Senior Research Fellow
Contact details
Tel +64 4 918 6192
Email anja.mizdrak@otago.ac.nz
Research interests and activities
Dr Anja Mizdrak is a public health researcher who specialises in quantitative modelling. Her work has covered multiple topics including alcohol, transport, physical activity, COVID-19, and nutrition. Anja is interested in the role of modelling in public health policy and practice, and the wider societal impacts of health behaviours and interventions, such as impacts on inequities and the environment. She currently works across multiple projects including:
- Seeking the Transport Sweet Spot: health, equity, and zero carbon (led by Associate Professor Caroline Shaw)
- Prioritising Māori health and equity: a critical approach to modelling (led by Associate Professor Melissa McLeod)
Anja joined the University of Otago in 2017 to work on the Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³). Prior to joining the University, Anja completed her PhD which investigated the impact of health-related food taxes and subsidies in the UK, specifically focusing on differential impacts by household income. Anja's interest in public health began during her undergraduate degree in Human Sciences at the University of Oxford.
Publications
Bergen, T., Richards, J., Kira, G., Kim, A. H. M., Signal, L., & Mizdrak, A. (2024). The effectiveness of secondary-school based interventions on the future physical activity of adolescents in Aotearoa New Zealand: A modelling study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 21, 114. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01653-z Journal - Research Article
Shaw, C., Mizdrak, A., Gage, R., McLeod, M., Jones, R., Woodward, A., & Cobiac, L. (2024). Policy approaches to decarbonising the transport sector in Aotearoa New Zealand: Modelling equity, population health, and health-system effects. Lancet Planetary Health, 8(9), e647-e656. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00171-2 Journal - Research Article
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Jones, A. C., Davies, A., & Sherk, A. (2024). Estimated alcohol-attributable health burden in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 1-58). Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hpa.org.nz/ Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Shaw, C., Gage, R., McLeod, M., Jones, R., Mizdrak, A., & Woodward, A. (2024). Socioeconomic inequalities in greenhouse gas emissions from household travel in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Travel Behaviour & Society, 37, 100820. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100820 Journal - Research Article
Davies, A., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., Gibbs, S., & Jones, A. (2024). Using integrated data to examine alcohol related harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 1-33). Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from https://vhin.co.nz/external-resources/idi-alcohol-related-harm-nz Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
2024
Journal - Research Article
Bergen, T., Richards, J., Kira, G., Kim, A. H. M., Signal, L., & Mizdrak, A. (2024). The effectiveness of secondary-school based interventions on the future physical activity of adolescents in Aotearoa New Zealand: A modelling study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 21, 114. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01653-z
Shaw, C., Mizdrak, A., Gage, R., McLeod, M., Jones, R., Woodward, A., & Cobiac, L. (2024). Policy approaches to decarbonising the transport sector in Aotearoa New Zealand: Modelling equity, population health, and health-system effects. Lancet Planetary Health, 8(9), e647-e656. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00171-2
Shaw, C., Gage, R., McLeod, M., Jones, R., Mizdrak, A., & Woodward, A. (2024). Socioeconomic inequalities in greenhouse gas emissions from household travel in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Travel Behaviour & Society, 37, 100820. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100820
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., Davies, A., & Jones, A. (2024). The estimated health impact of alcohol interventions in New Zealand: A modelling study. Addiction, 119, 125-136. doi: 10.1111/add.16331
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Jones, A. C., Davies, A., & Sherk, A. (2024). Estimated alcohol-attributable health burden in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 1-58). Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hpa.org.nz/
Davies, A., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., Gibbs, S., & Jones, A. (2024). Using integrated data to examine alcohol related harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 1-33). Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from https://vhin.co.nz/external-resources/idi-alcohol-related-harm-nz
2023
Journal - Research Article
Suel, E., Muller, E., Bennett, J. E., Blakely, T., Doyle, Y., Lynch, J., … Mizdrak, A., … Ezzati, M. (2023). Do poverty and wealth look the same the world over? A comparative study of 12 cities from five high-income countries using street images. EPJ Data Science, 12, 19. doi: 10.1140/epjds/s13688-023-00394-6
Gage, R., Mizdrak, A., Richards, J., Bauman, A., McLeod, M., Jones, R., … Shaw, C. (2023). The epidemiology of domain-specific physical activity in New Zealand adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 20, 909-920. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2022-0156
Bergen, T., Kim, A. H. M., Mizdrak, A., Signal, L., Kira, G., & Richards, J. (2023). Determinants of future physical activity participation in New Zealand adolescents across sociodemographic groups: A descriptive study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 6001. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20116001
Wilson, O. W. A., Smith, M., Duncan, S., Hinckson, E., Mizdrak, A., & Richards, J. (2023). Differences in physical activity participation among young adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 150. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15063-6
