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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … will be based on Healthy Together Victoria (HTV) which the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, visited on a recent trip to … plug on the comprehensive Healthy Eating, Healthy Action plan. So what is HTV? It is a state-wide, systems-oriented, … provides local government with a legal responsibility for public health and most of the on-the-ground funding is going …
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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … The NZ Government has published proposals for an Action Plan to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog … uptake and increasing quitting [1]. To ensure life-saving public health policies achieve their intended goal, illicit tobacco …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … of COVID-19 at various Alert Levels by requiring masks in public indoor spaces could reduce the risk of outbreaks … with the associated adverse economic, social and mental health effects. Typical street/shopping scene in Hong Kong … in different settings such as school, shopping, work and public transport. It is within this Level that additional …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … has published a discussion document outlining an Action Plan for achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal and … highlighted the obligation of governments to safeguard the health of the population. It’s time to address the smoking … and adult smoking. The measures have been popular with the public, such that neighbouring cities announced similar …
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  • Glass half full: Alcohol’s health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary by context

    … amounts of alcohol are beneficial to cardiovascular health.  But actually in research circles this ‘fact’ is … The actual net effect of alcohol consumption on population health, or death rates here, depends also on how the … is impossible to rule out bias. Gosh – what should we as public health experts say about alcohol?  In descending order …
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  • Nitrate contamination in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes: emerging evidence is concerning for NZ

    … simply mg/L) in drinking water to bowel cancer have raised public concerns over nitrate contamination. 1-3 Our recent … drinking water nitrate limit of 11.3 mg/L set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO limit is only designed to … cancer or other adverse health outcomes. Attracting less public attention is the link between nitrate exposure during …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … and cost-effectiveness of dietary counselling as a health intervention. Most studies suggest that dietary … cost-saving. However, governments, policy-makers and the public are often interested in counselling interventions, … Such research is part of our on-going work plan. Comment – what might central and local government …
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  • Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium

    … International and national public health experts and delegates met on Monday this week to … interests include tackling inequalities in health, healthy public policy, and promoting healthy eating. Louise is a …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … harm in Aotearoa. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a health hazard for children and causes serious diseases, … NZ governments did not act, a failure we called out in Public Health Expert blogs in 2013 and 2017 . We thus warmly … uptake to a slightly older age group, thus continuing the recruitment of “replacement smokers”. 20 To address this …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … has seen youth vaping rise. The Australian Minister of Health, Mark Butler, this week responded by announcing new … simpler and potentially more effective. Implications for public health Disposable vaping products have seen thousands … people. Author details Prof Janet Hoek , Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington and …
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