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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques

    … for regulating e-cigarettes The debate about policy and regulation of alternative nicotine-delivery … For example, there are at least two distinct approaches to policy with regards to increasing nicotine-containing … recommended measures and their links with e-cigarette policy measures, include: Limiting the sale of combustible …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … high rates of suicide in NZ. This approach requires a policy re-set moving the responsibility of suicide prevention … long-term population-based approach. 4 It requires a policy shift, extending prevention responsibility beyond … causes of suicide through a public health lens and a policy re-set in which the responsibility of suicide …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … emissions from road building outlined in the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport.  The plan mentions the … area to develop, however the government has introduced policy that would weaken protection of wetlands to allow for increased coal mining. 8 These policy decisions undermine the idea of nature-based solutions …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … which are actually cost-saving provide other options for policy-makers – see our series of blogs on the BODE 3 … literature that we cite elsewhere [ 3 ] [ 6 ]), NZ policy-makers can have reasonable confidence that the HSAM … restrict funds for upfront investments, health sector policy-makers could target this intervention eg,: Targeting …
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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … political and implementation hurdles that need research, policy analysis and advocacy to overcome.   Various surveys, … the influence of the tobacco industry on public health policy. Obviously ongoing research should inform … deliberation and consensus within the health sector, and policy analysis – followed by political will. We also suggest …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … among people who smoke Some critics argue that smokefree policy interventions are overly controlling, intrusive and … to make their own decisions about quitting, and smokefree policy measures should not restrict their autonomy by using … have found even higher level of support for many smokefree policy measures among the public as a whole and among …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … to changing obesogenic environments. But the Government’s policy has been widely criticised as weak on structural … one of the many causes of child obesity, and not the only policy entry point for policies – but they are still a good … children), are two obvious places to strengthen current policy. Whether it be through national-level regulation, or …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … continue to market their smoked tobacco products. Policy innovations in many countries (including NZ) have … have received less research attention and even less policy action, yet product design is also a crucial component … assessing innovations in smoked tobacco products. Third, policy makers must be vigilant and courageous, and ensure …
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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … study on the economics of Aotearoa NZ’s smokefree endgame policy package (ie, the smokefree law that the new coalition … What this new study did We used a well-established tobacco policy simulation model that calculated the health impacts of … shortfall is much less. Implications for evidence-informed policy Given the large size of both the health and economic …
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  • NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing

    … and poorly enforced 5 . As a result of this laissez faire policy environment children are targeted by food and drink … recommended policies. Implications for public health policy and practices Failure to implement stronger policies … Lisa Te Morenga This article is endorsed by the Food Policy Expert Panel at Health Coalition Aotearoa.   … NZ …
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