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  • New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain

    … inequities exist between Māori and non-Māori. 5, 6 The 2023 ITC survey of youth and young adults (16-29 years) found … from non-compliant retailers). Regulations introduced in 2023 established some proximity limits for new specialist … be located within 300m of schools and marae after August 2023. However, the restrictions did not apply to generic …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … Health Department in February 2022. By 10 February 2023, 2618 people had reported a new or reinfection positive … staff were enrolled between 11 June 2022 and 10 February 2023. All were female and the mean age was 51 years (range … Team, physicians, referrers and managers during January 2023.  The survey was completed by nine people. Responses …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … efficacy of snus as a smoking cessation aid is mixed. In 2023, meta analyses of research—analysing several previous … Box 1: Evidence for snus as a smoking cessation aid In 2023, meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials found …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … 3 cities) during autumn (April, May) and winter (June) 2023. Our results indicate that poor indoor air quality … Wellington communication with Dr Telfar Barnard on 2 June 2023]. Potentially, buses and trains could be required to … Taipei Metro in Taiwan in the 90% to 98% range during May 2023 (when mask use was also voluntary). A possible response …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … high burden of disease. 4  Tragically, in 2023 three very young pēpi died from pertussis in NZ, 5 … of pregnant women/people who gave birth between December 2023 and February 2024 had received their pertussis …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … depth of future disaster mitigation efforts. In February 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle did massive damage around Aotearoa … (km/h) Lowest pressure in hectopascals (hPa) Gabrielle 9   2023   11 2   540 (Glengarry, Hawke's Bay) 146 (Cape …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … expressed concern at vaping outlet numbers; as of 22 July 2023, 1349 SVR applications have been approved ; the vast … sold by SVRs); this information was due on 31 January 2023 but, more than six months later, is still not available. …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … taxes to protect health and the environment. The Election 2023 Public Health Survey In the lead up to the 2023 General Election, the Public Health Communication Centre … and public health Responses below (as provided by 6 July 2023) are in the order we received them. LABOUR PARTY …
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  • A National risks assessment should include pandemics and other global catastrophes

    … of the public survey (eg, the next one in February/March 2023); (ii) signal a move towards an integrated and … that informed the LTIB, to take place in February/March 2023). Signal a move towards an integrated and comprehensive …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … (albeit at very high levels) for 14-15 year olds in 2023. Vaping prevalence was very high among young adults, … 18 years. Further regulations implemented in September 2023 or to be introduced in December 2023 and March 2024, prevent new specialist vape stores being …
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