). Informing outdoor smokefree policy: Methods for measuring the proportion of people smoking in outdoor public areas. Health & Place, 20, 19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.11.006
Patel, V., Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2013). Cigarette butt littering in city streets: A new methodology for studying and results. Tobacco Control, 22, 59-62. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050529
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Peace, J., Weerasekera, D., Thomson, G. W., & Gifford, H. (2013). Support for a tobacco endgame and increased regulation of the tobacco industry among New Zealand smokers: Results from a National Survey. Tobacco Control, 22, e86-e93. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050324
Patel, V., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2013). Attitudes of business people to proposed smokefree shopping streets. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15(1), 287-290. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts115
Sloane, K., Wilson, N., & Gunasekara, F. I. (2013). A content analysis of the portrayal of alcohol in televised music videos in New Zealand: Changes over time. Drug & Alcohol Review, 32(1), 47-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00477.x
Patel, V., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2013). Objective measurement of area differences in 'private' smoking behaviour: Observing smoking in vehicles. Tobacco Control, 22, 130-135. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050119
Journal - Research Other
Vega, S., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2013). Survey of smoking areas at bars in central Wellington City: Scope for further hazard reduction? New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1387). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Marshall, A., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Peace, J. (2013). Missed tobacco tax revenue from ‘foreign’ packs in New Zealand: Results from a discarded pack collection study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1386). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Starkey, N., & Charlton, S. (2013). Persisting mobile phone use while driving and possible solutions for New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1384). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2013). Updating New Zealand's national smokefree law to reduce anomalies and improve health protection. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1384). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Hadorn, D., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Blakely, T., & Sarfati, D. (2013). How to substantially increase recruitment in cancer trials in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1381). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2013). Additional evidence for concern about the quality of public toilets in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1379). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
van der Deen, F. S., & Wilson, N. (2013). Why a new plain packaging law should also cover cigarette design. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1377). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2013). Neglecting the basics? Survey of water and soap availability in council-operated public toilets in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1376). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Maubach, N. (2013). Switch to large pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs. BMJ, 346, f2084. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2084
Healey, B., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Hoek, J., & Taylor, S. (2013). The important persisting problem of smoking in cars with children: New data from a multi-year national survey of young people. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1369). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., van der Deen, F. S., Pearson, A. L., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2013). Expert ranking of tobacco control interventions for health economic modelling research in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1368). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Healey, B., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Hoek, J., & Taylor, S. (2013). Second-hand smoke exposure in cars in New Zealand: Repeated national survey data. Proceedings of the 10th Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT) Conference: Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: Protecting and Keeping Healthy Lives. (pp. 28). APACT. [Abstract]
Wilson, N., Cobiac, L., Ikeda, T., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2013). The tobacco endgame in New Zealand: How might tobacco taxation contribute for Māori and all New Zealanders? Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
van der Deen, F., Pearson, A., & Wilson, N. (2013). Does adequate data exist for modelling a nicotine phase-down strategy for the tobacco endgame? Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Thomson, G., Pearson, A., Nutsford, D., Jayasinghe, S., Wilson, N., & Group C Medical Students. (2013). The visibility of smoking outside bars and cafés: New methodology and results. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2013). Smoking denormalisation: What can we do now? Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Ikeda, T., Cobiac, L., Wilson, N., Carter, K., & Blakely, T. (2013). What is needed to achieve New Zealand's smokefree nation goal: Results from a forecasting model. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Edwards, R., Marshall, A., Thomson, G., Peace, J., & Wilson, N. (2013). How are tobacco companies preparing for plain packaging? A survey of discarded tobacco packaging in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Edwards, R., Marshall, A., Thomson, G., Peace, J., & Wilson, N. (2013). Impact of foreign tobacco carried into New Zealand and the 2025 smokefree goal: Evidence from a discarded pack collection study. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Waa, A., van der Deen, F., & Wilson, N. (2013). An evaluation of New Zealand's smokefree media strategy and the 2025 goal. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference: A Smokefree Oceania: Getting There Together. Retrieved from http://www.smokefreeoceania.org.nz/
Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2013). Would addressing high-priority risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2010 potentially reduce health inequalities? A case study. Lancet, 381, Suppl. 2, (pp. S147). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61401-4
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Edwards, R., Healey, B., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Hoek, J., & Taylor, S. (2013, August). Secondhand smoke exposure in cars and homes is associated with susceptibility to smoking in 14-15 year old children: Repeated national survey data. Poster session presented at the 10th Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT) Conference: Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: Protecting and Keeping Healthy Lives, Chiba, Japan.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
van der Deen, F. S., Pearson, A. L., & Wilson, N. (2013, July). How cost-effective are mass media campaigns in tobacco control in developed countries? A critical review of recent studies. Verbal presentation at the 9th World Congress on Health Economics: Celebrating Health Economics, Sydney, Australia.
2012
Journal - Research Article
Edwards, R., Peace, J., Russell, M., Gifford, H., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2012). Qualitative exploration of public and smoker understanding of, and reactions to, an endgame solution to the tobacco epidemic. BMC Public Health, 12, 782. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-782
Nghiem, N., Carter, M.-A., & Wilson, N. (2012). Emergency food storage for organisations and citizens in New Zealand: Results of optimisation modelling. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1367). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., & Baker, M. G. (2012). The 2009 influenza pandemic: A review of the strengths and weaknesses of the health sector response in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1365). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Higgins, A., Kvizhinadze, G., Baker, M. G., & Blakely, T. (2012). A national estimate of the hospitalisation costs for the influenza (H1N1) pandemic in 2009. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1365). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Foster, R., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2012). Estimating the cost of new public health legislation. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90(7), 532-539. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.097584
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Kahler, C. W., Borland, R., & Edwards, R. (2012). Hazardous patterns of alcohol use are relatively common in smokers: ITC Project (New Zealand). New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1348). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2012). What are the elements of the tobacco endgame? Tobacco Control, 21(2), 293-295. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.040881
Baker, M. G., Telfar Barnard, L., Kvalsvig, A., Verrall, A., Zhang, J., Keall, M., Wilson, N., … Howden-Chapman, P. (2012). Increasing incidence of serious infectious diseases and inequalities in New Zealand: A national epidemiological study. Lancet, 379(9821), 1112-1119. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)61780-7
Young, D., Young, H.-H., Borland, R., Shahab, L., Hammond, D., Cummings, K. M., & Wilson, N. (2012). Trends in roll-your-own smoking: Findings from the ITC Four-Country Survey (2002-2008). Journal of Environmental & Public Health, 2012, 406283. doi: 10.1155/2012/406283
Patel, V., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2012). Smoking increases air pollution levels in city streets: Observational and fine particulate data. Health & Place, 18(5), 1202-1205. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.05.005
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Zhang, J., Lake, R., Sears, A., & Wilson, N. (2012). Declining Guillain-Barré syndrome after campylobacteriosis control, New Zealand, 1988-2010. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(2), 226-233. doi: 10.3201/eid1802.111126
Borland, R., Li, L., Driezen, P., Wilson, N., Hammond, D., Thompson, M. E., … Cummings, K. M. (2012). Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) policy evaluation surveys. Addiction, 107(1), 197-205. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03636.x
Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Summers, J. A., Shanks, G. D., & Baker, M. G. (2012). Differential mortality rates by ethnicity in 3 influenza pandemics over a century, New Zealand. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(1), 71-77. doi: 10.3201/eid1801.110035
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Foster, R. H., Hadorn, D., & Vos, T. (2012). Prioritizing risk factors to identify preventive interventions for economic assessment. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90, 88-96. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.091470
Edwards, R., Peace, J., Stanley, J., Atkinson, J., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2012). Setting a good example? Changes in smoking prevalence among key occupational groups in New Zealand: Evidence from the 1981 and 2006 censuses. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 14(3), 329-337. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr218
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2012). Celebrating 50 years of polio elimination in New Zealand: But inadequate progress in eliminating other vaccine-preventable diseases. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1365). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2012). What is tobacco tax for: Reveune or health? New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1362). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Tucker, A., Schutte, M., Gallagher, P., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2012). Learning about public health via novels: Low interest by medical students, especially relative to movies. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1361). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Russell, M., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2012). Health and nuisance impacts from outdoor smoking on public transport users: Data from Auckland and Wellington. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1360). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2012). Outpouring of public support for wider smokefree area policies in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1359). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., Blakely, T., & Edwards, R. (2012). Fifty years since the Royal College Report: More action needed to achieve the "Smokefree New Zealand by 2025" goal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1351). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Jarman, J., Brander, B., & Keall, M. (2012). Survey of hot water temperatures in campgrounds: Elevated scalding risk and energy wastage. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1354). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Edwards, R., & Gifford, H. (2012). Smokefree cars to protect children and denormalise smoking: A mini-review of New Zealand literature. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1355). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Patel, V., & Wilson, N. (2012). Top selling new cars in New Zealand: Recent trends in air pollution and greenhouse gas ratings. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1349). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Patel, V., Wilson, N., Collinson, L., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2012). Tobacco smoke pollution associated with Irish pubs in New Zealand: Fine particulate (PM2.5) air sampling. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1356). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P., & Baker, M. G. (2012). Comparing Finland with New Zealand: Lessons from Finland for controlling infectious diseases. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1353). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Collinson, L., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., & Thornley, S. (2012). New Zealand's smokefree prison policy appears to be working well: One year on. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1357). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Edwards, R., Peace, J., Hoek, J., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Marsh, L. (2012). Majority support among the public, youth and smokers for retail-level controls to help end tobacco use in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1357). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2012). Legislation is better than education in achieving smoke-free vehicles for children. BMJ, 344, e1420. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e1420
Wilson, N., & Nghiem, N. (2012). Low sodium diets can be both nutritious and low cost. BMJ, 344, e3837. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3837
Wilson, N., & Imlach Gunasekara, F. (2012). Fortify minimum alcohol prices with excise tax. BMJ, 344, e2723. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2723
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2012). Making a case to dispel smoke. Otago Daily Times, (20 February).
