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  • Period Drama: How to Address Period Poverty in Aotearoa

    … because products like tampons and pads are priced out of reach. Period poverty impacts Kiwis everyday and is often … people who menstruate 1 . Period poverty is a public health and health equity issue that must be effectively … to show they offered a therapeutic benefit or were medical devices 22, but researchers argue that they are …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand’s unhealthy food environment needs more policy action

    … A new report reveals the troubling state of New Zealand’s food environment due to inaction from … area for improving population nutrition and diet-related health conditions. Food policies can improve food … Monitoring and Action Support), based at the University of Auckland, has been monitoring NZ’s food environments since …
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  • What can we learn from Healthy Housing Initiatives? New evidence from the Wellington Well Homes scheme

    … We know that poor housing conditions result in ill health for many New Zealanders, and we know which … Healthy Housing Initiatives intervene to improve the homes of kids who are hospitalised for illnesses that could be … and health, and explore views about the effectiveness of these Ministry of Health-funded programmes. There is …
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  • Protecting children and young people from unethical junk food marketing: Upgrading the advertising codes

    … children and young people from obesity and poor oral health. Although public health experts would generally favour a regulatory approach (given the lack of evidence for an industry-controlled process and voluntary codes (1)), the current review of the voluntary Advertising Codes in NZ does present another …
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  • Daily aspirin for preventing cancer and heart disease – where to from here in NZ?

    … review has quantified the estimated benefits and harms of taking regular aspirin for disease prevention. The results … cancers and heart attacks – but also harmful in terms of causing gastric bleeding and one type of stroke). But for … looks at the issues and considers possible responses by NZ health agencies and research funders.   What is the evidence? …
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  • Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study

    … into the link between severe weather events and clusters of the gastrointestinal disease cryptosporidiosis in Aotearoa … rainfall or flooding may play a role in the development of some outbreaks of this infectious disease. This finding is … quality to be prioritized in policy to protect public health. The Government should be discouraged from its plans …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … people has increased rapidly. In a recent New Zealand Medical Journal letter , we pointed out the rising number of specialist vape stores (SVRs), many of which are … little regulatory attention until recently.  Many health researchers , schools , communities , parents and …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … essential to meet climate targets and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions … to a low carbon transport system. We found high levels of inequality in all modes of transport. The more affluent …
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  • Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next

    … A series of seven annual tobacco tax increases, typically at the 10% … unknown, and what might be needed for the next phase of tobacco taxation related policy and research. Recent … by switching to cheaper brands rather than quitting. Large health gains from tobacco tax increases NZ research published …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … There is growing frustration with lack of robust action and progress at the national level with the … extent that it is not even discussed in the draft national Health Strategy (2). As a world-leading goal addressing New … changeover of the Quitline from the Quit Group to Homecare Medical. Current ‘realignment’ activity appears unlikely to …
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