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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … optimise testing to both identify cases in the community as part of the COVID-19 elimination strategy, and to confirm … an elimination strategy towards the COVID-19 pandemic (as some of us just recently detailed in a NZ Medical Journal … possibly much higher as one international study estimated 5-10 undetected cases per detected case [3]. Furthermore, a …
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  • Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?

    … Approximately 5.5% of NZ adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. In this … to have diabetes, Māori and Asian New Zealanders are twice as likely as non-Māori or non-Asian New Zealanders (respectively) to be …
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  • New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

    … flavours available at generic retail outlets, such as convenience stores. This measure responded to sustained … ENDS marketing quickly positioned these products primarily as lifestyle accessories. 2 As well as intensive marketing … easy to conceal design that attracted many young people. 5 6 E-liquid flavours have expanded rapidly into new taste …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … and compares poorly to a well-designed carbon tax. Yet as a small and relatively non-corrupt country [5], NZ is well placed for enacting reforms in the direction … innovation and rewarding effort, and also work as an instrument to improve health, increase social cohesion …
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  • How should we manage the harm caused by tobacco product waste?

    … Although tobacco companies have framed smokers as responsible for butt litter, recent debate has focused on … are also a pervasive litter item and environmental hazard; 5   recent news reports suggest that, each year, more than … the butt litter problem by contributing to campaigns, such as Keep New Zealand Beautiful.  These programmes call for …
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  • Mind the gap: Associate Health Minister’s actions conflict with Ministry advice, align with tobacco industry lobbying

    … advised against introducing oral nicotine products, such as snus and oral nicotine pouches. The Associate Health … to be done to realise the Smokefree 2025 goal, defined as smoking prevalence less than 5% among all population groups.  Officials warned that …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … Aotearoa is realistic. The action plan could serve as a precedent and exemplar, thereby encouraging adoption of … approaches in other countries. However, challenges remain as the action plan requires implementation of measures that … was 20.9% among Māori, 18.9% among Pacific peoples and 8.5% among people with European/other ethnicity.  …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … vapes, ASH Year 10 survey data have been interpreted as suggesting few young people who are non-smokers are … enthusiasm among some health workers who view them as a potential means to achieve rapid reductions in smoking. … who smoke, or had more than a modest impact on quit rates. 5 Therefore vaping’s potential contribution to achieving the …
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  • Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak

    … of Omicron The Omicron variant needs to be taken seriously as a public health threat because of the way it is causing … who are largely unvaccinated in many jurisdictions, (as in NZ), case numbers have been at their highest globally … Vaccination against Covid-19 The vaccine rollout for 5-11 year-olds has only just begun on 17 January. 12-17 …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … Zealand (NZ), Australia has not treated vaping products as consumer products but instead as prescription-only products. Yet despite this approach, … receive better quality advice than is currently provided, 5 while reducing the risk they will buy unsatisfactory …
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