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Hoek, J. (2012). Pro-tobacco content in social media: The devil does not have all the best tunes. Journal of Adolescent Health, 50(4), 319-320. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.02.002
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2012). Lessons for tobacco endgame from past NZ successes with hazard elimination. Proceedings of the Tobacco-Free Aotearoa Conference. Retrieved from http://smokefree.org.nz/conference-presentations
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2012). What are the most plausible tobacco endgame strategies for achieving the government's Smokefree 2025 goal? Proceedings of the Tobacco-Free Aotearoa Conference. Retrieved from http://smokefree.org.nz/conference-presentations
Ikeda, T., Cobiac, L., Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2012). Projecting smoking prevalence in New Zealand and scope for achieving the government's Smokefree Nation 2025 goal. Proceedings of the Tobacco-Free Aotearoa Conference. Retrieved from http://smokefree.org.nz/conference-presentations
Shanks, G. D., Summers, J. A., & Wilson, N. (2012). Large mortality differences between Australian and New Zealand soldiers during 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Proceedings of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 61st Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.astmh.org/Home.htm
Collinson, L., & Wilson, N. (2012). Where media worker homicide is worst: The epidemiology of media worker homicide in Iraq (2003-2011). Proceedings of the 5th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/programme.html
Nghiem, N., Carter, M.-A., & Wilson, N. (2012). Disaster management: Optimisation modelling to inform emergency food storage for organisations and citizens in New Zealand. Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl. 1), (pp. A153-A154). doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590l.7
Wilson, N., Summers, J., & Baker, M. (2012). Injury epidemiology and New Zealand military forces in World War one. Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl. 1), (pp. A153). doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590l.6
Collinson, L., & Wilson, N. (2012). Epidemiology of, and surveillance of, media worker homicide in Iraq (2003-2011). Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl. 1), (pp. A21-A22). doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040580b.23
Wilson, N., Jarman, J., Brander, B., & Keall, M. (2012). Survey of hot water temperatures in campgrounds: Elevated scalding risk and energy wastage. Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl. 1), (pp. A26). doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040580c.9
Commissioned Report for External Body
Patel, V., Nowostawski, M., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Medlin, H. (2012). Developing a free open-source smartphone application for studying tobacco use in the field (observing smoking in vehicles). Wellington, New Zealand: Asthma Foundation. 15p. Retrieved from http://asthmafoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Research-Thomson.pdf
2011
Journal - Research Article
Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2011). Smoking outdoors at pubs and bars: Is it a problem? An air quality study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1347). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1347/4995/content.pdf
van der Deen, F. S., Carter, K. N., Wilson, N., & Collings, S. (2011). The association between failed quit attempts and increased levels of psychological distress in smokers in a large New Zealand cohort. BMC Public Health, 11, 598. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-598
Gallagher, P., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Cowie, R., & Baker, M. G. (2011). A pilot study of medical student attitudes to, and use of, commercial movies that address public health issues. BMC Research Notes, 4, 111. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-111
Edwards, R., Russell, M., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Gifford, H. (2011). Daring to dream: Reactions to tobacco endgame ideas among policy-makers, media and public health practitioners. BMC Public Health, 11, 580. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-580
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Peace, J., & Edwards, R. (2011). Smokers have varying misperceptions about the harmfulness of menthol cigarettes: National survey data. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(4), 364-367. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00732.x
Barry, T., Manning, S., Lee, M. S., Eggleton, R., Hampton, S., Kaur, J., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2011). Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: An observational study. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 5(5), 317-320. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00228.x
Wilson, N., Slaney, D., Baker, M. G., Hales, S., & Britton, E. (2011). Climate change and infectious diseases in New Zealand: A brief review and tentative research agenda. Reviews on Environmental Health, 26(2), 93-99. doi: 10.1515/REVEH.2011.013
Sears, A., Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., Marshall, J., Muellner, P., Campbell, D. M., … French, N. P. (2011). Marked campylobacteriosis decline after interventions aimed at poultry, New Zealand. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(6), 1007-1015. doi: 10.3201/eid1706.101272
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., & Parry, R. (2011). A persisting secondhand smoke hazard in urban public places: Results from fine particulate (PM2.5) air sampling. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1330). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1330/4564/content.pdf
Parry, R., Prior, B., Sykes, A. J., Tay, J.-L., Walsh, B., Wright, N., Pearce, K., Richmond, G., Robertson, A., Roselan, J., Shum, P. Y., Taylor, G., Thachanamurthy, P., Zheng, T. T., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2011). Smokefree streets: A pilot study of methods to inform policy. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13(5), 389-394. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq250
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., & Edwards, R. (2011). Strong smoker interest in 'setting an example to children' by quitting: National survey data. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(1), 81-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00638.x
Journal - Research Other
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2011). New research on pandemic influenza at the World Congress of Epidemiology, Edinburgh, 7-11 August 2011 [Meeting report]. Eurosurveillance, 16(45), 20011. Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20011
Jatrana, S., Carter, K., McKenzie, S., & Wilson, N. (2011). Binge drinking is patterned by demographic and socioeconomic position in New Zealand: Largest national survey to date [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1345). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1345/4954/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Chapman, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2011). End-of-term review of the New Zealand Government’s response to climate change: A public health perspective [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1345). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1345/4949/content.pdf
Wilson, N. (2011). Disinvesting from prostate cancer screening [Letter to the editor]. BMJ, 343, d7029. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d7029
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2011). End-of-term brief review of the New Zealand Government’s actions on five major health risk factors [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1344). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1344/4918/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2011). Preventing NCDs through nutritional change is not as complex as it may seem [Letter]. BMJ, 343, d6117. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6117
Howden-Chapman, P. L., Chapman, R. B., Capon, A. G., & Wilson, N. (2011). Carbon pricing is a health protection policy [Editorial]. Medical Journal of Australia, 195(6), 311-312. doi: 10.5694/mja11.10871
Wilson, N., Sloane, K., Imlach Gunasekara, F., & Thomson, G. (2011). Portrayal of tobacco in televised music videos: Content analysis and trends [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1343). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1343/4890/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Blakely, T. (2011). Use of pricing and tax interventions for protecting health: Potential relevance for New Zealand of recent international developments [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1342). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1342/4871/content.pdf
Wilson, N. (2011). Smokers respond to pictorial health warnings [Letter]. Science, 333(6044), 822.
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2011). New Zealand: Smoke-free by 2025? Tobacco Control, 20(4), 255. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050067
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2011). Plain packaging for tobacco in New Zealand: Local evidence and arguments [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1338). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1338/4771/content.pdf
Baker, M. G., Sears, A., Wilson, N., French, N., Marshall, J., Muellner, P., … Lake, R. (2011). Keep the focus on contaminated poultry to further curtail New Zealand's campylobacteriosis epidemic [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1338). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1338/4772/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P., Tucker, A., & Fullerton, S. (2011). Free and for-purchase ebooks of novels with public health themes [Letter]. Medical Teacher, 33(6), 509.
