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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 … are used as a proxy measurement for ventilation, should stay below 800 ppm. If it is not possible to achieve these … hospitals. If properly installed, these systems are very safe. 6 There are also systems that use UV to sterilise …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … developed by councils, in consultation with communities, to guide where and when alcohol is sold. LAPs were intended to give communities more say in alcohol availability, … However, early attempts were undermined by legal appeals from the alcohol industry. Legal developments in 2023 have …
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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 … May; 1506 cases) and Outbreak 2 (August; 108 cases). Data from the NZ Ministry of Health. Changing evidence about … initially, we have very little direct experience of how the pandemic interacts with structural conditions in NZ. …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … we examine arguments that interest groups have advanced to oppose these proposals and review the evidence relating to those claims. We find that predictions of dire economic … that nearly half of an average dairy’s revenue comes from tobacco sales alone . These arguments have been …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … .[1] This blog considers the key recent evidence relating to prostate cancer screening.  There remain many problematic … evidence on benefits vs harms.  It is not reasonable to ask individual men and clinicians to make decisions … The Ministry should withdraw the recent pamphlets from circulation, and advice GPs and the public that there is …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … A major avenue of hope for a smokefree Aotearoa comes from the enthusiastic efforts by local coalitions of local … and smokefree bus stops in a number of places. The race to become the first place to be smokefree in Aotearoa is on! … across New Zealand, we have relatively little idea of how much smoking there is in designated ‘smokefree’ areas. …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … transport greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe) is essential to meet climate targets and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions reductions are fair across the … affluent emitted 79% more transport GHGe weekly, mainly from the extra 97km driven each week. Flying was the most …
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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … the smokefree law that the new coalition government plans to repeal). In addition to immense health gains identified … cumulative gain of US$31 billion ($NZ46 billion) by 2050. From a government revenue perspective, increased … evidence-informed government.   A recent Briefing detailed how the new coalition government is planning to repeal the …
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  • Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

    … have seen inequities persist and led some governments to adopt tobacco endgame strategies that rapidly reduce … defining what practices we view as acceptable (or not) and how we feel others perceive us.[1] Norms lead us to modify our behaviour as we move from one setting or social role to another; for example, the …
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  • And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry

    … From 1 April 2018, the UK is putting in place a type of … actually a “soft drinks industry levy”. This blog reviews how they are doing it, early signs of its success, and … its relevance for NZ.  We also take this opportunity to point out some problems with a recent NZIER Report on …
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