Publications by authors named "J L Veerman"
Background: Evidence suggests low-sodium potassium-rich salt substitutes (LSSS) are effective in reducing blood pressure (BP). However, the health and economic impacts of LSSS in Indonesia are currently unknown.
Methods: We developed a proportional multistate lifetable Markov model to assess a government-led strategy implementing the use of LSSS compared to current regular salt consumption.
The Okavango Delta region in Botswana experienced exceptionally intense landscape-wide cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) in 2020. In this study, the drivers behind CyanoHABs were determined from thirteen independent environmental variables, including vegetation indices, climate and meteorological parameters, and landscape variables. Annual Land Use Land Cover (LULC) maps were created from 2017 to 2020, with ∼89% accuracy to compute landscape variables such as LULC change.
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- - Nigeria aims to limit industrial trans fatty acids (iTFA) in food to improve public health, specifically targeting ischaemic heart disease (IHD), but the impact and costs are unclear.
- - Using Markov cohort models, researchers estimated that a mandatory iTFA limit would prevent nearly 10,000 IHD deaths and save around $90 million in healthcare costs over the first decade.
- - The analysis suggests that implementing this policy is cost-effective and could lead to significant health benefits, supporting the idea of regulating iTFAs as a beneficial health strategy for Nigeria.
Objectives: To model the potential health gains and cost-effectiveness of a mandatory limit of industrial trans fatty acids (iTFA) in Kenyan foods.
Design: Multiple cohort proportional multistate life table model, incorporating existing data from the Global Burden of Disease study, pooled analyses of observational studies and peer-reviewed evidence of healthcare and policy implementation costs.
Setting: Kenya.
Introduction: Mental disorders, in particular, depressive and anxiety disorders, are a leading cause of disability in Australia and globally. Physical activity may reduce the incidence of anxiety and depression, and this supports the inclusion of physical activity in strategies for the prevention of mental ill health. Policy makers need to know the potential impact and cost savings of such strategies.
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