Wilson, N., Imlach Gunasekara, F., & Thomson, G. (2011). The benefits and harms of alcohol use in New Zealand: What politicians might consider [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1336). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1336/4706/content.pdf
Manning, S., Barry, T., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2011). Hand hygiene practices at a hospital entrance after the 2009 influenza pandemic: Observational study over 1 year [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1334). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1334/4652/content.pdf
Santa Barbara, J., Wilson, N., & Winnington, A. (2011). New Zealand government should demand International Atomic Energy Agency reform: To help phase out nuclear power [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1333). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1333/4638/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Imlach Gunasekara, F. (2011). New Zealand's alcohol plan is less than ″half hearted″ [Letter]. BMJ, 342, d2147. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2147
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2011). Good smokefree law compliance in rural pubs in New Zealand: Results from fine particulate (PM2.5) air sampling [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1332). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1332/4620/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Hoek, J., Gifford, H., Edwards, R., & Thomson, G. (2011). The Government's Goal for a Smokefree New Zealand by 2025: More decisions, and more detail, are urgently needed [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1331). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1331/4601/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Peace, J., & Edwards, R. (2011). Research outputs by medical students from routine public health training projects [Letter to the editor]. Medical Teacher, 33(3), 254. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.560802
Wilson, N., Parry, R., Jalali, J., Jalali, R., McLean, L., & McKay, O. (2011). High air pollution levels in some takeaway food outlets and barbeque restaurants: Pilot study in Wellington City, New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1330). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1330/4572/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Gallagher, P., & Schutte, M. (2011). Movies with public health themes at a medical school library: Interest and uptake [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1329). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1329/4550/content.pdf
Sloane, K., Imlach Gunasekara, F., & Wilson, N. (2011). Consistently cheap alcohol: National data on discounts for an 8-week period [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1329). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1329/4553/content.pdf
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2011). Celebrating 20 years of the Smoke-free Environments Act, and the next steps to end the tobacco epidemic [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1328). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1328/4518/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Peace, J., Edwards, R., & Weerasekera, D. (2011). Smokers commonly misperceive that nicotine is a major carcinogen: National survey data [Letter]. Thorax, 66(4), 353-354. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.141762
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2011). Plain truth about tobacco packs. Dominion Post, (25 August).
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Parry, R. (2011). Smokefree NZ a way to go yet. Dominion Post, (16 February).
Foster, R. H., & Wilson, N. (2011). Will Pharmac become a victim of its own success? [Letter]. BMJ, 343, d4908. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4908
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2011). Conceiving of the end of tobacco use. European Journal of Public Health, 21(Suppl. 1), (pp. 29-30). doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr119
Baker, M., Sears, A., Wilson, N., & French, N. (2011). Regulation works: Controlling New Zealand's campylobacteriosis epidemic caused by contaminated chicken meat. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A63). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976b.82
Wilson, N., Lush, D., & Bell, P. (2011). Lessons for zoonotic disease and vector eradication in New Zealand from past successes. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A169-A170). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976f.62
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Foster, R., Hadorn, D., & Vos, T. (2011). Selecting priority health risk factors for researching preventive interventions: A New Zealand example. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A314). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976k.64
Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Summers, J., Shanks, D., & Baker, M. (2011). Relatively high mortality for Maori and Pacific peoples in the 2009 influenza pandemic and comparisons with previous pandemics. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A356). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976m.16
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2011). Ethnic gradient in mortality among New Zealand military personnel in World War I. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A466). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976q.14
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2011). Descriptive epidemiology of mortality among the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces of World War I. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A465-A466). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976q.12
Summers, J. A., Gottfredsson, M., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2011). Comparative study of the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 in two island nations: Iceland and New Zealand. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A212). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976h.12
Baker, M., Thornley, C., Mills, C., Roberts, S., Perera, S., Peters, J., … Wilson, N. (2011). Transmission of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) on a passenger aircraft. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A174). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976f.79
2010
Journal - Research Article
Rouch, G., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Hudson, S., Edwards, R., Gifford, H., & Lanumata, T. (2010). Public, private and personal: Qualitative research on policymaker's opinions on smokefree interventions to protect children in 'private' spaces. BMC Public Health, 10, 797. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-797
Young, D., Wilson, N., Borland, R., Edwards, R., & Weerasekera, D. (2010). Prevalence, correlates of, and reasons for using Roll-Your-Own tobacco in a high RYO use country: Findings from the ITC New Zealand survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12(11), 1089-1098. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq155
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., Baker, M. G., & Shanks, G. D. (2010). Mortality risk factors for pandemic influenza on New Zealand troop ship, 1918. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(12), 1931-1937. doi: 10.3201/eid1612.100429
Hoek, J., Wilson, N., Allen, M., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., & Li, J. (2010). Lessons from New Zealand's introduction of pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 88(11), 861-866. doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.076695
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Hoek, J., Li, J., & Edwards, R. (2010). Increased smoker recognition of a national quitline number following introduction of improved pack warnings: ITC Project New Zealand. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12(Suppl. 1), S72-S77. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq092
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Borland, R., Edwards, R., Bullen, C., & Li, J. (2010). Use of a national quitline and variation in use by smoker characteristics: ITC Project New Zealand. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12(Suppl. 1), S78-S84. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq111
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., & Gifford, H. (2010). What is behind smoker support for new smokefree areas? National survey data. BMC Public Health, 10, 498. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-498
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Edwards, R. (2010). Ending appreciable tobacco use in a nation: Using a sinking lid on supply. Tobacco Control, 19(5), 431-435. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.036681
Elkin, L., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2010). Connecting world youth with tobacco brands: YouTube and the internet policy vacuum on Web 2.0. Tobacco Control, 19, 361-366. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.035949
Baker, M. G., Easther, S., & Wilson, N. (2010). A surveillance sector review applied to infectious diseases at a country level. BMC Public Health, 10, 332. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-332
Blakely, T., Carter, K., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Woodward, A., Thomson, G., & Sarfati, D. (2010). If nobody smoked tobacco in New Zealand from 2020 onwards, what effect would this have on ethnic inequalities in life expectancy? New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1320). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1320/4264/content.pdf
Thomson, G., Hudson, S., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2010). A qualitative case study of policy maker views about the protection of children from smoking in cars. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12(9), 970-977. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq124
Baker, M., Thornley, C. N., Mills, C., Roberts, S., Perera, S., Peters, J., … Wilson, N. (2010). Transmission of pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza on passenger aircraft: Retrospective cohort study. BMJ, 340, c2424. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c2424
Lanumata, T., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2010). Pacific solutions to reducing smoking around Pacific children in New Zealand: A qualitative study of Pacific policymaker views. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1308). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1308/3945/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Devlin, M., & Gifford, H. (2010). Characteristics of smoker support for increasing a dedicated tobacco tax: National survey data from New Zealand. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12(2), 168-173. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp178
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Collings, S., Edwards, R., & van der Deen, F. S. (2010). Poorer mental health in many New Zealand smokers: National survey data from the ITC project [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1326). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1326/4455/content.pdf
Blakely, T., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., & Gifford, H. (2010). The Māori Affairs Select Committee Inquiry and the road to a smokefree Aotearoa [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1326). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1326/4448/content.pdf
Imlach Gunasekara, F., & Wilson, N. (2010). Very cheap drinking in New Zealand: Some alcohol is more affordable than bottled water and nearly as cheap as milk [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1324). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1324/4396/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Chapman, R., Clover, D., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2010). A farsighted energy strategy would benefit health in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1322). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1322/4345/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Li, J., Hoek, J., Edwards, R., & Peace, J. (2010). Long-term benefit of increasing the prominence of a Quitline number on cigarette packaging: 3 years of Quitline call data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1321). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1321/4325/content.pdf
Imlach Gunasekara, F., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2010). Is New Zealand lagging behind other OECD countries in measures to reduce alcohol-related harm? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1321). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1321/4330/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Peace, J., Weerasekera, D., Hoek, J., & Edwards, R. (2010). Smoker (mis)perceptions associated with pack colouring: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1320). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1320/4281/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Lush, D., & Baker, M. G. (2010). Meteorological and climate change themes at the 2010 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases [Conference Report]. Eurosurveillance, 15(30), 19627.
