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  • Being forced to leave your rental home can harm health

    … Eviction, or a forced move from rental housing, is a common experience for … situation. We argue that reducing the incidence and impact of evictions is an important public health and social welfare … enabling them space to live comfortably. It also supports mental health through providing a sense of identity, a point …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … New Zealand (NZ), the Pacific and globally we are seeing a growing impact of the food environment on chronic disease burdens. In … their producers. Taxes on sugary drinks are now commonly used by more than one hundred other countries 3 for obesity …
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  • Ireland leads New Zealand in the battle against obesity

    … the Irish Government is planning on obesity and food – a far cry from the state of play in New Zealand. Which has led to this blog, in …
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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 briefly … Furthermore, age appropriate restrictions are used to regulate many activities that pose risks, such as …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … Elaine Rush, in which she overviews the recent Budget from a child health perspective, and then lays out the case and evidence f or Project Energize]. The highlight of the 2014 Budget for children was $90 million to make GP … RCT was deemed impossible, thus a before-after design was used.] The cost? Project Energize costs $45/child/year, or …
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  • Period Drama: How to Address Period Poverty in Aotearoa

    … because products like tampons and pads are priced out of reach. Period poverty impacts Kiwis everyday and is often … is Period Poverty?   Many people experience periods as a mundane, if at times inconvenient, part of their everyday … 5 . Period poverty has also been linked to poorer mental health, shame, and distress, mirroring other research …
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  • Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues

    … red meat. Here we briefly look at this topic and also take a wider perspective on other aspects of meat consumption on human health and the environment, and … (1). Over 400 different epidemiological studies on cancer in humans provided data on processed meat and over 700 …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … or vaping may help to reduce smoking prevalence as a harm-reduced alternative to smoking for people who smoke … can be highly addictive. Despite strengthened regulation of vaping products (see Appendix ) recent rapid increases in … are available on the Ministry of Health website. Data used in this Briefing are sourced from the NZHS data explorer …
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  • Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals

    … building entrances and outdoor dining. Queensland State Government 2008 smokefree campaign logo Great NZ Government Smokefree 2025 proposals, but needing a vital addition The NZ Government is to be congratulated … a bar without reminders about smoking. The outside areas of bars and cafés remain one of the most dangerous places in …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 goal is in danger of receding – will the Ministry of Health’s ‘realignment’ get it back on track?

    … The Ministry of Health proposes realigning tobacco control services to … progress New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal. However, will a ‘realignment’ of existing services ensure the goal is realised? In this blog, based on a recently published letter in the New …
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