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  • Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis

    … number of progressive public policies which can influence health. In this blog we briefly look at 6 potential lessons … government is also relatively progressive on various health and social issues. For these reasons the Canadian … Here we look at six stand-out areas of potential public health significance for NZ. 1) Response to climate change …
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  • Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries

    … -6.3% for the OECD. Nevertheless, a fuller accounting of health, economic and equity impacts probably needs to wait … available and border restrictions are lifted. Despite NZ’s health success there is still a need to improve border … this blog we aim to provide an updated description of the health and economic impacts of the NZ approach to inform …
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  • New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why

    … just affect industry, it will impact energy savings and health. In this Briefing, we lay out the evidence for … for improving the housing standards. A Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) analysis including health, carbon and other elements found a positive cost …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … end of the century. Climate change already damages human health and wellbeing, including in New Zealand. This article … new report in the New Zealand context, highlighting public health impacts as well as policy pathways for both adapting … warming future unscathed. Water-borne and water-related health risks are a particular challenge in New Zealand , and …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … have strong public support. Views of community leaders, health organisations and health and smokefree policy experts are being ignored, in … . If priority goals for the government include maximising health, well-being and equity in the best interest of its …
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  • Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms

    … social norms, which also support long-term improvements in health outcomes. In this blog, we consider the role of social … policy measures. Third, in line with the Ottawa Charter on Health Promotion, social marketing may help build supportive … The Drive Smokefree for Tamariki campaign website provides information about the very high support for the law change …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … to further transmission of COVID-19, with devastating health and wellbeing outcomes for children, young people and … and parental stress. We request that the Ministries of Health and Education urgently prepare and disseminate clear … health responses and the approach to identification and management of COVID-19 contacts within schools, in the event …
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  • Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs

    … to lower costs to citizens. The latest iteration of the Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand Study (HAPINZ 3.0) has summed up the health costs of air pollution, drawing on comprehensive air … had not been present).” The estimated costs of these health and social impacts from human-made air pollution in …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … is ‘transforming’ and the possible implications for public health. We draw extensively on an article examining tobacco … smoke to ‘unsmoke’ (Figure 1). Similarly, in 2020, British American Tobacco (BAT) announced its new corporate strategy – … 2: source https://seekingalpha.com/article/4418669-british-american-tobacco-stock-has-significant-upside-potential …
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  • Lime E-Scooters – Avoiding a collision course with public health?

    … argue they will help reduce traffic density, thus bringing health and environmental benefits, while critics suggest they … existing transport models? How should we accommodate new information and transport technologies that could change the … observational study of 193 e-scooter riders undertaken in association with the analysis of ED injuries found 94.3% were …
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