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  • The Smokefree 2025 goal is in danger of receding – will the Ministry of Health’s ‘realignment’ get it back on track?

    … The Ministry of Health proposes realigning tobacco control … control sector is the key to achieving Smokefree 2025. So what is this realignment and is it essential to achieving the … not be achieved with a business as usual approach. There are some welcome aspects of the proposed realignment. …
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  • The need for an updated strategic approach to Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … The NZ Government appears to have drifted into an unclear … to ensure tighter internal borders. Fortunately, there are examples from five Australian states and territories that … the advantage of being an island, but also has developed what is referred to as a ‘Delta Shield’ – which enables local …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … Last month the British Medical Journal published a study on the highly … of SSB tax impact compares post-tax consumption with what consumption would have been based on past trends … be expected given the evidence that lower income people are more price sensitive (see blogs from 2013 and 2014 ). …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … Summary The recent failure to conclude a global Pandemic Agreement … the International Health Regulations (IHR), these changes are insufficient on their own. Especially as the risk of … and managing misinformation and disinformation. What is missing are more expansive measures to prevent …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … smoke-free measures will boost illicit tobacco trade are false. The evidence points in the opposite direction: illicit … invest in measures to minimise the illicit tobacco trade. What is new in this Briefing ? Multiple lines of evidence …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … In this blog we briefly summarise our assessment of the highly uncertain new coronavirus threat. Given its … apparent (even with an exponential rise in cases, number are small at first). In this group of out-of-mainland-China …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … Protecting waterways has the benefits of: (1) protecting water from hazardous … from nitrates in water; (3) avoiding algal blooms that are hazardous to health; (4) protecting mahinga kai uses … 5 years at a cost of approximately $1.3 million [1]). What health workers and agencies need to do now Given all …
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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … indicates potentially conflicting policy directions. On the one hand, excise tax increases continue to stimulate quit … inequalities, 7-10 as the people most likely to quit are those with fewer financial resources (and thus greater … smoking had not changed among Pacific peoples (24%). So what should we make of calls to abandon tobacco excise …
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  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … Summary Youth populations worldwide are experiencing a mental health crisis. The 2024 World Happiness report (WHR24) found a steep decline … are sufficiently funded to meet population needs.  What does the latest research say? Worsening mental health …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … launch of a new, super value, smoked tobacco product : the cigarillo “Chesterfield Leaf”, has led many to ask how … to society, which expects us to act responsibly. We are doing just that, by delivering a smoke-free future .” On … explained why excise taxes bring both health and social benefits. 7 Although Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) ended its …
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