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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … evidence yet about long-term effects of e-cigarette use on health outcomes, a lot more future research will be needed to … on biomarker studies? Estimating the potential harm to health from using e-cigarettes is very complex given the … Also past estimates (as per previous reports by Public Health England (5) and the Royal College of Physicians in the …
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  • Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?

    … credit: Jenny Ombler Active transport is important for health and sustainability. But no one has previously looked … cycling) are also well-known. Active transport is good for health, the environment and the economy (1-3). But how well … of walking and cycling in NZ. The number of city council staff working on cycling or walking issues ranges from 1.5 …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey

    … Summary New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data for 2023/2024 were released on 19 … on smoking prevalence from the 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS). The NZHS is an annual nationally … parent families, living in home with dampness/mould and access to the internet. Appendix The New Zealand Health …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … vaping according to the latest data from the New Zealand Health Survey released this month. The increase in recent … created concern among parents, communities, schools, and health workers. This Briefing summarises key findings on … strengthened to minimise youth vaping while also allowing access to vaping to support switching to vaping among people …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … Summary New Zealand Health Survey data for 2022/2023 were released today. Daily … New Zealand.  Previous analyses of the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) revealed a steady decline in current and … be reported in a future briefing. About the New  Zealand Health Survey The NZHS is an annual nationally representative …
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  • How much of Māori:European mortality inequalities are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco?

    … need to know how much of ethnic inequalities in health are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco smoking, … answer these questions. In this Blog we summarize our open access research just published in the journal Epidemiology … in the journal Epidemiology [1].  We have made it open access, so it is easy to get. On the methods side, it is at …
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  • Key findings in the 2021/22 NZ Health Survey: Continued rapid falls in smoking prevalence and increases in vaping

    … New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data was released in late November. In … about smoking and e-cigarette (EC) use/vaping from the NZ Health Survey (NZHS). Previous analyses revealed a steady but … regulations that ensure that people who smoke have ready access to these products. However, more detailed analysis …
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  • Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:

    … Public Health experts have laid out the facts showing the … continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of health care dollars. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, The Smokefree legislation is …
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  • Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) poses risks to public health and wastes precious public funds—estimated at around … leaking water infrastructure in NZ poses risks to public health (see Box A1 in the Appendix ). 1 This leakage also … resiliency into all infrastructure that is fundamental to health and wellbeing.    Authors details  Prof Nick Wilson , …
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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … daily intakes, suggesting little cause for public health concern” [1, p32]. “the complete assessment suggests … as another beverage [eg, coffee] poses zero risk to human health due the associated antioxidants inhibiting … assess the risk to the  average New Zealander served by a community water supply. The authors excluded unregistered …
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