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  • What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?

    … The latest NZ Health Survey data continues to show encouraging reductions … urgently needs to introduce a comprehensive action plan, including measures to reduce the continued marked … 10 key points about smoking and vaping from the 2018-19 NZ Health Survey (NZHS). Here we update that analysis with …
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  • Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:

    … Public Health experts have laid out the facts showing the Government’s plan to repeal the world-leading smokefree legislation runs … of health care dollars. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, The Smokefree legislation …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … an important opportunity to protect future generations' health and wellbeing. In late 2022, the Aotearoa New Zealand … the SFG, other jurisdictions have upheld this measure or plan to introduce it. Claims the SFG would not have been … and premature death, respect their views, reflect wide public support, and align with international best practice.   …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … have called for further research into their long-term health effects, including their potential to cause nicotine … The most recent trial, published earlier this year, was a pilot study with a very small sample size (45 participants … Nip , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Jude Ball , …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … rapidly vaccinating all remaining border and frontline health workers, ensuring that all New Zealanders are able to … ‘ travel and health settings ’ where masks are required in public transport, domestic flights, healthcare settings … infectious individuals are likely to be circulating in public spaces. The Covid Tracer App was designed to improve …
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  • Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls

    … girls is clearly a “good value-for-money” way to protect health – even at the modest 47% coverage. Because of slightly … rates, the programme makes a contribution to reducing health inequalities. But a more intensive school-only … (73% coverage as in Australia) would achieve more health gain and still be cost-effective. In this blog we …
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  • Media release: Call for transparency from the Government on tobacco industry influence and connections

    … decision to repeal the Smokefree legislation, Public Health experts are calling on coalition Government members to … had with tobacco companies. In the latest Briefing by the Public Health Communication Centre , Professor Janet Hoek and …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … change, large scale infrastructure investments, housing, health and care in circumstances that they were not designed … of population statistics 1 has been of such importance in public life in Aotearoa New Zealand as now. Population data … the policy risks this brings. An unprecedented amount of public investment in infrastructure, housing, and climate …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … deaths. This new wave of infection is an opportunity for health authorities to remind New Zealanders about the … needed Identifying new waves of infection is important for public health. It is an opportunity to remind people that … disability care facilities. They would also be useful for public transport, where passengers often spend prolonged …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … control approaches initially but also encouraging a public debate about setting a ‘national quit date’ in a few … by-laws that would increase the number of smokefree public places, license retailers and commit to the 2025 goal. … time (1); Use of tobacco among politicians, teachers, health professionals the media and other opinion formers, …
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