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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … the NZ Government’s Smokefree Nation 2025 Goal. As best we can model, 10% per annum increases in tobacco tax alone will … tobacco control activities and implementation of a major new ‘endgame’ strategy (such as denicotinisation). … more expensive than smokefree area expansion. The latter can also be done by local government to some extent (though …
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  • New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index

    … health emergencies, but that countries must also have a robust health system, be compliant with international … unless all nations are prepared then the risk of spread can remain high. The GHSI method uses a binary scoring system … response plans’ among others. These gaps may be relatively simple to address, and it is possible that transparent, …
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  • The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks

    … A study published today finds that the UK soft drink levy … obesity, diabetes and dental caries) – when considering a range of different Drinks Industry responses. In this Blog … also be benefits to child mental health given how obesity can impact on psychologically. What might these results mean …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … the range of urgent measures that are needed to facilitate a safe return to schools in Auckland and other regions of the … in schools, mask guidance and physical distancing. A premature return to on-site learning in schools, … and it is unclear whether a comprehensive plan for schools can be formulated and implemented in this short timeframe. A …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … Elaine Rush, in which she overviews the recent Budget from a child health perspective, and then lays out the case and … under 13 from 1 July 2015. There was also $40 million for a new Healthy Families NZ campaign to encourage New … their time between supporting and showing how the children can eat healthy, be active and have fun – the Energizer is …
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  • NZ’s Environmental Protection Authority in a muddle over weed killer

    … glyphosate (the active ingredient in “Roundup”) was a “probable carcinogen”. Instead the EPA commissioned its own … there is strong evidence that glyphosate is genotoxic and can act to induce oxidative stress, based on studies in … EPA truly agree with the IARC assessment, that glyphosate can cause cancer? Not according to the document written by Dr …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … among both adults and adolescents (4-7). Furthermore, a recent analysis of plain packaging’s effects undertaken by … recent work has estimated that plain packaging would have a similar overall effect as a five percent price increase … and Emeritus Professor of Marketing … New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0 …
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  • BMI keeps on going up – and reflections on the Diabesity Symposium

    … just held in Auckland, under the auspices of the Better Start and Healthier Lives National Science Challenges and … Evidence that intense early childhood interventions can reduce child obesity – but as soon as the intervention … (TV, sports sponsorship) Widespread implementation of simple, effective front of package labelling Healthy food …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits

    … food system resilience.  In this, the first Briefing in a three-part series, we outline some of the key expected … impacts and evidence at these different levels. While a careful review of the evidence around outcomes from the investment in the Aotearoa NZ programme is required, a narrow definition of cost-benefit needs to be avoided. …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … 2 ) levels in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ as a proxy measure for poor ventilation and increased Covid-19 … that transport companies and central/local government can take to improve the situation – including adopting … data form. Specific details are as follows: At the start of the study all Aranet4 devices (v0.4.10) were …
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