Journal - Research Other
Mizdrak, A., Tatah, L., Mueller, N., Shaw, C., & Woodcock, J. (2023). Assessing the health impacts of changes in active transport: An updated systematic review. Journal of Transport & Health, 33, 101702. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2023.101702
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bergen, T., Richards, J., Kira, G., Kim, A. H. M., Signal, L., & Mizdrak, A. (2023). The effectiveness of secondary-school based interventions on the future physical activity of Aotearoa New Zealand adolescents: A modelling study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 109-110). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01
Bergen, T., Kira, G., Richards, J., Kim, A. H. M., Signal, L., & Mizdrak, A. (2023). The future effectiveness of Indigenous Māori practice considerations on an Aotearoa adolescent-focused, active transport policy intervention: A modelling study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 105-106). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01
Bergen, T., Kim, A., Mizdrak, A., Signal, L., Kira, G., & Richards, J. (2023). Determinants of long-term physical activity participation in New Zealand adolescents across sociodemographic groups: A descriptive study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 401). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://2023.isbnpa.org
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., Davies, A., & Jones, A. C. (2023). Interventions to reduce alcohol’s harms to health: A modelling study: Protocol. (pp. 1-15). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.hpa.org.nz/our-work/research/publications
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., & Jones, A. C. (2023). Interventions to reduce alcohol’s harms to health: A modelling study: Executive summary for Māori stakeholders. (pp. 1-7). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.hpa.org.nz/our-work/research/publications
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., & Jones, A. C. (2023). Interventions to reduce alcohol’s harms to health: A modelling study: Report. (pp. 1-31). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.hpa.org.nz/our-work/research/publications
2022
Journal - Research Article
Harris, R. B., Paine, S.-J., Atkinson, J., Robson, B., King, P. T., Randle, J., Mizdrak, A., & McLeod, M. (2022). We still don't count: The under-counting and under-representation of Māori in health and disability sector data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 54-78. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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
Grout, L., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Jones, A. C., Blakely, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). Potential effect of real-world junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on population health, health system costs and greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand: A modelling study. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 5(1), 19-35. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000376
Singh, A., Mizdrak, A., Daniel, L., Blakely, T., Baker, E., Alfonzo, L. F., & Bentley, R. (2022). Estimating cardiovascular health gains from eradicating indoor cold in Australia. Environmental Health, 21, 54. doi: 10.1186/s12940-022-00865-9
Cleghorn, C., Mulder, I., Macmillan, A., Mizdrak, A., Drew, J., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2022). Can a greenhouse gas emissions tax on food also be healthy and equitable? A systemised review and modelling study from Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 4421. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084421
Randal, E., Shaw, C., McLeod, M., Keall, M., Woodward, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2022). The impact of transport on population health and health equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A prospective burden of disease study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 2032. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042032
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shaw, C., Gage, R., Mizdrak, A., McLeod, M., Jones, R., & Woodward, A. (2022, November). Socioeconomic inequalities in greenhouse gas emissions from household travel in Aotearoa/NZ. Verbal presentation at the 4th Transport Research Network (TRN) Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Randal, E., Shaw, C., McLeod, M., Keall, M., Woodward, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2022, November). The impact of transport on population health and health equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A perspective burden of disease study. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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
Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A. (2022, August). Public Health Solutions Series: Public policy options to address alcohol-related harm in Aotearoa. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/public-health-solutions-series-public-policy-options-to-address-alcohol-related-harm-in-aotearoa/
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
Darrah, T., Waa, A., Mizdrak, A., & Jones, A. C. (2021). Māori perspectives on alcohol: A narrative review. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 14(1), 51-64. doi: 10.5204/ijcis.v14i1.1809
Mizdrak, A., Shaw, C., Lynch, B., & Richards, J. (2021). The potential of school-based physical education to increase physical activity in Aotearoa New Zealand children and young people: A modelling study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1531), 23-35. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Mizdrak, A., Ding, D., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Richards, J. (2021). Hitting the target but missing the point? Modelling health and economic impacts of different approaches to meeting the global action plan for physical activity target. Sports Medicine, 51, 815-823. doi: 10.1007/s40279-020-01398-2
Journal - Research Other