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Weerasekera, D., Gifford, H., & Hoek, J. (2010). High and increased support by Māori and non-Māori smokers for a ban on point-of-sale tobacco displays: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1317). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1317/4197/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Weerasekera, D., & Talemaitoga, A. (2010). High support for a tobacco endgame by Pacific peoples who smoke: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1316). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1316/4174/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Peace, J., Gifford, H., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2010). Marketing tobacco to New Zealand women: 8 ways to reflect on ″World No Tobacco Day″ [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1315). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1315/4141/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P., & Baker, M. G. (2010). Co-benefits and 'no regrets' benefits of influenza pandemic planning [Letter to the editor]. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 4(3), 113-115. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00133.x
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Blakely, T., & Edwards, R. (2010). A new opportunity to eliminate policy incoherence in tobacco control in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1311). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1311/4044/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Cowie, R., Baker, M. G., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2010). Movies for use in public health training: A pilot method for movie selection and initial results [Letter to the editor]. Medical Teacher, 32(3), 270-271. doi: 10.3109/01421591003719525
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2010). Kiwi support for the end of tobacco sales: New Zealand governments lag behind public support for advanced tobacco control policies [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1308). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1308/3957/content.pdf
Thomson, G., O'Dea, D., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2010). Government paralysis? Stable tobacco prices mean preventable deaths and disease persist, along with health inequalities in New Zealand [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1308). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1308/3949/content.pdf
Manning, S., Barry, T., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2010). Update: Follow-up study showing post-pandemic decline in hand sanitiser use, New Zealand, December 2009 [Rapid communications]. Eurosurveillance, 15(3), 19466. Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19466
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Hoek, J., Gendall, P., Thomson, G., Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2010). Defining and estimating ″Informed choice″: A model for testing the tobacco industry's claims. In R. Russell-Bennett & S. Rundle-Thiele (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Nonprofit & Social Marketing (INSM) Conference: Connecting Thought and Action. (pp. 87-91). Brisbane, Australia: Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lanumata, T., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2010). Pacific solutions to reducing smoking around Pacific children in New Zealand. Respiratory Educators Conference: Cough, Cough, Coughing: All Ages, Many Causes. Retrieved from http://www.asthmanz.co.nz/presentations_2010.php
2009
Chapter in Book - Research
Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P., Wickens, K., & Crane, J. (2009). Indoor mould exposure and health. In P. Howden-Chapman, J. Bennett & R. Siebers (Eds.), Do damp and mould matter? Health impacts of leaky homes. (pp. 19-23). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts.
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Mason, K., Tobias, M., Peacey, M., Huang, Q. S., & Baker, M. (2009). Interpreting ″Google flu trends″ data for pandemic H1N1 influenza: The New Zealand experience. Eurosurveillance, 14(44), 19386. Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19386
Eichner, M., Schwehm, M., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2009). Small islands and pandemic influenza: Potential benefits and limitations of travel volume reduction as a border control measure. BMC Infectious Diseases, 9, 160. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-160
Peace, J., Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2009). Survey of descriptors on cigarette packs: Still misleading consumers? New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1303). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1303/3801/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., Weerasekera, D., & Thomson, G. (2009). Support by New Zealand smokers for new types of smokefree areas: National survey data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1303). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1303/3802/content.pdf
Borland, R., Wilson, N., Fong, G. T., Hammond, D., Cummings, K. M., Yong, H.-H., … McNeill, A. (2009). Impact of graphic and text warnings on cigarette packs: Findings from four countries over five years. Tobacco Control, 18(5), 358-364. doi: 10.1136/tc.2008.028043
Wilson, N., Borland, R., Weerasekera, D., Edwards, R., & Russell, M. (2009). Smoker interest in lower harm alternatives to cigarettes: National survey data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 11(12), 1467-1473. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp152
Wilson, N., Peace, J., Li, J., Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Stanley, J., & Thomson, G. (2009). Distribution of new graphic warning labels: Are tobacco companies following regulations? Tobacco Induced Diseases, 5(1), 14. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-5-14
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Edwards, R., & Peace, J. (2009). Estimating missed government tax revenue from foreign tobacco: Survey of discarded cigarette packs. Tobacco Control, 18(5), 416-418. doi: 10.1136/tc.2009.031278
Murray, R., Chandler, C., Clarkson, Y., Wilson, N., Baker, M., Cunningham, R., & Wellington Respiratory and Hand Hygiene Study Group. (2009). Sub-optimal hand sanitiser usage in a hospital entrance during an influenza pandemic, New Zealand, August 2009. Eurosurveillance, 14(37). Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19331
Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., Huang, Q. S., Paine, S., Lopez, L., Bandaranayake, D., … Thornley, C., … McArthur, C. (2009). Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in New Zealand: The experience from April to August 2009. Eurosurveillance, 14(34). Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19319
Millar, E., Baker, M. G., Howden-Chapman, P., Wilson, N., & Dickson, N. (2009). Involving students in real-world research: A pilot study for teaching public health and research skills. BMC Medical Education, 9, 45. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-9-45
Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2009). The emerging influenza pandemic: Estimating the case fatality ratio. Eurosurveillance, 14(26). Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19255
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Peace, J., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., & Devlin, M. (2009). Misperceptions of 'Light' cigarettes abound: National survey data. BMC Public Health, 9, 126. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-126
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2009). Public attitudes to laws for smoke-free private vehicles: A brief review. Tobacco Control, 18(4), 256-261. doi: 10.1136/tc.2008.027672
Wyber, R., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2009). New Zealand's impact on health in the South Pacific: Scope for improvement? [Review article]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1291). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1291/3505/content.pdf
Nishiura, H., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2009). Quarantine for pandemic influenza control at the borders of small island nations. BMC Infectious Diseases, 9, 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-27
Jenkin, G., Wilson, N., & Hermanson, N. (2009). Identifying 'unhealthy' food advertising on television: A case study applying the UK Nutrient Profile model. Public Health Nutrition, 12(5), 614-623. doi: 10.1017/S1368980008003029
Borland, R., Yong, H.-H., Wilson, N., Fong, G. T., Hammond, D., Cummings, K. M., … McNeill, A. (2009). How reactions to cigarette packet health warnings influence quitting: Findings from the ITC Four-Country survey. Addiction, 104(4), 669-675. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02508.x
Edwards, R., Gifford, H., Waa, A., Glover, M., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2009). Beneficial impacts of a national smokefree environments law on an indigenous population: A multifaceted evaluation. International Journal for Equity in Health, 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-12
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2009). At the frontier of tobacco control: A brief review of public attitudes toward smoke-free outdoor places. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 11(6), 584-590. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp046
Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2009). Comparison of the content of the New Zealand influenza pandemic plan with European pandemic plans. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1290). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1290/3490/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., & Edwards, R. (2009). Most smokers support smokefree council-owned playgrounds: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1291). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1291/3523/content.pdf
Thomson, G., Weerasekera, D., & Wilson, N. (2009). New Zealand smokers' attitudes to smokefree cars containing preschool children: Very high support across all sociodemographic groups [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1300). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1300/3739/content.pdf
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Weerasekera, D., & Blakely, T. (2009). Majority support by Māori and non-Māori smokers for many aspects of increased tobacco control regulation: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1307). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1307/3931/content.pdf
Schwehm, M., & Wilson, N. (2009). Potential impact of pandemic influenza interventions in New Zealand: A brief modelling study [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1291). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1291/3522/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., & Weerasekera, D. (2009). High levels of smoker regret by ethnicity and socioeconomic status: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1292). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1292/3549/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Weerasekera, D., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., Peace, J., … Gifford, H. (2009). Smoker misperceptions around tobacco: National survey data of particular relevance to protecting Māori health [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1306). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1306/3897/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Young, D., Weerasekera, D., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., & Glover, M. (2009). The importance of tobacco prices to roll-your-own (RYO) smokers (national survey data): Higher tax needed on RYO [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1305). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1305/3864/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Edwards, R., & Blakely, T. (2009). Smoker support for increased (if dedicated) tobacco tax by individual deprivation level: National survey data [Letter]. Tobacco Control, 18(6), 512. doi: 10.1136/tc.2009.031096
Wilson, N., & Burford, L. (2009). [Response to letter to the editor Additional impacts of regional nuclear war on New Zealand]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1302). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1302/3782/content.pdf
Baker, M. G., Kelly, H., & Wilson, N. (2009). Pandemic H1N1 influenza lessons from the southern hemisphere [Editorial]. Eurosurveillance, 14(42), 2-6.
