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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … change. However, we need to make sure emissions reductions are fair across the population. We used the household travel … in household transport greenhouse gas emissions. What we found Our findings are unambiguous: the more affluent … out that, over a threshold, driving time tends to be associated with poorer health and wellbeing. 3,4 In general, …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not

    … everybody needs affordable, warm, dry, safe, secure homes with enough space to avoid crowding (a risk for infectious … improving houses can relieve pressure on the health system are home heating, reducing home injury hazards and building to better standards. Most of our existing houses are old and built to relatively low standards and numerous …
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  • Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?

    … for health reasons.   The new government has many problems to address. Years of minimal legislation for … Furthermore, children exposed to SHS in the home or cars are much more likely to become smokers themselves.[3 4] Many … a statement that appears to be without any foundation.[10] What do children think? In 2014, 87% of Year 10 students …
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  • The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report

    … healthcare costs attributable to overweight and obesity are about $2 billion per year, which is about eight per cent … did not build the costs from the ground up, which is what the studies on the 1991 and 2006 data did (this is a … monetising the value of health and life. The two most common methods involve willingness to pay (estimating how …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … this intervention. We also explain why communications with smokers – whether on-pack or mass media – must be … Introducing new smokefree measures is crucial if we are to achieve the 2025 goal; however, evaluating these … best practice with thoroughly evaluating these. So, what could the New Zealand Government do to assess the impact …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … outbreaks like this continue to occur, when the causes are well-understood, and one would think a rich country such … affecting nevertheless hundreds of thousands of people. What is clear from the reports is that it is impossible to … signal that there are serious big picture environmental problems in New Zealand. Of course it is important to detect …
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  • It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response

    … We need to prepare for future pandemics and there are multiple lessons from the Covid-19 response. A global … occurs years apart . 9 With Covid-19, reinfections are common and each carries a risk of illness, hospitalisation, … them. This is a huge advance in global health security. What’s new in this briefing The New Zealand Covid-19 …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … National-led Government established a formal inquiry into what went wrong and lessons for the future. This led to … suite of changes currently proposed and ensure that they are not setting the stage for another major outbreak. … to undo or weaken these vital improvements (Table 1 – with more information on each policy change provided in …
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  • Analysis of a new NZ Treasury Report on soft drink tax

    … in Australia. We critique this Report in this blog, with a view to preventing its misrepresentation and to … a more informed discussion on taxing sugary drinks. There are no magic bullets to reduce obesity. Therefore a … And fifth, it would raise revenue for health promotion. What’s not to like? Possible reasons why some governments do …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … against any bans on public vaping (3). However, if smokers are to be given an incentive to move completely to vaping, it … not occur for most people). We are familiar with the many problems that arise when countries (eg, the Netherlands) have … use (13), and that e-cigarette use prohibitions are associated with less alcohol misuse (eg, when using Alcohol …
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