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mizdrak, A., Ding, D., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Richards, J. (2021). Quantifying the health and economic impacts of meeting the Global Action Plan for Physical Activity target. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Annual Meeting (ISBNPA XChange): Thinking Independently Together: Let's Dance Around the World. (pp. 568). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://isbnpa2021.venuewest.com
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
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
2020
Journal - Research Article
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
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
Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., Woodward, A., & Blakely, T. (2020). Fuelling walking and cycling: Human powered locomotion is associated with non-negligible greenhouse gas emissions. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 9196. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66170-y
Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Genc, M., Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Cleghorn, C. (2020). Modelling the health impact of food taxes and subsidies with price elasticities: The case for additional scaling of food consumption using the total food expenditure elasticity. PLoS ONE, 15(3), e0230506. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230506
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
Drew, J., Cleghorn, C., Macmillan, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2020). Healthy and climate-friendly eating patterns in the New Zealand context. Environmental Health Perspectives, 128(1), 017007. doi: 10.1289/ehp5996
Journal - Research Other
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
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kvalsvig, A., Shaw, C., Telfar-Barnard, L., Mizdrak, A., Atatoa-Carr, P., McLeod, M., & Cunningham, R. (2020). Aotearoa/New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy: An overview. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Hauora: Ministry of Health. 18p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/aotearoa-new_zealands_covid-19_elimination_strategy-_an_overview17may.pdf
Cunningham, R., Shaw, C., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Mizdrak, A., Atatoa Carr, P., … McLeod, M., & Hume, C. (2020). COVID-19 in children. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Hauora: Ministry of Health. 10p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-reports
Shaw, C., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar-Barnard, L., Mizdrak, A., Atatoa-Carr, P., McLeod, M., & Cunningham, R. (2020). Background and overview of approaches to COVID-19 pandemic control in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Hauora: Ministry of Health. 21p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-reports
Cunningham, R., Shaw, C., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Mizdrak, A., Atatoa Carr, P., … McLeod, M., & Hume, C. (2020). Case and contact management: Monitoring and reporting to achieve and sustain elimination of COVID-19. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Hauora: Ministry of Health. 18p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-reports
Cunningham, R., Shaw, C., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Mizdrak, A., Atatoa Carr, P., … McLeod, M., & Hume, C. (2020). Control measures to deliver COVID-19 strategies: Education sector evidence review. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Hauora: Ministry of Health. 16p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-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].
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., 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
2019
Journal - Research Article
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., 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
Mizdrak, A., Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C. L., & Cobiac, L. J. (2019). Potential of active transport to improve health, reduce healthcare costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions: A modelling study. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0129316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219316
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
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mizdrak, A. (2019). Modelling the potential impact of active transport on health, healthcare costs, and greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. 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
Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Genc, M., Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Cleghorn, C. (2019). Modelling the health impact of food taxes and subsidies with price elasticities: The case for additional scaling of food consumption using the total food expenditure elasticity. arXiv. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.13179
2018
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
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Mizdrak, A., & Ritchie, A. J. (2017). Health and well-being in urban environments. In J. Bishop (Ed.), Building sustainable cities of the future. (pp. 99-115). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-54458-8
Journal - Research Article
Mizdrak, A., Waterlander, W. E., Rayner, M., & Scarborough, P. (2017). Using a UK virtual supermarket to examine purchasing behavior across different income groups in the United Kingdom: Development and feasibility study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(10), e343. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7982
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mizdrak, A., Smed, S., Waterlander, W., Rayner, M., & Scarborough, P. (2017, June). The differential impact of selected health-related food taxes and subsidies in the UK: An econometric-epidemiological modelling study. Verbal presentation at the 16th Scientific Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Victoria, Canada.
