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The Government’s transport plans work against our health
… for an already overburdened health system, as well as social, economic and environmental costs to society. The lack … the pathways in Figure 1 leads to a wide range of health, social and economic impacts. For example, if we take physical … health harms have significant economic impacts. The annual social costs of the health impacts just from the air …
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Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport
… with a diverse and broad audience, and generates large media audiences as well as replayed coverage, for example, … by integrating brands into people’s daily lives. Digital media is increasingly used to connect with and engage the … all alcohol-sponsored events, including music and other social events. The Bill must be viewed as the first step …
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Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal
… best practice tobacco control e.g., enhanced mass media, extensions to smokefree policies, and smoking … probably low Of particular note is the scope for enhanced media campaigns in NZ [11]. However, enhanced media campaigns and cessation support are generally more …
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In the news: New dementia research highlights deprivation as major reason Māori and Pacific people more at risk
… Scope for prevention , lead author Dr 'Etuini Ma'u told media new research shows social disadvantage is a factor fuelling the country’s … NZ's Morning Report , Newstalk ZB, Mediaworks, the Pacific Media Network and 95bFM … In the news: New dementia research …
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Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms
… will favour adjustments to existing public health and social measures to ‘flatten the curve’ and minimise the risk of health service overload and social and economic disruptions. Updated threat assessment … prevent the health system being overwhelmed, and to reduce social and economic disruption. As a result, the primary …
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Covid recovery or sustainable transformation?
… addressing the climate crisis and wider environmental and social goals. We already know that easy prosperity is over : … a largely short-term response, plus follow-up economic and social reconstruction. By contrast, climate change is one of …
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A public health perspective on taxing harmful products
… and also work as an instrument to improve health, increase social cohesion and reduce inequalities where possible. In … by better aligning the consumer price with the true social cost of the product. However, another principle (we … other possible interventions (eg, more investment in mass media campaigns to reduce smoking). This approach is argued …
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A Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model – guiding better housing and urban development
… zones (gardens, forests, estuaries, natural nurseries) and social and cultural amenities, as well as opportunities for … home environments – both as physical entities and as social and cultural settings – extend beyond the physical … Appendix Two ), and span the physical environment, and the social and cultural environment where these concepts act to …
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Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal
… Zealanders). There is consistent evidence that among every social group detailed in the NZ Health Survey, tobacco use is … increased expenditure on effective and continuous media campaigns to prompt and support quitting would likely … activity could include mass media and, more especially, social media interventions to reduce youth uptake, and social …
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“Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques
… a society where people no longer suffer the health, social, economic and cultural harms caused by tobacco … to a reduced harm product compared to smoking tobacco. Social, economic and cultural costs of maintaining addiction … factor, though concurrent sustained, high-intensity mass media campaigns may also have contributed. Two studies from …
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