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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … Theory and logic suggests denicotinisation will greatly reduce the addictiveness and appeal of smoked tobacco … less appealing and satisfying, and are more likely to make quit attempts and stop smoking; Concerns that … against smuggled tobacco is in place. The Action Plan proposals and recent budget allocations will further …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … Efforts to prevent nuclear war should be greatly intensified – but we … were often mistaken, they thought radiation was the most important threat (46%) followed by cold weather (11%) (Green … vehicle uptake, cycle infrastructure, home insulation, and reduce oil dependence, while maintaining refining capability …
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  • Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings

    … doubling every few days, what opportunities are there to strengthen the mitigation approaches in early education … illness, there are sound reasons to take further steps to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection among young children. … be provided by the Ministry of Health. In summary , it is important that the impact of Omicron on young children is …
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  • Reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission through the use of air purifiers

    … and concentration of the airborne virus. However, to reduce such transmission, the particles that carry the virus … usually be fitted. Most ventilation ducts have filters, but these might only be good enough to filter large objects, …
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  • NZ’s Quitline Service is value-for-money: But how does it compare with other tobacco control actions in a league table?

    … The study found that this intervention package is likely to be an effective means to generate health gain, address … quitting or the successful and sustained transition to vaping from smoking and to minimise risks of relapse to smoking and uptake among youth ( see this previous blog ). If tobacco taxes go up …
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  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … look like in Aotearoa New Zealand. There is an urgent need to improve coordination of child-centred policy in the … outbreak investigations did not identify schools as important settings for transmission but schools have largely … and effectiveness of a suite of control measures to reduce close contact and viral transmissibility during the …
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  • Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable

    … explores the tension between international attempts to increase road safety and the speed limit increases in the … time. 5 This decline is a concern as physical activity is important for our health, particularly when we are faced with … risks on our roads there needs to be a long term plan to reduce road injury in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), which used …
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  • Vaccination is often cost-effective but not (currently) HPV vaccination for boys in NZ

    … a cost-utility analysis around extending HPV vaccination to boys in NZ. In a nutshell, it is not currently … a desire to fund HPV vaccination to boys, then it will be important to focus on ways to reduce the overall cost per vaccinated individual, in order …
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  • Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals

    … for such areas are rarely backed by law. Smokers trying to quit need places where being smokefree is normal, and in … smokefree campaign logo Great NZ Government Smokefree 2025 proposals, but needing a vital addition The NZ Government is … outdoor hospitality areas increase quitting attempts and reduce relapses. 5 6 We have had legally required smokefree …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … past work that a (very) high intake of salt is hazardous to health – an increased hazard was also found for low … should be treated as preliminary on what may be an important study; therefore, we welcome and encourage comments … as strong enough to justify public health action to reduce high levels of sodium intake. Indeed, as recently as …
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