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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … 2,3 and the coalition government criticised for failing to offer an alternative plan. Now, less than two months … plan? The new plan has two action areas. The first aims to reduce smoking uptake among young people and includes … relies heavily on smoking cessation services. While an important element of tobacco control, studies such as Wilson …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … of community transmission of the COVID-19 virus in NZ. But it was also associated with 548 fewer total deaths than … need precise cause of death data (available in the future) to make more informed assessments. We examined weekly death … to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Conclusions and next steps These preliminary results for 2020 in NZ should provide …
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  • Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts

    … on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) internationally, due to their role in tooth decay, obesity and diabetes [1-3], … Our just published study has shown that an intervention to reduce the size of all single serve SSBs would probably be … with associated greater health gains. One of the most important issues to consider when assessing the effectiveness …
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  • NZ’s COVID-19 response compared to selected other jurisdictions: Australia, Taiwan and the United States

    … in NZ has involved comparing NZ’s COVID-19 response with a range of other jurisdictions, especially: Australia, Taiwan … lowest mortality rate from COVID-19 in this grouping [1]. But over the last six months we have observed that media … New Zealand “was having a big surge of cases” relative to the situation in the US. In this blog we update the …
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  • Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ

    … which was subsequently excluded from further study due to its relatively high cost at NZ$5). All loaves made in a … (6.7 million) (2). Dietary risk factors are particularly important for these NCDs (2), and some of these include … of dietary sodium. Various European governments aim to reduce sodium intakes by regulating the maximal level of …
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  • What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.

    … the Smokefree Oceania Conference in Auckland next week.  But what would it take in the way of reductions in uptake (or initiation), and/or increases in cessation rates, to achieve this goal? We try to answer this question in a … We concluded that changes in initiation rates are not as important as changes in cessation rates to achieve the 2025 …
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  • Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?

    … of access for assisted dying without equity of access to palliative care is to completely undermine the goals of … services and care for under 14’s. There are two important issues that follow from this decision. Why have we … The effect of this decision on funding remains to be seen but is very likely to significantly limit the already limited …
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  • Kiwi public health doc reporting back from Victoria (Australia): “Do quarantine well!”

    … A bit like a letter home. I have now been full-time at the … medicine specialist in Victoria, as a person who is new to the State, and not part of the formal apparatus, has been an interesting outside-in experience. But it has resulted in me becoming a ‘go to’ commentator for …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … explained why the coalition government has no mandate to repeal the smokefree legislation and outlined youth and young adults’ very strong support for … non-addictive. Politicians who genuinely want to reduce smoking will stop taking “ soundings ” from tobacco …
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  • Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … (pertussis), influenza, and Covid-19 which are more likely to be severe during pregnancy and in early life. Despite … coverage in this key group.  Why is maternal immunisation important? In NZ, deaths from pertussis occur almost … diseases. Whilst immunisation targets can work to reduce inequities, providing monetary incentives for boosting …
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