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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … is using lockdowns (Auckland currently at Alert Level 4, with the rest of the country at Alert Level 3) to eliminate … Level 2 to ensure it is fit for purpose. Key improvements are mask use in all indoor environments, and creating a Level … the Alert Level System should be updated to reflect what we know about the importance of airborne transmission of …
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  • Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?

    … Approximately 5.5% of NZ adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. In this blog we summarise our recent modelling … years and over) had diagnosed diabetes [1]. However, men are more likely than women to have diabetes, Māori and Asian … diabetes incidence in the NZ population alive in 2011 [7]. What does the new NZ modelling show? The modelling work …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … comprehensive and multi-faceted complementary measures, are highly consistent with those made in the NZ tobacco … attitudes and beliefs towards tobacco tax increases. So what does the report find and conclude? In relation to impact … the quality, safety, availability, pricing and messaging associated with different products such as e-cigarettes. …
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  • Health-related food taxes and subsidies: A critique of opposition arguments

    … Health-related food taxes and subsidies are a hot topic internationally. Emerging research suggests … the proposition of food pricing policies often meets with vigorous opposition and a range of counter-arguments … on personal freedoms. In this blog, we briefly analyse 8 common arguments raised in opposition to such policies, and …
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  • How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers

    … strong policies and industry denormalisation strategies are vital to ensuring young people remain nicotine free.   … is for somebody who likes the taste of candy, if you know what I’m saying.”[7] Flavour additives remain a critical … exposure to cartoon characters on e-liquid packaging is associated with susceptibility to e-cigarette use.[33] While …
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  • A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco

    … Smokefree 2025 goal is now less than ten years away but we are unlikely to achieve this world-leading goal unless the … have tackled different facets of tobacco marketing, with plain packaging reducing a potent form of tobacco … product (16). Beneficial attributes our participants associated with RYO tobacco included its perceived superior …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … that has devastating impacts on families. Most cases are children and young adults, and each case has a … was no effective vaccine against all forms of the most common pathogen group, serogroup B. Much has happened since … and effective country-level IMD elimination programme. What is new in this Briefing Advances in vaccines mean that …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … picture could create. The antidote is to look around at what is happening at the local level, where there are numerous exemplars of dynamism, innovation and commitment … areas, all suburban shopping centres, public beaches and common areas of Council housing. Auckland Council planning is …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … foods (UPF) to risk of chronic disease. Typically, UPF are foods that are energy-dense, high in fat, sugar and salt, … a useful position on UPF for Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). What are ultra-processed foods?    ‘Ultra-processed foods … together diverse perspectives on UPF in order to outline a common way forward for nutrition and public health …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … health infrastructure has found generally the parties are deeply split along ideological grounds. This is despite … all. In addition, there was space for parties to respond with any comments or other priority actions they have for … on progress in prevention against health-harm products. What is new in this Briefing The strong political ideology …
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