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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey

    … to these products for people who smoke.   Authors details Dr Janine Nip , Prof Richard Edwards , Prof Janet Hoek , Assoc Prof Andrew Waa , Dr Jude Ball , Dr Michaela Pettie All authors are members of ASPIRE Aotearoa …
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  • Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace

    … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Jude Ball , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Janine Nip , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Lucy Hardie, ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Faculty …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … products as smoking cessation aids.  Authors details  Dr Janine Nip , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Jude Ball , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington Dr Michaela Pettie , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and …
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  • NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing

    … drink marketing to children of all ages. Authors details  Dr Victoria Egli , Dr Fiona Sing ,  Dr Sally Mackay   & Associate Professor Lisa Te Morenga This …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … agents need to partner with Māori to honour our Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments.    A funded Suicide Research Strategy … Helpline – 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO). Authors details  Dr Sarah McKenzie , Suicide and Mental Health Research Group, … Health & Addiction | Counties Manukau District, Middlemore Hospital.  Dr Trevor Best, School of Forestry, Te Whare …
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  • Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ

    … zero profit (eg, as per a non-profit institution such as a hospital kitchen with its own bakery) we estimated that the … Possible next steps? An institution such as a public hospital with its own bakery could “market test” the acceptability of various HHBs on staff who use the hospital cafeteria. The latter could be done in conjunction …
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  • BODE3 Interactive League Table – how to use it

    … please email directly bode3@otago.ac.nz . Contributions Dr George Disney set up this prototype using the R Shiny App, and Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze now runs and updates it.  Dr Nisha Nair put considerable time and effort into …
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  • Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed

    … status of children attending ECE centres and schools. Dr Mamaeroa David, a co-author of the paper and general … deaths largely in children younger than five years.” Dr Mamaeroa David says: “We need to use all the tools …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … lunches, for maximum equity benefits. Authors details Dr Andrea Teng , Dr Cristina Cleghorn ,  Prof Louise Signal , Dr Moira Smith , Prof Lisa Te Morenga , Emilee Walby , Prof …
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  • The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report

    … and mechanisms for increasing costs (e.g. longer average hospital stays for all admissions) that are not necessarily captured in the healthcare data like hospital discharges. Fortunately, the recent PWC report on …
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