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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … is growing interest internationally around the setting of minimum prices on alcohol. In this blog we review a paper … in alcohol excise tax. Professor Jennie Connor, University of Otago, researches the public health impacts of alcohol policy in NZ   Last month Justice Minister Collins …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … a critical role in this country’s successful elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog details key aspects of the legislation and comments on issues around testing, …
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  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … Summary Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and skin infections in children. In rare … high-income countries reporting increases in cases of iGAS, with children under the age of 10 the most affected group. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) a …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … in clinical trials do not compensate for the lower levels of nicotine by smoking more and nor do they suffer severe … also accelerate switching to alternative products such as vaping devices resulting in reduced exposure to toxicants. … introduced by the previous government and the availability of viable alternative sources of nicotine. The public health …
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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 … since the year 1900. But fatalities are just one aspect of the wider harm to health and wellbeing from Gabrielle – … a major economic burden to the country. Given the scale of the impacts, there is a need for a broader inquiry to the …
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  • Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal

    … Māori, led by Māori leaders including Shane Bradbrook of Te Reo Marama and Māori Party MP, Hone Harawira. The … Government adopted the goal, which set a national target of achieving minimal smoking prevalence (widely defined as … for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or vaping as these have been addressed in a comprehensive …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … it is the most deadly cancer, accounting for almost 20% of all cancer deaths in New Zealand. Lung cancer carries such … when the disease is advanced, has spread to other parts of the body, and is that much harder to treat. Consequently, there is a lot of interest in detecting lung cancer at its earlier stages. …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: denicotinisation of cigarettes and tobacco, large reductions in outlets selling tobacco, and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation policy. In a previous blog we … nicotine replacement therapy, such as patches, and vaping products) are widely available. The Action Plan …
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  • Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!

    … Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced rates of breast and colon cancer, better mental health, lower … to their main activity each day have a 76% higher chance of achieving the Ministry of Health physical activity …
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  • Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network

    … leadership on data sharing. In this blog we describe some of the opportunities and the challenges in this new data … stronger health research and therefore benefit the health of all New Zealanders. The VHIN is a network of health data users, especially in the Statistics NZ …
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