Wilson, N., Chapman, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2009). New Zealand government response to climate change: Largely fogged up? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1303). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1303/3807/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M., & Rice, G. (2009). A bizarre case of drowning as a result of pandemic influenza (1918 pandemic) [Clincial correspondence]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1302). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1302/3777/content.pdf
Nishiura, H., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2009). Estimating the reproduction number of the novel influenza A virus (H1N1) in a Southern Hemisphere setting: Preliminary estimate in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1299). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1299/3722/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Burford, L., & Winnington, A. (2009). New software for modelling impacts of regional nuclear war: Relevance to New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1298). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1298/3694/content.pdf
Winnington, A., & Wilson, N. (2009). Medical student action and the ″Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2009″ [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1297). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1297/3673/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2009). What's new in tobacco tax research for New Zealand and is it time for a tax hike now? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1293). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1293/3574/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Jarman, J., & Mansoor, O. (2009). Santé! Public health lessons from France for New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1296). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1296/3650/content.pdf
Schwehm, M., Eichner, M., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2009). A freely available software tool for assessing aspects of pandemic influenza risk reduction for small islands [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1295). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1295/3624/content.pdf
Nishiura, H., & Wilson, N. (2009). Transmission dynamics of the 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand: Analyses of national and city data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1296). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1296/3649/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N., Baker, M., Jennings, L., Murdoch, D., Krause, K., Edwards, R., … Douwes, J., … Rice, G. (2009). A design fault in New Zealand's health research funding system exposed by pandemic influenza [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1304). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1304/3839/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Delany, L., Hudson, S., & Edwards, R. (2009). Smokefree policy change before proof? Community action versus 'expert judgements'. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association Annual Conference: Research & Values: The Underpinnings of Public Health Practice. (pp. 22). Retrieved from http://www.pha.org.nz/phaconference.html
Edwards, R., Russell, M., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2009). Daring to dream: The endgame for tobacco supply in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association Annual Conference: Research & Values: The Underpinnings of Public Health Practice. (pp. 80). Retrieved from http://www.pha.org.nz/phaconference.html
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Weerasekera, D., & Bullen, C. (2009). Smokers want government action: Most smokers support more tobacco regulation, more smokefree policies and a dedicated tobacco tax: National survey data from New Zealand. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=855
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., & Hoek, J. (2009). Robust systems needed for dealing with deceptive tobacco branding. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=685
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., Thomson, G., & Peace, J. (2009). Most smokers support having fire-safe cigarettes: National survey data from New Zealand. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=857
Edwards, R., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2009). At the frontier of smokefree policies: A review of public attitudes to smokefree parks, beaches and sports grounds. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=426
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Tapp, D. (2009). Smokefree private cars: Attitudes and arguments. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=215
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Stanley, J., & Atkinson, J. (2009). Setting a good example? Changes in smoking prevalence among key occupational groups from New Zealand census data. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=894
Li, J., Edwards, R., Hoek, J., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2009). Do smokers exhibit avoidance behaviours to new graphic health warnings? An observational study. Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=389
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Edwards, R., & Li, J. (2009). Text health warnings: Does anyone pay any attention to them? Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Retrieved from http://www.14wctoh.org/abstract/abs_detail.asp?AbstractID=668
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Li, J., Edwards, R., Hoek, J., & Wilson, N. (2009, September). Observations of smokers' avoidance towards new tobacco graphic health warnings. Poster session presented at the Third Annual Division of Health Sciences Research Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Cox, B., Sneyd, M. J., Sarfati, D., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2009). Submission on the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. Submission to the Health Select Committee, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
2008
Chapter in Book - Research
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2008). The tobacco industry. In K. Heggenhougen & S. Quah (Eds.), International encyclopedia of public health (Vol. 6). (pp. 331-337). San Diego, USA: Academic Press.
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Crane, J. (2008). Rethinking the regulatory framework for tobacco control in New Zealand. In A. Ghose (Ed.), Impact of government policies on marketing strategies. (pp. 179-188). Hyderabad, India: Icfai University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Maher, A., Thomson, G., & Keall, M. (2008). Vehicle emissions and consumer information in car advertisements. Environmental Health, 7(14). doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-14
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2008). Use of four major tobacco control interventions in New Zealand: A review. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1276). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1276/3122/content.pdf
Riddick, L., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Purdie, G. (2008). Killing the canary: The international epidemiology of the homicide of media workers. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 62(8), 682-688. doi: 10.1136/jech.2007.062794
McLeod, M., Kelly, H., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. G. (2008). Border control measures in the influenza pandemic plans of six South Pacific nations: A critical review. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1278). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1278/3163/content.pdf
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Bushell, L., Al Matar, W., Ball, B., Chiu, J., Culliford, N., Gately, C., Gibson, K., Hudson, J., Hunt, P., Rangamuwa, K., Tapp, D., Wickramaratne, H., & Young, V. (2008). Butt lengths differ by area deprivation level: A field study to explore intensive smoking. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 10(5), 927-931. doi: 10.1080/14622200802027222
Wilson, N., Baker, M., Edwards, R., & Simmons, G. (2008). Case-case analysis of enteric diseases with routine surveillance data: Potential use and example results. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations, 5(6). doi: 10.1186/1742-5573-5-6
Wilson, N., & Horrocks, J. (2008). Lessons from the removal of lead from gasoline for controlling other environmental pollutants: A case study from New Zealand. Environmental Health, 7. Retrieved from http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/1
Edwards, R., Bowler, T., Atkinson, J., & Wilson, N. (2008). Low and declining cigarette smoking rates among doctors and nurses: 2006 New Zealand Census data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1284). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1284/3310/content.pdf
Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Waa, A., Bullen, C., O'Dea, D., Gifford, H., … Woodward, A. (2008). After the smoke has cleared: Evaluation of the impact of a new national smoke-free law in New Zealand. Tobacco Control, 17(1), e2. doi: 10.1136/tc.2007.020347
Journal - Research Other
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., & Woodward, A. (2008). Should smoking in outside public spaces be banned? Yes. BMJ, 337, a2806. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2806
Norton, K. J., Wilkins, K., O'Connor, R., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., & Peace, J. (2008). Properties of ″light″ cigarettes sold in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1281). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1281/3252/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Edwards, R., & Weerasekera, D. (2008). Most New Zealand smokers support having fire-safe cigarettes: National survey data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1286). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1286/3394/content.pdf
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2008). Tobacco control in New Zealand: Top marks for new smoking cessation guidelines, must try harder elsewhere [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1276). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1276/3112/content.pdf
McLeod, M. A., Baker, M., Wilson, N., Kelly, H., Kiedrzynski, T., & Kool, J. L. (2008). Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South Pacific jurisdictions, 1918-19 influenza pandemic [Dispatch]. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(3), 468-470.
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Hoek, J. (2008). A call to reduce harm from tobacco pack marketing and bolster consumer health protection in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1284). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1284/3326/content.pdf
Stevenson, A.-M., Bradshaw, R., Cook, J., Cunningham, R., Riddick, L., Miller, R., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2008). Majority of smokers and non-smokers in favour of smokefree parks in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1274). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1274/3083/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Weerasekera, D., & Edwards, R. (2008). Ninety-six percent of New Zealand smokers support smokefree cars containing preschool children [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1285). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1285/3358/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2008). Ninety years on: What we still need to learn from "Black November" 1918 about pandemic influenza [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1285). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1285/3356/content.pdf
Peace, J., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2008). Recent changes in cigarette packaging in New Zealand may continue to mislead smokers [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1268). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1268/2908/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., & Venugopal, K. (2008). Evidence that fresh chicken is the main source of New Zealand’s sustained campylobacteriosis epidemic. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 156-157). Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf
Wilson, N., Kelly, H., Baker, M., & Sertsou, G. (2008). Likely effectiveness of quarantine for pandemic influenza control at the borders of island countries. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 53-54). Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf
Wilson, N., Kelly, H., Baker, M., & Sertsou, G. (2008). Potential value of multiple border control interventions to prevent pandemic influenza in island settings. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 53). Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf
Baker, M. G., Wilson, N., & Venugopal, K. (2008). Significant increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome following sustained campylobacteriosis epidemic in New Zealand. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 52). Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf
Baker, M. G., McLeod, M., Kelly, H., Wilson, N., Alvarado-Ramy, F., & CDC funded NZ Pandemic Influenza Research Team. (2008). Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South Pacific islands during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 158). ICEID. Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf
Wilson, N., McLeod, M., Kelly, H., & Baker, M. (2008). Influenza pandemic planning among South Pacific nations: A critical review of available plans from a border control perspective. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 52-53). ICEID. Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & ITC Project (NZ arm). (2008). Butt lengths differ by area deprivation level: A field study to explore intensive smoking. Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting. (pp. 128). SRNT. Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/meeting/2008/pdf/2008_SRNT_Proceedings.pdf
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thomson, G., Riddick, L., Wilson, N., & Purdie, G. (2008, July). Killing the canary. Verbal presentation at the Population Health Congress, Brisbane, Australia.
Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2008, November). Border control for small island nations to prevent or delay pandemic influenza. Verbal presentation at the Otago International Health Research Network Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2007
Journal - Research Article
McSweeny, K., Colman, A., Fancourt, N., Parnell, M., Stantiall, S., Rice, G., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2007). Was rurality protective in the 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand? New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1256). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1256/2579/content.pdf
Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2007). Chicken meat is clearly the most important source of human Campylobacter infection in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 61(2), 44-47.
Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Maher, A., Näthe, J., & Jalali, R. (2007). National smokefree law in New Zealand improves air quality inside bars, pubs and restaurants. BMC Public Health, 7, 85. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-85
Baker, M. G., Sneyd, E., & Wilson, N. A. (2007). Is the major increase in notified campylobacteriosis in New Zealand real? Epidemiology & Infection, 135, 163-170. doi: 10.1017/S0950268806006583
Roberts, M. G., Baker, M., Jennings, L. C., Sertsou, G., & Wilson, N. (2007). A model for the spread and control of pandemic influenza in an isolated geographical region. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 4, 325-330. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0176
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2007). The use and misuse of health research by parliamentary politicians during the development of a national smokefree law. Australia & New Zealand Health Policy, 4(24). Retrieved from http://www.anzhealthpolicy.com/content/4/1/24
Wilson, N., Sertsou, G., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., Grigg, M., & Li, J. (2007). A new national smokefree law increased calls to a national quitline. BMC Public Health, 7, 75. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-75
Wilson, N., Maher, A., Thomson, G., & Keall, M. (2007). Smooth handling: The lack of safety-related consumer information in car advertisements. Injury Prevention, 13, 304-306. doi: 10.1136/ip.2007.016402
Hudson, S., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2007). A pilot qualitative study of New Zealand policymakers' knowledge of, and attitudes to, the tobacco industry. Australia & New Zealand Health Policy, 4(17). Retrieved from http://www.anzhealthpolicy.com/content/4/1/17
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Watts, C., Mansoor, O., Jenkin, G., & Baker, M. (2007). Cheaper than chicken: Protein foods ranked by supermarket prices [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1259). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1259/2665/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Jenkin, G. (2007). More evidence for action on New Zealand's obesogenic school environment and food pricing [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1248). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1248/2397/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Peace, J., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2007). The prevalence of misleading tobacco descriptors in the New Zealand tobacco market [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1252). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1252/2497/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2007). Lessons from Hong Kong and other countries for outdoor smokefree areas in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1257). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1257/2624/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2007). Increase in violent deaths of Iraqi journalists since the 2003 invasion [Letter to the editor]. Medicine, Conflict & Survival, 23(2), 145-146.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2007). Talking health, doing harm: New Zealand Government investment in industries that kill [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1250). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1250/2452/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2007). Persisting loopholes in New Zealand's smokefree law on tobacco marketing [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1256). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1256/2597/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Borland, R., Edwards, R., Allen, M., & Tukuitonga, C. (2007). Tobacco-free countries: Could Pacific Island countries lead the way? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1266). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1266/2845/content.pdf
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Mansoor, O. (2007). Taxes for health: The argument is more about health than economics [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1264). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1264/2790/content.pdf
Baker, M., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2007). Campylobacter infection and chicken: An update on New Zealand's largest 'common source outbreak' [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1261). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1261/2717/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Melhuish, M. (2007). Addressing the threat of climate change: Is New Zealand lagging behind? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1251). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1251/2479/content.pdf
Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2007). Lessons for the criminal justice process from evidence-based medical practice? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1251). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1251/2480/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Gombojav, T. (2007). Mongolia: Proportion of tobacco tax for health [News analysis]. Tobacco Control, 16, 294-295.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2007). What can research on butts tell us? Smoking in smokefree areas. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Retrieved from http://otcc.confex.com/otcc/otcc07/techprogram/MEETING.HTM
Thomson, G. W., Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Gifford, H., & O'Dea, D. (2007). What are the steps needed to get tobacco tax revenue used for tobacco control in New Zealand? Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Retrieved from http://otcc.confex.com/otcc/otcc07/techprogram/MEETING.HTM
Wilson, N., Bullen, C., & Thomson, G. W. (2007). Is the New Zealand Quitline and NRT distribution programme appropriately resourced? Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Retrieved from http://otcc.confex.com/otcc/otcc07/techprogram/MEETING.HTM
Edwards, R., Gifford, H., Wilson, N., Thomson, G. W., Waa, A., & Glover, M. (2007). Impact of a new national smokefree law on Māori and low-income New Zealanders. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Retrieved from http://otcc.confex.com/otcc/otcc07/techprogram/MEETING.HTM
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. W. (2007). Smokefree policies: Where to next for New Zealand? Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Retrieved from http://otcc.confex.com/otcc/otcc07/techprogram/MEETING.HTM
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Borland, R., Bullen, C., Ponniah, S. N. S., … McRobbie, H. (2007). Novel methodological features of the New Zealand arm of the ITC Project. Proceedings of the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Retrieved from http://otcc.confex.com/otcc/otcc07/techprogram/MEETING.HTM
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Peace, J., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2007). Colouring of cigarette packs in New Zealand, does it mislead consumers? Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago.
2006
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Tobias, M. (2006). What potential has tobacco control for reducing health inequalities? The New Zealand situation. International Journal for Equity in Health, 5. Retrieved from http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/5/1/14
Sertsou, G., Wilson, N., Baker, M., Nelson, P., & Roberts, M. G. (2006). Key transmission parameters of an institutional outbreak during the 1918 influenza pandemic estimated by mathematical modelling. Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling, 3. Retrieved from http://www.tbiomed.com/content/3/1/38
Baker, M., Wilson, N., Ikram, R., Chambers, S., Shoemack, P., & Cook, G. (2006). Regulation of chicken contamination urgently needed to control New Zealand's serious campylobacteriosis epidemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1243). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1243/2264/content.pdf
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2006). One year of smokefree bars and restaurants in New Zealand: Impacts and responses. BMC Public Health, 6, 64. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-64
Martin, J., George, R., Andrews, K., Barr, P., Bicknell, D., Insull, E., Knox, C., Liu, J., Naqshband, M., Romeril, K., Wong, D., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2006). Observed smoking in cars: A method and differences by socioeconomic area. Tobacco Control, 15, 409-411. doi: 10.1136/tc.2006.015974
Maher, A., Wilson, N., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2006). Patterns of sports sponsorship by gambling, alcohol and food companies: An Internet survey. BMC Public Health, 6, 95. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-95
Blakely, T., Fawcett, J., Hunt, D., & Wilson, N. (2006). What is the contribution of smoking and socioeconomic position to ethnic inequalities in mortality in New Zealand? Lancet, 368, 44-52. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68813-2
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2006). Population level policy options for increasing the prevalence of smokefree homes. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 60, 298-304.
Wilson, N., Signal, L., Nicholls, S., & Thomson, G. (2006). Marketing fat and sugar to children on New Zealand television. Preventive Medicine, 42, 96-101.
Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2006). Shifting dollars, saving lives: What might happen to mortality rates, and socio-economic inequalities in mortality rates, if income was redistributed? Social Science & Medicine, 62, 2024-2034. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.059
Journal - Research Other
Snell, A., & Wilson, N. (2006). Can schools contribute to mosquito surveillance? A New Zealand pilot study [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1229). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1229/1857/content.pdf
Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Pierse, N. (2006). Highly hazardous air quality associated with smoking in cars: New Zealand pilot study [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1244). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1244/2294/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Signal, L., Nicholls, S., & Thomson, G. (2006). Hazardous and beneficial nutritional messages in 858 televised food advertisements during children's viewing hours [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1233). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1233/1967/content.pdf
Hudson, S., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2006). Policymakers' ignorance of New Zealand Government investment in tobacco companies [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1243). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1243/2269/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Howden-Chapman, P., & Signal, L. (2006). Regulations should ban the sale of cigarette pack covers of health warnings [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1243). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1243/2251/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2006). Smoking and inequalities [Correspondence]. Lancet, 368(9545), 1418. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69601-3
Wilson, N., & Mansoor, O. D. (2006). Lange's legacy: A strong nuclear-free law in New Zealand [Letter]. Medicine, Conflict & Survival, 22(1), 83-85.
Wilson, N., & Wallace, C. (2006). Climate change control and injury prevention: More win-win solutions [Letter]. Injury Prevention, 12, 135. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.011650
Wilson, N. (2006). Is any involvement with the UK military unethical? [Letter]. BMJ, 332, 1094-1095. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-c
Wilson, N., Baker, M., Simmons, G., & Shoemack, P. (2006). New Zealand should control Campylobacter in fresh poultry before worrying about flies [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1242). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1242/2242/content.pdf
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2006). Cigarette pack covers (of health warnings) and the public good [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1247). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1247/2371/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Edwards, R. (2006). Should New Zealand's Commerce Commission act on cigarette brand name deception? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1244). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1244/2295/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Collings, S. (2006). Protecting the mental health of lawmakers in New Zealand [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1243). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1243/2265/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Watts, C., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2006). Acting upstream to control the obesity epidemic in New Zealand [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1231). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1231/1914/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2006). The logic of comparing international terrorism with other causes of injury [Letter]. Injury Prevention, 12, 272. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.012971
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Edwards, R., Bullen, C., O'Dea, D., Gifford, H., Glover, M., Laugesen, M., Thomson, G., Waa, A., Wilson, N., & Woodward, A. (2006). After the smoke has cleared: Evaluation of the impact of a New Smokefree Law. Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand. 157p.
