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Front-of-pack nutrition labels improve understanding but don’t improve healthy food choices; Starlight Trial just published
… labels have a minor impact on New Zealand consumer healthy food choices, according to a randomised trial just … visual front of package labels would have more effect on healthy food purchasing choices, but the contrary findings … nutrition labels improve understanding but don’t improve healthy food choices; Starlight Trial just published …
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The Government’s transport plans work against our health
… in NZ are getting sufficient physical activity to stay healthy, 14,15 and 40% of children are not sufficiently … transport system does not support New Zealanders to lead healthy and sustainable lives, then it cannot “effectively … 2 We recommend that the GPS 2024 is revised to: Retain healthy and safe people as a key objective of the Aotearoa/NZ …
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Media release: New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality
… the nitrogen concentration the lakes needed to be healthy. That ‘line’ was a level of nitrogen loss that was … further degradation.” Marnie Prickett says realistic and healthy targets for nutrients in waterways support councils … (animals per hectare) and irrigation,” says Ms Prickett. “Healthy limits for nutrients and input rules for catchments …
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Updating the role of the state: the case of housing in New Zealand
… housing waiting list is getting longer. The challenge Healthy, safe, affordable housing is a critical foundation of … in housing. Encouraged by the World Health Organization’s healthy housing guidelines , the Coalition Government … incorporated minimum temperature standards in the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act. These standards were designed to …
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Nationwide Colorectal Screening in New Zealand: a tricky balance of improving overall population health and addressing inequalities
… means that any intervention that returns a full year of healthy life (one quality adjusted life year or QALY) for … 0.055 QALYs – which is equivalent to an extra 20 days of healthy life. This may not sound like much, but remember this … as measured by QALE, with non-Māori gaining additional healthy days of life Māori for all age groups, (ranging from …
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Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed
… would help Coca Cola become an internationally recognised lifestyle brand. NZ’s legislation, which allows vaping … products, 5 may have helped normalise vaping as a common lifestyle practice within this age group. Vaping products … young people via influencers, event marketing, and lifestyle appeals. 9 Post-legislation, promotions have …
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E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?
… an effort from policy makers to encourage this low carbon, healthy form of transport. Research on of e-bikes has been … of them as an integral part of a fun, low carbon, and healthy transport system. Image supplied by author Are … privilege the car. E-bikes are a (comparatively) cheap, healthy way of reducing carbon emissions and changing our …
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Taxes on fizzy drinks in NZ: preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health
… future. Community-based health promotion, such as the Healthy Victorian Communities programme that Minister Ryall … trade-offs (e.g., should the revenue from a new tax fund healthy school meals). The researcher’s key job is to … be used (say) to fund Healthier Families New Zealand or healthy school lunches in high need areas. Furthermore, …
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s unhealthy food environment needs more policy action
… latest INFORMAS assessment rated the implementation of healthy food polices by government, the impact of the … left or right, is doing so little about obesity and healthy eating. Though NZ does do well with labelling and … recent initiative is Ka Ora Ka Ako, which provides free healthy school lunches for over 200,000 school children. …
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Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity
… to be seen in the context of the legislation, the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, which brought significant changes … here as they are published On 1 July 2022, the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act came into effect. This followed the … and that aim has been repeated more recently in Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2021. While this survey shows some …
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