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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … New Zealand is opting out of proposed joint Australia/NZ infant formula marketing standards that would have brought NZ more into line with international best practice. This … milk formula industry undermines infant health. The NZ Government needs to recognise that industry …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … Just published results from the NZ Health Survey indicate ongoing declines in smoking for … could be accelerated. Just published results from the NZ Health Survey indicate recent ongoing declines in smoking, … following: Ongoing tobacco tax increases (e.g. see this NZ modelling work [2-4]). The stronger pattern of decline …
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  • Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace

    … ONPs cannot legally be sold in Aotearoa New Zealand,  NZ First has committed to reforming regulation of these … “modern oral products”, and introduces its brand. Other NZ websites openly advertise ONP sales (Figure 1); these … user testimonials and offered a price discount;  ZYN NZ claims to be the original site selling ONPs in NZ and …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … There are good arguments and some evidence suggesting that NZ should follow Mexico, the UK and other countries in … certainly be improved in recreational areas as per this NZ study (1). Recent successes around reducing access to SSBs in NZ include a request in 2015 from the Ministry of Health that …
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  • Is it time to pilot a test and treat programme for reducing the stomach cancer burden and inequalities in NZ?

    … in mortality and cancer incidence in New Zealand (NZ). In 2006-2011, stomach cancer was 3.4 times more common … eradication, yet little has been done toward this goal in NZ. The NZ health system needs to consider the value of adding H. …
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  • Five Potential Enhancements of Covid-19 Outbreak Control in Aotearoa NZ

    … Successful control of the current Covid-19 outbreak in NZ is looking feasible but many challenges remain. Therefore … outbreak. But in contrast to Australian state boundaries, NZ will typically have much shorter borders to control (eg, … 4. Levels of QR code scanning have been inadequate in NZ [2], which makes contact tracing more difficult, slower, …
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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … to help tackle this global threat (1). Currently, NZ is considering several digital solutions to support the public health response to COVID-19 (2). While the NZ Government is being overloaded with proposals for new … tracing technology is the most demanding to get right. The NZ Government has signalled the development of a digital …
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  • Media release: Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Do we want them in NZ?

    … the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in Aotearoa NZ. However public health researchers warn that the tobacco … oral nicotine products are already directly targeting NZ youth which may be in breach of NZ law. “Since January this year, ZYN promotions have …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks

    … survey of political parties in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) about policies to strengthen the country's resilience to … in the Northern Hemisphere tomorrow , how would the NZ Government react? What if a cyberattack crashes the … coming decades. Short-term policy horizons also undermine NZ’s capacity to respond to catastrophic and existential …
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  • The Government’s transport plans work against our health

    … is a major determinant of health in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) through a wide range of pathways (see Figure 1 below). 1 … currently, less than half of adults and adolescents in NZ are getting sufficient physical activity to stay healthy, … 920 deaths in 2019 and over 11,000 years of life lost in NZ. 16   People who use active transport modes, like walking, …
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