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  • Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

    … have seen inequities persist and led some governments to adopt tobacco endgame strategies that rapidly reduce … defining what practices we view as acceptable (or not) and how we feel others perceive us.[1] Norms lead us to modify … tobacco as a toxic substance that kills two thirds of its long-term users.[17] To maintain the declines in smoking …
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  • The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?

    … In this time of Covid-19, helping people who smoke to quit their addiction has an even greater importance. … 7 8 and no government has produced a plan to detail how this goal will be realised. We found nothing in the … that they ‘ would look at subsidising alternatives to help long term smokers quit … lower tobacco excise so that the …
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  • Beyond unhelpful dichotomies: a co-regulatory approach to protecting children from junk food marketing

    … The Health Minister is currently deciding how to best address children’s poor health due to diet-related … two necessary ingredients for successful resolution in creative conflict and successful understanding.” ―  David …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … Summary  The government appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in … and remains widely used there, 2 while chewing tobacco has long been part of the tobacco market in the USA and many … products meet strict safety and efficacy requirements.    How harmful are oral tobacco and nicotine products?  As noted …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … this policy, thus ensuring children for generations to come will be protected from addiction to smoking. In this … product that typically kills up to two thirds of its long term users 3 and reframes commercial tobacco as an … Party Rishi Sunak drew on this reasoning to explain how the measure would create a healthier future for children: …
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  • Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals

    … for such areas are rarely backed by law. Smokers trying to quit need places where being smokefree is normal, and in particular, they need smokefree outdoor hospitality areas. … in similar countries (Australia, Canada, and the USA) have long had effective laws for various types of smokefree …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … Summary In this Briefing we apply 'downward counterfactual analysis' to Cyclone Gabrielle, considering how it could have been worse, to derive valuable insights for …
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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … Editorial note: In this blog-perspective, obesity expert Dr Robyn Toomath … explanation and (lack of) solution to the obesity epidemic. She then points to the market … as an issue of personal responsibility. But no matter how appealing the idea that we can change our body size if we …
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  • Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … Authorities or TAs) suggests that people living in severe domestic squalor exist throughout Aotearoa New … and unhygienic that most people would consider the house to be unsuitable for human occupation. 1  An extreme example … can suffer a “lonely death” and remain undiscovered for a long period of time. Houses with hoarding/squalor can also …
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  • Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

    … Otago Wellington, we are urging the Electricity Authority to make the Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory to protect health. A new report shows up to 55% of … six basic amenities that we agree are required for housing in Aotearoa. 1 The most serious health outcome of energy …
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