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Modelling tobacco tax – implications of BODE3 paper just out, and personal reflections on the research journey
… We have previously published research and blogs showing how – as best we can model – that ongoing 10% per annum … and younger smokers are more price responsive, so the people responding to tax are young and decades away from … the impact of interventions on population health for many reasons. But a key reason was that I thought that as a …
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Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales
… to the state, stating: “The NSW government cannot control how many doses we get … the NSW government has always said, give … used in several other countries. For example, Indigenous people are being prioritised for vaccination in Canada due to …
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Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border
… guests in quarantine and isolation facilities. We discuss how this is a promising move that should facilitate further … in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Recent reporting of low levels of COVID-19 testing of border facing staff in … MIQ protocols to ensure the number of touch points between people in these facilities are further reduced. Such data …
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NZ’s Environmental Protection Authority in a muddle over weed killer
… Authority (EPA) chose not to accept the assessment of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) … and 4 = probably not carcinogenic). The criteria for each grade are highly specified; the selection of experts is … by Monsanto? If so, were the figures verified by EPA and how? The questions that arise from the work on glyphosate are …
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Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025
… the evidence support assertions that the population of people who still smoke are more 'hardened' (i.e., more … and older more addicted people may be more likely to die. Furthermore, policies’ on-going effects will likely increase motivation to quit. Many recent studies have questioned the logic and evidence …
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NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?
… to health in Aotearoa NZ. The draft Strategy has many strong aspects, but by having a ‘people centred’ approach it gravitates to IT systems and … bits in this Draft Strategy. It should, and does, consider how to embrace and maximise use of IT systems, smart …
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Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks
… for accelerated efforts to ensure more rapid elimination of community transmission. In this blog we look at five … of essential workers in large workplaces, testing of people visiting supermarkets, and testing of all attendees … Auckland (both total numbers and per workplace). There are many workplaces operating in Auckland at Alert Level 4 that …
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The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention
… As Aotearoa New Zealand's population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to double in the … immediate dementia risk is deemed to be low. Furthermore, many risk factors are associated with other chronic disease …
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World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards
… Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act. Designed to help people quit smoking and deter smoking uptake, this … the R18 law currently in place in NZ, which prohibit sale of tobacco products to anyone aged under 18. Instead, the SFG … Party Rishi Sunak drew on this reasoning to explain how the measure would create a healthier future for children: …
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Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’
… the deaths caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in the context of previous 'sudden mass fatality events' in Aotearoa New … forestry slash, and making cities ‘spongier’. Eleven people tragically died in the flooding from Cyclone … in the context of these other events, and reflect on how we, as a country, might avoid the list getting longer. …
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