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  • E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?

    … places. Unfortunately, we are not seeing an effort from policy makers to encourage this low carbon, healthy form of … the carbon and health impacts of e-bikes. Then we look at policy in this area, what could be achieved, what the barriers are and where policy is at currently. We argue that policy makers need to …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … increasing benefit levels, increasing physical activity, drug and alcohol legislation reform and employment support … in leisure time and transport related physical activity . Policy interventions which we know will increase physical … needed alcohol legislation reform.   Reforming drug policy and law is also key to improving mental health. A …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … Zealand’s health burden and demand serious, evidence-based policy action.   Ahead of the 2023 Election, Health Coalition … expertise and experience, and understanding the current policy contexts. These agreed priorities are published in our … about their level of support for the 12 priority policy areas. The scale we provided for rating was: very …
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  • Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals

    … available for sale in New Zealand. This innovative policy could profoundly reduce smoking uptake by adolescents … to regular smoking and long-term addiction. 7 The proposed policy has a compelling logic; researchers and indeed the … who smoke 34 – suggesting possible synergy with another policy proposed in the action plan – banning filters. These …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … submissions. Here we examine the ‘Tobacco-free generation’ policy (TFG), which provides a mechanism to protect future … disparities. Source: van der Deen (2017) As well as direct policy effects, TFG is likely to have immediate signalling … underage sales. A key influence on the impact of the TFG policy will be the extent to which members of the tobacco …
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  • Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre

    … and accessible for government and help to coordinate policy submissions on public health issues. Encourage … researchers to communicate their work to the public and policy makers . We will build a network of public health … a range of channels, we communicate with key audiences: policy makers, practitioners, and the public. Crucial to our …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … each of the articles as well as flagging relevant policy announcements that came after the publication of some … elected representatives are constantly making decisions on policy and legislation that impact the health and wellbeing … to be informed by research and evidence which drives good policy solutions. 1 The Public Health Communication Centre’s …
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  • Nine things New Zealand must do to tackle the child obesity crisis

    … diets are creating. While some progress has been made in policy implementation since 2014, overall, New Zealand is … main conclusion from the second Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-Epi) (5) conducted in New Zealand in … developed based on a review of evidence and international policy documents and been revised by a group of international …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … other jurisdictions have proposed and adopted this policy, thus ensuring children for generations to come will … to smoking. In this Briefing, we contrast differing policy positions on the smokefree generation, explore their … a new low nicotine standard, and a smokefree generation policy (SFG). 1 The SFG (also called the tobacco free …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … campaign and is inconsistent with previous National Party policy positions. The decision was taken in covert coalition … leaders, health organisations and health and smokefree policy experts are being ignored, in contrast to those of … longer addictive, and introducing a ‘smokefree generation’ policy. The legislation is predicted to deliver rapid, …
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