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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … triggered by nuclear war could shift the state of NZ society from one of flourishing to one of mere survival. We detail these risks of societal failure …
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  • Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?

    … socially, and economically sustainable use of food that would otherwise be wasted. Our review of existing research examines whether upcycling food supports these three pillars of sustainability and, if so, how. While research is still …
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  • Public Health at the Movies: A Selection of 35 Top Movies

    … We have assembled a collection of 35 high quality movies as part of public health teaching for medical students. In this blog post we detail the movies and reflect on some of the aspects that make them both educational and …
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  • Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic

    … that tobacco – and for that matter alcohol – with orders of magnitude more harm gets the wet bus ticket regulatory … sorted out by lunch time. Party pills – sales now subject of stringent regulation – in contrast to tobacco and alcohol … Psychoactive Substances Act, which introduces regulation of ‘party pills’, came into force on August 1 st 2013 with …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … achievements, significant findings, and policy relevance of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study … has highlighted the enduring and often profound impact of individuals’ early life experiences and environment on … income). It points to the vital need to achieve low rates of childhood poverty. Although recent governments in Aotearoa …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … is World Ventil8 Day. This day aims to raise awareness of the importance of ventilation as a crucial part of enabling health and wellbeing. Breathing clean air is so …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … product changes that sustain the appeal and addictiveness of smoked tobacco products. How did filters become an integral component of cigarettes? Cigarettes initially had no filters. … to prevent sore throats” (see Figure below). As the harms of smoking became well-established, 1 2 filters’ role as a …
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  • Should NZ spend relatively more health resources on improving men’s health?

    … discusses if there is a plausible case for shifting more of the available health resources towards improving male health. Figure: Years of life lived in good and poor health (based on data in: Ministry of Health 2013 ) The key data has been produced by the …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … focusing on system level solutions .   The blog  is part of the  Public Health Solutions series  looking at effective … to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. In a recent issue of the medical journal The Lancet , a colleague and I had the … of tobacco and tobacco-adjacent products , including vaping.  Lung cancer is by far the most common cause of …
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  • Transport, carbon emission reduction and health- the possibility of a virtuous circle?

    … recently published a systematic review “Health Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Policies in the Transport Sector … ”. The transport sector globally generates about 23% of carbon emissions (about 16% of gross emissions in New Zealand ). This is largely …
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