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  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … experiences of racism and discrimination, the influence of social media and digital technology, and a lack of intergenerational … experiences of racism and discrimination; the influence of social media and digital technology; and inter-generational …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … infrastructure, international cooperation, and addressing social determinants of health. The analysis reveals the … management for Covid-19 by using public health and social measures (PHSM) to eliminate the pandemic for a … health measures (Figures 3 & 4). The varied responses to social distancing, mask mandates, and vaccination campaigns …
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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … on Parliament’s steps to Brooke Van Velden, and a social media campaign that opposed plans to reduce outlet numbers. In an analysis of the social media campaign, we found it substituted logical …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … have continued as marketers make sophisticated use of social media to create personally targeted appeals, encourage … user-content, and facilitate referrals among users’ social networks. 10  Pricing strategies have enabled wide …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … nicotine, especially if smoking or vaping is embedded in social life and daily rituals. Policy responses need to … vaping harm needs to include psychological, financial and social impacts, as well as physical harm. The Government … nicotine, especially if smoking or vaping is embedded in social life and daily rituals. 10 Re-setting the reward …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … specific tobacco control activity, as well general social changes that are occurring among youth … be arising from the removal of point-of-sale displays and media discourse on the topics of: e-cigarettes, plain … health gain – while saving overall health costs). Ongoing media campaigns by agencies such as the Health Promotion …
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  • Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand by: Increasing racism and reducing social cohesion; Reducing rights of Māori to develop and lead … a legal mechanism that has been used to promote equity in social policy, including health.  Treaty principles have … Bill include the following: Increases racism and reduces social cohesion – The content and process used in developing …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … more medicines may mean less funding for problem debt and social housing).  There is no easy way for the Ministry of … future avoided health costs for better housing today.  The social investment approach championed by then finance … health programmes, and  there is less money for the wider social determinants of health, especially those who are poor …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … inflation tobacco excise increases introduced in 2010. Media reports suggested the investigation was a political … complementary tobacco control measures. There is a strong social justice and equity case for hypothecation i.e. since … and appropriately resourced public education (mass media, social media) campaigns. Ministry to broaden its reach by …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … – celebrities paid to feature the brand in their social media content, creating a “buzz” around the product. Because … 2024, Zyn has targeted NZ youth directly via ZYN NZ social media accounts (Figure 4), which promote sales via the …
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