2005
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). Deaths from international terrorism compared with road crash deaths in OECD countries. Injury Prevention, 11, 332-333. doi: 10.1136/ip.2005.008979
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2005). Implementation failures in the use of two New Zealand laws to control the tobacco industry: 1989-2005. Australia & New Zealand Health Policy, 2, 32. doi: 10.1186/1743-8462-2-32
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2005). Policy lessons from comparing mortality from two global forces: International terrorism and tobacco. Globalization & Health, 1(18), 1-15. Retrieved from http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/1/1/18
Gillespie, J., Milne, K., & Wilson, N. (2005). Secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes and cars: Exposure, attitudes, and behaviours in 2004. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1227). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1227/1782/content.pdf
Maher, A., Wilson, N., & Signal, L. (2005). Advertising and availability of 'obesogenic' foods around New Zealand secondary schools: A pilot study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1218). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1218/1556/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Grigg, M., Graham, L., & Cameron, G. (2005). The effectiveness of television advertising campaigns on generating calls to a national Quitline by Māori. Tobacco Control, 14, 284-286.
Howden-Chapman, P., Saville-Smith, K., Crane, J., & Wilson, N. (2005). Risk factors for mold in housing: A national survey. Indoor Air, 15, 469-476.
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2005). Directly eroding tobacco industry power as a tobacco control strategy: Lessons for New Zealand? New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1223). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1223/1683/content.pdf
Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2005). The contribution of smoking to inequalities in mortality by education varies over time and by sex: Two national cohort studies, 1981-84 and 1996-99. International Journal of Epidemiology, 34, 1054-1062.
Hunt, D., Blakely, T., Woodward, A., & Wilson, N. (2005). The smoking-mortality association varies over time and by ethnicity in New Zealand. International Journal of Epidemiology, 34, 1020-1028.
Wilson, N., Baker, M., Crampton, P., & Mansoor, O. (2005). The potential impact of the next influenza pandemic on a national primary care medical workforce. Human Resources for Health, 3(7). Retrieved from http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/3/1/7/
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Crane, J. (2005). Rethinking the regulatory framework for tobacco control in New Zealand [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1213). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1213/1405/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). The epidemiology of international terrorism involving fatal outcomes in developed countries (1994-2003). European Journal of Epidemiology, 20, 375-381.
Blakely, T., Hales, S., Kieft, C., Wilson, N., & Woodward, A. (2005). The global distribution of risk factors by poverty level. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83(2), 118-126.
Wilson, N., McIntyre, M., McDonald, M., Tanner, H., Hart, K., Tomlinson, R., Thach, T., Campion, V., … Morrison, F., Andersen, E., & Bibby, S. (2005). Communication and health protection issues arising from a flooding emergency. Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, 20(3), 193-196.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). Tobacco taxation and public health: Ethical problems, policy responses. Social Science & Medicine, 61, 649-659.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). Tobacco tax as health protecting policy: A brief review of the New Zealand evidence [Review article]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1213). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1213/1403/content.pdf
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2005). Smoky homes: A review of the exposure and effects of secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1213). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1213/1404/content.pdf
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2005). Attitudes to, and knowledge of, secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes and cars. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1213). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1213/1407/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O., & Baker, M. (2005). Estimating the impact of the next influenza pandemic on population health and health sector capacity in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1211). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1211/1346/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2005). Screening for Ministerial appointments? Systems failure in Peter Dunne′s appointment as a New Zealand Revenue and Associate Health Minister [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1226). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1226/1765/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Rice, G., Thomson, G., & Baker, M. (2005). Re-evaluating a local public health control measure used in New Zealand for the pandemic influenza of 1918 [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1224). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1224/1714/content.pdf
Baker, M., Wilson, N., McIntyre, M., & McLean, M. (2005). Findings and methodological lessons from a small case-control study into campylobacteriosis in Wellington [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1220). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1220/1622/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Grigg, M., & Afzal, R. (2005). New smoke-free environments legislation stimulates calls to a national Quitline [Letter]. Tobacco Control, 14(4), 287-288. Retrieved from http://www.tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/14/4/287
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O., Lush, D., & Kiedrzynski, T. (2005). Modeling the impact of pandemic influenza on Pacific Islands [Letter]. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(2), 347-349.
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2005). Spending decisions for tobacco-related disease treatment and tobacco control: An example and a solution [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1210). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1210/1337/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Mansoor, O. (2005). Food pricing favours saturated fat consumption: Supermarket data [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1210). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1210/1338/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Mansoor, O., & Wilson, N. (2005). Health development assistance works: A Pacific example [Letter]. Medical Journal of Australia, 183(9), 492.
Wilson, N., Loretz, J., & Johnstone, J. (2005). Lessons from the unsuccessful 2005 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Medicine, Conflict & Survival, 21(4), 274-282.
Wilson, N. (2005). Total smoking ban is accepted in New Zealand [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 331, 1145.
Wilson, N. (2005). Nuclear weapons are another post-communist health hazard [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 331, 237.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). [Reply to the letter Epidemiology of international terrorism incomplete] [Letter]. European Journal of Epidemiology, 20, 735-736.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). Politicians and tobacco control in New Zealand: A brief three-year audit [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1221). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1221/1645/content.pdf
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2005). USA: Injuries in the smoking room when a nuclear sub crashes [News analysis]. Tobacco Control, 14(4), 221. Retrieved from http://www.tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/14/4/221
Wilson, N., Wallace, C., & Weeber, B. (2005). The New Zealand Government's energy policies need to consider public health benefits [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1216). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1216/1513/content.pdf
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Crampton, P., & Rochford, T. (2005). The New Zealand Government's 2005 Budget: Missed opportunities for significant public health progress [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1216). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1216/1511/content.pdf
Mansoor, O. D., & Wilson, N. (2005). Monitoring global health: Problems are primarily national [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 330, 195.
Mansoor, O. D., & Wilson, N. (2005). Preventing and treating hepatitis B infection [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 330, 197-198.
Wilson, N., Wallace, C., & Weeber, B. (2005). The potential health benefits of protecting marine biodiversity [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1208). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1208/1272/content.pdf
Mansoor, O. D., & Wilson, N. (2005). Is the internet as essential as a stethoscope for patient care? [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1214). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1214/1453/content.pdf
Baker, M., Mansoor, O., Wilson, N., & MacDonald, J. (2005). Modern surveillance needed to control the increase in STIs [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1212). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1212/1394/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2005). The implementation of tobacco-related laws: Lessons from two case studies. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference. (pp. 61). [Abstract]
Wilson, N., Grigg, M., Afzal, R., & Thomson, G. (2005). Does smokefree environments legislation encourage smokers to call Quitline? The New Zealand experience. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference. (pp. 33). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2005, July). The implementation of public policies for controlling unhealthy industries. Verbal presentation at the Public Health Association of New Zealand Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Grigg, M., Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Afzal, R. (2005, November). Smokefree environments legislation and calls to a Quitline: The New Zealand experience. Verbal presentation at the 3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O., & Baker, M. (2005, March). The likely impact of an influenza pandemic in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Primary Focus 2 Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2005, July). Policy slippage in controlling a hazardous industry: Two case studies. Verbal presentation at the Public Health Association Conference: Making the links for public health / Te whakawhanaungatanga i ngā hua a te ora, Wellington, New Zealand.
McLean, M., Wilson, N., Borlase, B., Talbot, S., & Moriarty, H. (2005, March). The next influenza pandemic: Planning the primary care response workshop. Verbal presentation at the Primary Focus 2 Conference: Moving in the right direction, Wellington, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Wilson, N. (2005). A systematic review of the aetiology of human campylobacteriosis in New Zealand. Commissioned by Food Safety Authority of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: FSA. 107p. Retrieved from http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/science/research-projects/
Wilson, N., Signal, L., Nicholls, S., & Thomson, G. (2005). Food advertising content and trends on New Zealand television in chidren's viewing hours. Commissioned by Obesity Action Coalition, Ministry of Health. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. 21p.
2004
Chapter in Book - Research
Blakely, T. A., Hales, S., Kieft, C. E., Wilson, N., & Woodward, A. (2004). Distribution of risk factors by poverty. In M. Ezzati, A. D. Lopez, A. Rodgers & C. J. L. Murray (Eds.), Comparative quantification of health risks: Volume 2: Global and regional burden of disease attributable to selected major risk factors. (pp. 1941-2127). Geneva: World Health Organization.
