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  • Making tobacco less available is both necessary and feasible – New NZ study

    … they closed or relocated. The estimated outcome would be a 50% decrease in the total number of tobacco retail outlets … control options for NZ. Across the globe we’re seeing a stream of new nicotine products being brought onto the … closed their outlet or moved it to a different location. After closing an outlet or relocating, they could no longer …
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  • Kiwi public health doc reporting back from Victoria (Australia): “Do quarantine well!”

    … A bit like a letter home. I have now been full-time at the … the virus’ with its attendant small direct health harm (as infection rates are still low) but large social and economic … McCaw.) Third, if you have eliminated the virus – look after that status. Do not lose it. Fourth, and cutting to the …
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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … The Government has acknowledged the need for a formal review of the Covid-19 pandemic response. In this … such, we suggest that it should report back to Parliament after the 2023 election. The terms of reference could also be … inquiries were held for all such disasters with 10+ deaths after the year 1936. Of note was evidence of learnings from …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … The Virtual Supermarket is a 3D computer model of a real supermarket that we started developing some years ago. … on other (unhealthier) products (I can have chocolate after I eat my broccoli) [3,4]. Now, the question is how to …
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  • Ventilation in NZ schools during the Omicron wave – results from a preliminary study

    … Ventilation is a key and relatively underutilised public health measure that … into a doubling of the absolute risk of Covid-19 infection (note the absolute risk can be also decreased by … other respiratory infections and to improve student cognitive performance while learning. To reduce burden on …
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  • Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries

    … being -6.1% for NZ and -6.3% for the OECD. Nevertheless, a fuller accounting of health, economic and equity impacts … where long-term illness may occur even in people with mild or no symptoms during their initial infection; 11 and (iii) the prevention on anxiety in the …
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  • Glass half full: Alcohol’s health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary by context

    … we will overview the currently dominant understanding of a ‘J-shape’ association of alcohol and death rates. Then we … at younger ages (e.g. assaults and car crashes). And it is often a major cause of social problems (violence, crime, … for disastrous increases in male middle age mortality after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Causality virtually …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … potential value of shifting smokers to become vapers From a public health perspective, it might seem preferable to … in some settings where smoking is not permitted; such a measure could encourage smokers to switch to vaping … both produce visible clouds exhaled from people’s mouths after they have drawn on a device. Some vapers themselves …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … the Smokefree 2025 goal. However, it is not all bad news. A major avenue of hope for a smokefree Aotearoa comes from the enthusiastic efforts by … tobacco tax increases (the single most effective measure) after the last scheduled increase in January 2016. The …
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  • Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health

    … Approvals Bill to Parliament. The Bill would allow a small number of Ministers to approve infrastructure and … the Bill was presented to Parliament) to 19 March 2024 (after which this Briefing was drafted). From this review, we … of Conservation] and local councils. These projects are often hobbled by too much emphasis being given to amenity …
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