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  • Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ

    … At the Public Health Congress in Auckland last week, one of us presented on potential public health endgames – partly … this country could be bolder about tackling.    Examples of successful endgames internationally Thus far, only two … disease once threatening the livelihood and food security of millions of people in the Middle East, Africa and Asia). …
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  • Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries

    … and -6.3% for the OECD. Nevertheless, a fuller accounting of health, economic and equity impacts probably needs to wait … population is protected by vaccination. As with a number of other jurisdictions in the East Asia and Pacific region, … 1 2 In this blog we aim to provide an updated description of the health and economic impacts of the NZ approach to …
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  • Contradictions surround Government’s move to slash tax on heated tobacco products

    … had advocated for this change; however, the Ministry of Health had advised Minister Costello that there was no … tobacco products. The tobacco industry has a long history of malign practice. Court judgments have found tobacco companies’ …
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  • What can we learn from Healthy Housing Initiatives? New evidence from the Wellington Well Homes scheme

    … Healthy Housing Initiatives intervene to improve the homes of kids who are hospitalised for illnesses that could be … and health, and explore views about the effectiveness of these Ministry of Health-funded programmes. There is overwhelming evidence …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … Members of the public health community hold divergent views on how … we probe concerns about allowing widespread availability of ENDS and related products. We first draw on related … our recently published study that questions the wisdom of allowing ENDS to be sold by non-specialist retailers. …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … plain, packages. In this blog, we discuss the importance of developing an on-going monitoring and evaluation plan … feature new, enlarged pictorial warning labels, but none of the brand livery formerly conveyed on tobacco packaging. … more intensive and concerted effort, including use of best-practice media schedules to maximise the impact of policy …
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  • Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?

    …   SNZ predictions of number of New Zealanders aged 65 plus Have you sat in a meeting … someone is invoking the aging population as a harbringer of doom and gloom due to the tsunami of older people with …
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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … Summary Alcohol is one of the major causes of health loss in Aotearoa NZ. It is now available at … can circumvent regulations. Implications for policy and practice  Reviewing and amending the New Zealand   Sale and …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy

    … low nicotine cigarettes, large reductions in the number of outlets selling tobacco, and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation (SFG) policy. In this blog, we … that frames smoking as an outdated and socially unaccepted practice.[11, 14, 16-18] The SFG draws on consumer safety and …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … The health organisation OraTaiao convened a group of experts to analyse the climate change policies of NZ political party policies. It gave the highest grade to … This is because climate change is a defining issue of this century, with both opportunities for advancing …
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