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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … Tobacco companies have made much of their “transformation” vision, which they claim will … pioneered this rhetoric yet this company’s recent launch of a new, super value, smoked tobacco product : the cigarillo … a cheaper cigarette-like product fits with PMI’s vision of a smoke-free future? In this blog we explore that question …
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  • Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?

    … The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is how the tobacco … Aotearoa equitably and sustainably. The importance of supporting smoking cessation Discussions about how to … of effective alternative nicotine products like vaping devices for smokers who are unable or unwilling to …
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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … intake for consultation. In this blog, we review some of the underlying evidence on the health harm of sugar, and then pull back to consider the diet in total. … that we do not cover here, such as sugar industry lobbying of politicians  that the UK press – in particular the …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … In this blog we briefly summarise our assessment of the highly uncertain new coronavirus threat. Given its … precautionary response now means activating all components of our pandemic plan, with a particular focus on ‘keep it … and is spreading rapidly in China with a doubling time of about a week, as reported on 31 January [1]. It also has a …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … illicit tobacco use has not increased as a proportion of the tobacco market, despite substantial tobacco tax … demand for illicit tobacco 'Zombie arguments' are lines of argument that refuse to die, despite lacking a logical or … taxes is, by definition, an “illicit” trade. In the case of tobacco, this includes counterfeit products, smuggled …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. Many of these households include children whose current and future … This Briefing summarises recent evidence that provision of public housing can improve the wellbeing of people currently in private tenancies. Public housing is, …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … generally succeeded in eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, but the Greater Sydney … control the outbreak and the grim situation holds a number of lessons for NZ. On 15 June 2021, a 60-year-old airport … at least 28 August ( 10, 11 ). Figure 1: Epidemic curve of daily notified confirmed and probable cases per million …
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  • Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ

    … The NZ Ministry of Health is currently consulting on options around making … Perspective Blog briefly examines possible pros and cons of two plausible licensed retail options: pharmacies and vape … be less knowledgeable about transitions from smoking to vaping than vape shop personnel. Also some pharmacies might …
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  • Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change

    … demonstrate our communities’ vulnerability in the face of climate change. But given what is known about our changing … or return to what was. Instead, we need the Government of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) to use evidence to support … to rebuild for increased resilience in the face of climate change. Additionally, we need central Government …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … highly anticipated purchasing data examining the impact of taxing sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) in Mexico (1). This … 12% reduction in purchases and a 4% increase in purchases of untaxed beverages one year after implementation. In this … and how these results might apply to improving the control of obesity and improving child oral health in New Zealand.   …
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