Journal - Research Article
Rodgers, A., Ezzati, M., Vander Hoorn, S., Lopez, A. D., Lin, R.-B., Murray, C. J. L., Comparative Risk Assessment Collaborating Group, including Blakely, T., Hales, S., Kieft, C., & Wilson, N. (2004). Distribution of major health risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study. PLoS Medicine, 1(1), e27. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Tobias, M., & Blakely, T. (2004). How much downside? Quantifying the relative harm from tobacco taxation. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 58, 451-454.
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Mansoor, O. (2004). Print media response to SARS in New Zealand. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(8), 1461-1464.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2004). The decline of smoking in British portraiture. Tobacco Control, 13, 3-5.
Journal - Research Other
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2004). Fear of the unknown: Press coverage of bar owners' fears about smokefree bars [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1204). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1204/1131/content.pdf
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2004). Public attitudes about tobacco smoke in workplaces: The importance of workers' rights in survey questions [Letter]. Tobacco Control, 13, 206-208.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N. (2004). Salt tax could reduce population's salt intake [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 329, 918.
Wilson, N. (2004). Betting your life on it [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 329, 1405.
Wilson, N. (2004). Safety concerns about nuclear-powered vessels persist [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1196). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1196/942/content.pdf
Wilson, N. (2004). Infectious diseases in Iraq have international implications [Letter]. British Medical Journal, 329, 1289.
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O., & Thomson, G. (2004). Key arguments for increasing New Zealand's health development assistance in the Pacific [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1191). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1191/831/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2004). Best evidence for tobacco control: A brief review. Proceedings of the National Smokefree Conference: Tobacco Control - the Evidence. Retrieved from http://www.healthsponsorship.co.nz/NSConf2004/conf_docs/Wilson_Thomson.doc
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2004). Directly eroding tobacco industry power as a tobacco control strategy. Proceedings of the Public Health Association of New Zealand Conference. (pp. 67). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2004, June/July). Directly eroding tobacco industry power as a tobacco control strategy: Three examples. Verbal presentation at the Public Health Association Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Wilson, N. (2004). The impact of television advertising campaigns on calls to the New Zealand Quitline. Commissioned by The Quit Group. New Zealand. 59p.
Wilson, N., & ... (2004). Clearing the smoke: A five-year plan for tobacco control in New Zealand (2004-2009). Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 39p.
Other Research Output
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Crane, J., Blakely, T., and Crampton, P. (2004) Comment of the consultation document: Review of the Smoke-free Environments Regulations 1999: Submission to Ministry of Health. [Government Submission].
2003
Journal - Research Article
Ezzati, M., Vander Hoorn, S., Rodgers, A., Lopez, A. D., Mathers, C. D., Murray, C. J. L., and the Comparative Risk Assessment Collaborating Group, including Blakely, T., Hales, S., … Wilson, N., & Woodward, A. (2003). Estimates of global and regional potential health gains from reducing multiple major risk factors. Lancet, 362, 271-280. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13968-2
Russell, F. M., Carapetis, J., Mansoor, O., Darcy, A., Fakakovi, T., Metai, A., … Wilson, N., & Mulholland, E. K. (2003). High incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection in children in Pacific Island countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 37, 1593-1599.
Wilson, N., Mansoor, O., Wenger, J., Martin, R., Zanardi, L., O'Leary, M., & Rabukawaqa, V. (2003). Estimating the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease burdern and the impact of Hib vaccine in Fiji. Vaccine, 21, 1907-1912.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2003). Supporting smoking cessation in pregnancy: Action is urgently needed [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 116(1173). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1173/415/content.pdf
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2003). Last chance to fix the holes in proposed legislation for smoke-free environments [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 116(1172). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1172/409/content.pdf
Commissioned Report for External Body
Wilson, N. (2003). Reasons for investing in tobacco control. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 7p.
Wilson, N. (2003). Review of the evidence for major tobacco control interventions. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 64p.
Wilson, N., & Carr, H. (2003). What works in cancer prevention? A report to the Ministry of Health. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 152p.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Thomson, G. W., Wilson, N. A., O'Dea, D., Reid, P. J., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2002). Tobacco spending and children in low income households. Tobacco Control, 11, 372-375. doi: 10.1136/tc.11.4.372
Wilson, N., & Lush, D. (2002). Bioterrorism in the Northern Hemisphere and potential impact on New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 247-251.
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2002). Still dying from second-hand smoke at work: A brief review of the evidence for smoke-free workplaces in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1165). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/115-1165/240/
Wilson, N., Wenger, J., Mansoor, O., Baker, M. G., & Martin, D. R. (2002). The beneficial impact of Hib vaccine on disease rates in New Zealand children. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1159), U122. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/115-1159/122
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Hodgen, E., Mills, J., & Thomson, G. (2002). Events of 11 September 2001 significantly reduced calls to the New Zealand Quitline [Letter to the editor]. Tobacco Control, 11, 280.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N., Hodgen, E., Mills, J., Wilson, G., Field, A., & Thomson, G. (2002). Journal article on smoking and blindness prompts significantly more calls to the Quitline [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 199-200. Christchurch: NZMA.
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2002). Public support of tobacco taxation [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1157), U73. NZ Medical Association. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/ 115-1157/73
Commissioned Report for External Body
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2002). The tobacco industry in New Zealand: A case study of the behaviour of multinational Companies. Commissioned by Public Health Monograph Series No.6. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health. 102p.
2001
Chapter in Book - Research
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (2001). Tobacco control policy. In P. Davis & T. Ashton (Eds.), Health and public policy in New Zealand. (pp. 237-254). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, G. A., Field, A. P., & Wilson, N. (2001). Smoke gets in your eyes: Smoking and visual impairment in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 471-474.
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., & Thomson, G. (2001). Pacific peoples killed by New Zealand tobacco industry exports [Letter to the editor]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114(1125), 49-50.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N. (2001). The cost burden of asthma in New Zealand [Letter to the editor]. New Zealand Medical Journal, (March), 146-147.
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2001). [Reply to letter to the editor Tobacco and taking responsibility]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 271.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G., O'Dea, D., Wilson, N., Reid, P., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2001). Some financial impacts of tobacco use on child poverty in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Health Services and Policy Research Conference. (pp. 43-44). [Abstract]
2000
Chapter in Book - Research
Howden-Chapman, P., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2000). Summary and conclusion. In Social inequalities in health: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 147-167). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Howden-Chapman, P., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2000). Introduction. In Social inequalities in health: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 1-7). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Wilson, N. (2000). Education and health. In Social inequalities in health: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 87-101). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Wilson, N. (2000). Occupational class and health. In Social inequalities in health: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 103-118). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Wilson, N. (2000). Labour force status and health. In Social inequalities in health: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 119-132). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Howden-Chapman, P. L., & Wilson, N. (2000). Housing and Health. In P. Howden-Chapman & M. Tobias (Eds.), Social Inequalities and Health: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 133-146). Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Howden-Chapman, P. L., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. A. (2000). Introduction. In P. Howden-Chapman & M. Tobias (Eds.), Social Inequalities and Health in New Zealand: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 1-7). Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Howden-Chapman, P. L., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. A. (2000). Summary and conclusions. In P. Howden-Chapman & M. Tobias (Eds.), Social Inequalities and Health in New Zealand: New Zealand 1999. (pp. 147-168). Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Ruff, T. A., Rana, B. J., Leydon, J., & Locarnini, S. (2000). The effectiveness of the infant hepatitis B immunisation program in Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu. Vaccine, 18(26), 3059-3066. doi: 10.1016/S0264-410X(00)00080-3
Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2000). Tobacco tax and Maori and low-income families [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 197.
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. A. (2000). Lost in the smoke: Tobacco control in New Zealand during the 1990s [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113(1107), 124-126.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Wilson, N., & Mansoor, O. (2000). Getting the fat tax on the table [Letter to the editor]. New Zealand Medical Journal, (October), 451.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Thomson, G., O'Dea, D., Wilson, N., Reid, P., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2000). The financial effects of tobacco tax increases on Maori and low-income households. Smokefree Coalition and Aparangi Tautoko Auahi Kore. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, WSM, University of Otago. 6p.
1999
Journal - Research Article
Thomson, G. W., & Wilson, N. (1999). Tobacco control in New Zealand from 1945 to 1961. New Zealand Medical Journal, 112, 101-103.
1997
Journal - Research Other
Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (1997). Travel vaccination. Patient Management, April, 47-51.