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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … Healthy Families NZ initiative to tackle our escalating obesity crisis. It will be based on Healthy Together Victoria … the US and Mexico at the top of the OECD table . But our childhood rates are more shocking – about one in three are … community-based approach, by itself, be enough to bring childhood obesity down to acceptable levels? My opinion is …
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  • High levels of CO2 found in small study of early childhood centres: Improving ventilation in the time of COVID-19

    … the CO 2 levels were measured in six randomly chosen early childhood centres in northern Taranaki during June and July … 2 (over 1,500ppm) were found in four out of the six early childhood education centres (ECE). While schools throughout … has seen a dramatic increase of children in early childhood education (ECE) environments in recent years 2 .   …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … subsequent life-course. This robust evidence shows that childhood poverty, especially when severe and/or prolonged, … It points to the vital need to achieve low rates of childhood poverty. Although recent governments in Aotearoa … on the link between childhood television viewing and adult obesity 2 , the enduring effects of lead exposure on …
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  • Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … vaccination, alongside continuing work to increase routine childhood coverage, particularly for Māori, Pacific Peoples, … such an event, in addition to current efforts to increase childhood immunisation coverage. A severe measles epidemic is … of child deaths. Measles vaccine was added to the routine childhood immunisation schedule in 1969. Since 2019, two …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … how these results might apply to improving the control of obesity and improving child oral health in New Zealand.   … by the final report from the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) published 25 January 2016 (2), as one of a …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … which are both harming oral health and fuelling the obesity epidemic. There are good arguments and some evidence … drinks tax ). A comprehensive approach to preventing obesity and protecting oral health would go much further. One … child and youth obesity”. The NZ Government did launch its childhood obesity plan late last year. It is important to …
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  • Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Likely to produce numerous benefits in NZ

    … Poor diet is a major risk factor for excess weight gain and obesity-related diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, … of sugar and fat) is an important driver of the global obesity epidemic.[1-4] Moreover, both poor diet and obesity are major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases, …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach

    … impact lens on policy, lifting income support, action on childhood immunisation .   This blog is part of the Public … health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. Childhood provides essential foundations for lifelong health … Sustained action to achieve high and equitable coverage of childhood immunisations: Internationally, concerns are …
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  • The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks

    … introduced in 2017 is likely to benefit health (reduced obesity, diabetes and dental caries) – when considering a … the Cameron Government in the UK announced it was taking obesity seriously – well, they at least decided to introduce … the greatest impact. That is in terms of reduction in obesity, diabetes and decayed missing or filled teeth rates.  …
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  • Protecting children and young people from unethical junk food marketing: Upgrading the advertising codes

    … improved to protect children and young people from obesity and poor oral health. Although public health experts … of the World Health Organization Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (3), chaired by NZ’s Professor Sir Peter … be allowed in the following settings: schools, early childhood education centres, children’s sports teams, clubs …
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