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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … Tobacco Control programme , a global study with an NZ-arm , examines use of diverse nicotine products and … policy (80% of National voters and 72% for both ACT and NZ First voters). In short, support for the SERPA Act is high … could stop. 13 14 We see very similar results in Aotearoa NZ. The 2023 ITC EASE NZ study found that 74% of those …
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  • What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes and public health

    … (Figure 1). In April 2014 the Cook Islands adopted a NZ$9.80 tax per kg of sugar on sugar sweetened soft drinks which is equivalent to NZ$0.38 additional cost for a can of coke. In the Pacific … over time (McKinsey Global Institute, 2014). So perhaps NZ needs to start having a mature public discussion about …
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  • A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy

    … persists into its fifth year in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), we need to recognise that this pandemic is very … globe. But Covid is  still circulating  four years after NZ reported its first case, and more than two years after the … to cause pandemic waves four years after it arrived in NZ.  Covid-19 is still causing more hospitalisations and …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … and revealed substantial disparities in exposure. 6 7 NZ population surveys have repeatedly reported exceptionally … evidence of harm and support for change, successive NZ governments did not act, a failure we called out in Public … similar legislation could draw. Unfortunately, NZ governments and ministries have a lamentable track record …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … This is similar to the current recommendations of the NZ Ministry of Health appointed “Prostate Cancer Taskforce” … information provided was adequate and balanced ( see this NZ media story ). Why is there controversy about screening … useful. So who should decide? This brings us back to the NZ brochures provided to men and their families by the …
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  • Protecting children in cars from tobacco smoke: The inconsistent case of new mandatory child restraints while optional smoking persists

    … prohibit smoking in cars with children present – why isn’t NZ, when the public supports this? From 1 November 2013, all … to use a child restraint if one is available. 1 The NZ Transport Authority explains that this will prevent deaths … of SHS. A law protecting children from smoking in cars in NZ needs prompt attention now.   … Protecting children in …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … the most recent Snapshot Year 10 survey conducted by ASH(NZ) in 2022 found 10% of the 14 to 15 year olds reported … day (data were not reported by ethnicity). Analyses of NZ Health survey data show that current (at least monthly) … in the last year. However, during the same period, the NZ Health Survey reported that 119,000 young people aged 15 …
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  • Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … is in the process of establishing a federal CDC.” “NZ is unusual in not having sustained institutional … Government sector reorganisations. The authors note that NZ already has multiple initiatives that could support the … internationally.” The Covid-19 pandemic showed NZ can deliver a highly effective response to a global health …
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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … disparities in smoking prevalence. 15 Indeed, both the NZ Cancer Society and Hāpai Te Hauora, which holds the … the likelihood of young people starting to smoke. As the NZ Cancer Society has repeatedly stated , it is illogical to … tobacco excise increases were introduced; the 2011/12 NZ Health Survey reported current smoking (i.e., smoking at …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … economies and climate systems.   “Alarming new threats to NZ’s drinking water” is the headline on the cover of a recent … animal effluent was washed into a well by heavy rain. A NZ review of campylobacteriosis reported that there were 42 … 2015 to September 2016 (data from: cliflo.niwa.co.nz) The late and great epidemiologist Tony McMichael …
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