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  • Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025

    … smoking. However, there is no robust, independent evidence to support heated tobacco products as smoking cessation … did not in fact support the decision. These actions raise important questions. First, claims about “hardcore smokers” … measures that leading experts believed would greatly reduce smoking prevalence with a price discount for an …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … for pandemic control if border control failures occur) but also identify lessons for the organisation and resourcing … goal 1 and succeeding by achieving it. As such, it appears to be able to return to a “new normal” level of economic … much quicker than other countries – which may ultimately reduce the total health and economic fallout from the …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers – A review at six months

    … events with 11 people losing their lives. The cost to the country is estimated to be up to $14.5 billion. The … an official national inquiry into the impact and response. But given this has not occurred, this Briefing summarises ‘by … component of disaster preparedness and is becoming more important with the intensifying impact of climate disruption. …
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  • (Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?

    … how stronger tobacco supply policies would contribute to the Government’s smokefree 2025 goal.   It may come as a … availability to minimal levels” by 2025 (2). Why should we reduce the number of tobacco outlets?  Firstly, ease and … they are located in residential zones; within 500 feet of “youth-populated areas” (schools, childcare centres, …
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  • Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network

    … Virtual Health Information Network (VHIN) can contribute to stronger health research and therefore benefit the health … not some golden truth with inherent objective properties, but are set within the confines of past and present … earthquake and cardiovascular disease The VHIN has been an important resource for the Healthier Lives National Science …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … Levels by requiring masks in public indoor spaces could reduce the risk of outbreaks (should there be border control … failures) and reduce the likelihood that we would need to move back to tighter restrictions and lockdowns with the … sizes and mask requirements at different Alert Levels Our proposals are listed in the table below. In the absence of …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … is partially explained by the number of students coming to school hungry. For the first time, the PISA study included … by providing nutritious lunches in one-quarter of schools, but, with rising food insecurity, it is not reaching enough … interventions to improve academic achievement and reduce food poverty. This latest PISA data show how these …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … This is a sensible move to make the city safer and more attractive for … argue others. The debate over the Island Bay cycleway is important because the way we build our streets shapes how we … determines the health and well-being of populations. But it is nothing new. The Island Bay story has unfolded …
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  • Science-informed policy: considerations in support of judicious, circumspect changes to Aotearoa/NZ alert levels during the COVID-19 pandemic

    … There are a number of characteristics of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 pandemic that make deciding when and how to change the rules regarding lock-down and physical … understanding of the prevalence and incidence of disease but the early rapid spread, the nature and size of clusters, …
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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 smoking prevalence by a specific date. Achieving … example, BAT NZ’s submission on the Smokefree Action Plan proposals opposed the Smokefree generation policy because it …
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