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What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?
… declining life expectancy – associated with such problems as the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdoses. It also … for impact comes from the city of Berkeley in California [5] [6], and well as from outside the US eg, from Mexico [4]. These new taxes …
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Implementing healthy food environment policies in Aotearoa
… approach needs to be adopted in many policy areas, such as marketing of unhealthy food to children and healthy food … environments. The level of implementation was categorised as ‘high’, ‘medium’, ‘low’ or ‘very little, if any’. When we … cost-effective policies and programs recommended by WHO 5 we could meet the standard of those countries currently …
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Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?
… funding mechanism (New Zealand Government, 2021) had as its objective: The objective of the Crown providing … be providing the assisted dying services in their capacity as an employee of a District Health Board; ii. be entitled to … then very few will offer to provide these services, as has already been commented on (Johnston, 2021). To fully …
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Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa
… Technologies such as smartphone apps, Wi-Fi-enabled data collection devices, … (OECD), we don’t have a national plan to reduce it 5 . If we want to see a big reduction in heart attacks and … these lessons into the four stages of a clinical trial as outlined in the CONSORT flow diagram, an evidence-based, …
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Media release: Will NZ’s next government face up to future catastrophic risks?
… policies when it comes to global catastrophic risks such as future pandemics, nuclear war, out of control artificial … the need for planning and actions to address such risks. “As political parties jostle for poll position on the election … possible legislation to help address global risks – such as recent law passed in the United States. They were also …
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BMI keeps on going up – and reflections on the Diabesity Symposium
… weight, energy intake, saturated fat intake, and smoking as far back as we could go, in the book The Healthy Country . 1 For this … childhood interventions can reduce child obesity – but as soon as the intervention stops, the BMI reverts back to …
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Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals
… Smokefree outdoor areas are not ‘business-as-usual’ for New Zealand. Current efforts for such areas are … required smokefree outdoor areas are far from ‘business-as-usual’ for NZ. While many local authorities have tried to … areas increase quitting attempts and reduce relapses. 5 6 We have had legally required smokefree school and …
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What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?
… in supplementary information . Figures 1,2 and 5 are reproduced from a recent report by ASH New Zealand, 1 … recent trends for smoking and vaping among young adults as for 15-17 year olds. 3 Smoking prevalence declined … and multiple brands and flavours are now available for as little as $6 per device. There is very limited …
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Media release: Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Do we want them in NZ?
… directly advertised sales to NZ youth on platforms such as TikTok, announcing ‘now available in NZ’ with links to a … the exception of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as nicotine gum and lozenges which are classed as a medicine. Dr Ball says manufacturers of NRT products …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… (at 92.8%), followed by deaths from disease (4.5%). Nevertheless, in terms of the mortality rate (ie, deaths … in 1917; and 28.8% in 1918). This was somewhat surprising, as every year of the war saw substantial medical and surgical advances. There were such developments as better organisation of medical services, growing use of …
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