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
2016
Journal - Research Article
Scarborough, P., Smolina, K., Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L., & Briggs, A. (2016). Assessing the external validity of model-based estimates of the incidence of heart attack in England: A modelling study. BMC Public Health, 16, 1135. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3782-6
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mizdrak, A., Scarborough, P., & Briggs, A. (2016). The impact of meeting dietary guidelines on UK mortality: A comparative risk assessment modelling study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 15th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 254). ISBNPA. Retrieved from https://www.isbnpa.org
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mizdrak, A. (2016, December). The feasibility of using a UK virtual supermarket to examine differences in purchasing behaviour across income groups. Verbal presentation at the 12th UK Society for Behavioural Medicine (UKSBM) Annual Scientific Meeting: Complex Interventions in a Complex World: Applications of Behavioural Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
2015
Journal - Research Article
Kaur, A., Scarborough, P., Matthews, A., Payne, S., Mizdrak, A., & Rayner, M. (2015). How many foods in the UK carry health and nutrition claims, and are they healthier than those that do not? Public Health Nutrition, 19(6), 988-997. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015002104
Mizdrak, A., Scarborough, P., Waterlander, W. E., & Rayner, M. (2015). Differential responses to food price changes by personal characteristic: A systematic review of experimental studies. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0130320. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130320
Monsivais, P., Scarborough, P., Lloyd, T., Mizdrak, A., Luben, R., Mulligan, A. A., … Woodcock, J. (2015). Greater accordance with the dietary approaches to stop hypertension dietary pattern is associated with lower diet-related greenhouse gas production but higher dietary costs in the United Kingdom. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 102(1), 138-145. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.090639
Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Genc, M., Scarborough, P., Rayner, M., Mizdrak, A., … Blakely, T. (2015). Effects of health-related food taxes and subsidies on mortality from diet-related disease in New Zealand: An econometric-epidemiologic modelling study. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0128477. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128477
Journal - Research Other
Scarborough, P., Hodgkins, C., Raats, M. M., Harrington, R. A., Cowburn, G., Dean, M., … Mizdrak, A., … Rayner, M. (2015). Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase the use of traffic light food labelling in UK shoppers (in the FLICC trial). Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 1, 21. doi: 10.1186/s40814-015-0015-1
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Genc, M., Scarborough, P., Rayner, M., Mizdrak, A., & Blakely, T. (2015). Effects of health-related food taxes and subsidies on mortality from diet-related disease in New Zealand: A comparative risk assessment modelling study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 90). Retrieved from http://eventmobi.com/isbnpa2015/documents/103270
2014
Journal - Research Article
Kelly, P., Doherty, A., Mizdrak, A., Marshall, S., Kerr, J., Legge, A., … Foster, C. (2014). High group-level validity but high random error of a self-report travel diary, as assessed by wearable cameras. Journal of Transport & Health, 1(3), 190-201. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2014.04.003
Scarborough, P., Appleby, P. N., Mizdrak, A., Briggs, A. D. M., Travis, R. C., Bradbury, K. E., & Key, T. J. (2014). Dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans in the UK. Climatic Change, 125(2), 179-192. doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1169-1
Scarborough, P., Harrington, R. A., Mizdrak, A., Zhou, L. M., & Doherty, A. (2014). The Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl and its used to estimate the health impact of public health policy scenarios. Scientifica, 2014, 748750. doi: 10.1155/2014/748750
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Genc, M., Scarborough, P., Rayner, M., Mizdrak, A., … Blakely, T. (2014). Estimated effects of health-related food taxes and subsidies on mortality from non-communicable disease in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 88). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
2013
Journal - Research Article
Scarborough, P., Payne, C., Agu, C. G., Kaur, A., Mizdrak, A., Rayner, M., … Boyland, E. (2013). How important is the choice of the nutrient profile model used to regulate broadcast advertising of foods to children? A comparison using a targeted data set. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67, 815-820. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.112
Briggs, A. D. M., Mizdrak, A., & Scarborough, P. (2013). A statin a day keeps the doctor away: Comparative proverb assessment modelling study. BMJ, 347, F7267. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7267
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Rayner, M., Mizdrak, A., Logstrup, S., & Kestens, M. (2013). Reducing children’s exposure to marketing of foods and drinks that are high in fat, salt or sugar: What would be the best nutrient profile model? European Heart Network. 34p. Retrieved from http://www.ehnheart.org