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  • Kiwi public health doc reporting back from Victoria (Australia): “Do quarantine well!”

    … By pretty good design (we did not lockdown as hard as in NZ) and probably a fair amount of luck, it appears that all … the world. Just not as good as the rest of Australia and NZ. And one we could cope with. C’est la vie. But injury has … as it would have been for – say Western Australia (or NZ…). Second, and declaring I do not have full facts on this, …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … addressed this knowledge gap. The Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) Parliament is currently progressing the Smokefree … the latest (2021) Year 10 Snapshot Survey conducted by ASH NZ found 9.3% of 14-15 year old Māori students reported … least monthly) smoking, compared with only 2.7% of their NZ European peers. 3 Furthermore, evidence that smoking …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … restrictions, such as the R18 law currently in place in NZ, which prohibit sale of tobacco products to anyone aged … to adopt similar measures. Contrasting views from Aotearoa NZ and England Jurisdictions proposing an SFG policy have … a vision of wellbeing for future generations. By contrast, NZ PM Luxon outlined perceived operational difficulties: “ …
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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … to the wellbeing of everybody in Aotearoa, New Zealand (NZ).” 5 Alcohol-related harm Alcohol is a major cause of … falling heavily on low-income communities and Māori. In NZ, an estimated 5.4% of all deaths are attributable to … $7.85 billion each year, 8 placing a major burden on NZ’s economy and falling well short of the annual alcohol …
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  • Casting a long shadow: Infection drives stomach cancer inequalities in Māori and Pacific peoples

    … cancer inequalities borne by Māori and Pacific peoples in NZ. We also discuss a possible next step which could be for … people have 3 to 6 times the rates of stomach cancer as NZ Europeans. These are some of the starkest relative … cancer around the world, there has been speculation in NZ that high Māori and Pacific rates are not largely …
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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … the Hon Julie Anne Genter. It was good to hear Dietitians NZ, in their response, emphasising the value of prevention, … outdated beliefs and is supported by Beef and Lamb NZ. The CEO of Dietitians NZ, Kath Fouhy, is quoted as saying, “while dietitians agree …
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  • NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?

    … a second time this week on the consultation draft of the NZ Health Strategy, focusing this time on preventive … would make a meaningful difference to health in Aotearoa NZ. The draft Strategy has many strong aspects, but by having … adjusted life years (QALYs), for the remainder of the 2011 NZ population’s life. Many of the health service …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … Do the New Zealand (NZ) Government’s proposed changes to liberalise the … available at thousands of retail outlets throughout NZ. The Government has recently announced that it intends to … not compatible with the Government’s stated aim that NZ become an essentially smokefree nation by 2025. Reducing …
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  • (Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?

    … inform tobacco supply policies (both published in the NZ Medical Journal, 1 April 2016). This blog overviews the … is available at up to 8,000 retail outlets (1) throughout NZ, though nobody actually knows the exact number. Selling … numbers by over 50% during the next 10-15 years (15). The NZ Government could demonstrate a serious commitment to its …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … The NZ Government’s recently released Standardised Packaging … have been the main beneficiaries of this policy. 4 5 The NZ Government’s slowness in adopting standardised packaging … to have greater impact.  The small steps made in NZ’s regulations are important, but much larger leaps are …
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