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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … Chlöe Swarbrick recently announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport, acting on recommendations by … to support sporting organisations to transition away from alcohol industry reliance. The Bill, if enacted, will provide … Chlöe Swarbrick recently announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport. The Bill aligns with the …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    …   Summary Local Alcohol Policies (LAPs) are developed by councils, in consultation with communities, to guide where and when alcohol is sold. LAPs were intended to give communities more say in alcohol availability, and have the potential to reduce …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Public policy options to address alcohol-related harm in Aotearoa

    … This blog looks at solutions to reducing alcohol-related harm through policies on alcohol tax, availability and marketing.   This blog is part … .   One in 20 deaths in Aotearoa are attributable to alcohol consumption, disproportionately borne by low-income …
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  • Regulation of alcohol marketing is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals

    … its review of their Code for Advertising and Promotion of Alcohol. The ASA is an industry body which develops the … voluntary codes that set the standard for advertising of alcohol, and also adjudicates on complaints made by the … of interest. In this blog, the case for regulation of alcohol marketing and the need for urgency is made, and ways …
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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … and health resources. These include those caused by alcohol, avoidable home accidents and road crashes. Increased alcohol prices, reduced sales hours, and reduced or banned advertising of alcohol would make significant and valuable differences for …
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  • That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”.

    … Many observational studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) … randomisation’ study (like a genetically determined RCT of alcohol consumption – a study design with much potential for … associations) has been published suggesting that any alcohol consumption increases CVD. If true, this means the …
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  • Glass half full: Alcohol’s health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary by context

    …   It is ‘well known’ that moderate amounts of alcohol are beneficial to cardiovascular health.  But … dominant understanding of a ‘J-shape’ association of alcohol and death rates. Then we look at a recent (and likely … to the authors. The so-called J-shaped association of alcohol with risk of death is shown below in our stylised …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … As a strategy to reduce harm from alcohol, there is growing interest internationally around the setting of minimum prices on alcohol. In this blog we review a paper just published in the … Zealand around combining minimum pricing with increases in alcohol excise tax. Professor Jennie Connor, University of …
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  • Alcohol and suicide: The facts

    … Summary Alcohol use often exacerbates mental health problems and is a … Briefing corrects the record and provides the facts on alcohol and suicide based on New Zealand and international … research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links alcohol use with poor mental health outcomes and increased …
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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … Summary Alcohol is one of the major causes of health loss in Aotearoa … to. It also describes some of the regulatory reforms to alcohol legislation that the NZ Government could enact to … services online have been expanding globally, with alcohol being a relatively new commodity to be sold in this …
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