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Optimising the effects of plain packaging for tobacco – making Quitline information more salient
… regulations improve the current presentation of Quitline information and provide smokers with support to manage the … that determine implementation of the new law. The Health Select Committee has proposed four objectives for the … embellished only by large and off-putting pictorial health warnings, are likely to create considerable dissonance …
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Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa
… Wi-Fi-enabled data collection devices, and web-based data management systems offer the opportunity to deliver and … in Aotearoa consume far too much – 40% more than the World Health Organization recommends 3, 4 . Further, unlike more … against a kind of ‘placebo’, simple ‘heart healthy eating’ information that is readily available to the public. The …
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Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ
… vulnerable to the persisting risk of pandemics. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is one tool for finding out how … . The world continues to face biological threats Major health crises beyond the Covid-19 pandemic are almost certain … could be informed by artificial intelligence. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index The GHS Index is a …
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Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes
… of viable alternative sources of nicotine. The public health benefit of denicotinising cigarettes is likely to be … every year from smoking and a persistence of associated health inequities. Introduction The history of tobacco … regardless of sex or gender, race/ethnicity, age, mental health status, and education or socioeconomic status. 9,10 …
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In the news: PHCC launch
… Professor Michael Baker launches public health communication centre Stuff featured the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre with a story on 9 February, the … Michael Baker explained the Centre aims to improve health, equity and the environment through better connecting …
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Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts
… cases in NZ in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. They say it is a disease we … “Lead maternity carers need to be aware of the NZ Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) recommendation to re-screen for … congenital syphilis cases,” says Dr Sunita Azariah, sexual health specialist and spokesperson for NZSHS. “Some hapū māmā …
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Beyond unhelpful dichotomies: a co-regulatory approach to protecting children from junk food marketing
… The Health Minister is currently deciding how to best address children’s poor health due to diet-related diseases. It is a good time to … (11). By ‘front of pack labels’ I mean nutritional information on the front of food packages meant to help you …
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Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics
… the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we consider the many public health implications of the decision to hold the Olympic and … and staff themselves, and the indirect effects on global health and equity. Lessons from this event are also … although there is less evidence for a significant association for infectious respiratory illnesses arising from …
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Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality
… cause harm through addiction. In Aotearoa, major health groups agree smoked tobacco and vaping products should … 1, 2 International researchers , leading Māori health organisations (e.g., Hāpai te Hauora ) and the Ministry of Health have issued similar calls. In recent Cabinet papers …
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Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?
… provides an overview of these products, with more detailed information on safety, efficacy and marketing to come in … tobacco but are addictive and are associated with oral health problems and several cancers including oral, … nicotine pouch market are Velo and Lyft owned by British American Tobacco (BAT) and Zyn owned by Philip Morris. In the …
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