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  • Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further

    … Other recent research highlights the overall importance of inequalities to health, with a meta-analysis reporting … rates in NZ over 30 years. We used cohort studies of the entire NZ population using probabilistically-linked … so for Māori females. Some favourable progress – but what can still be done? While the decline in all-cause …
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  • Would a sugary fizzy drink tax reduce health inequalities? Probably Yes

    … line is that such a tax would probably be good for health of all groups in NZ, but particularly the poorest New … of SSBs [rich]       = 3% + (3% × -0.9 × 20%) = 2.46% So what happens to health inequalities? Imagine (not … taxes from the soft drink industry and its allies). What does this study find? 1. The study compares both a 20% …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … Although most smokers want to quit, many of those who begin vaping continue to smoke. We recently … probed this perplexing ambiguity and explored dual use of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) … fact they smoke [2, 3] and each year, around two thirds of New Zealand smokers make at least one quit attempt lasting …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … alternative Vision Statement is proposed. It makes a lot of sense for a country to have a health research strategy. It … sign up to new trade deals, there is little information on what the health impacts (beneficial or adverse) might be. … (eg, housing interventions (12,13)). The research focus does not adequately address research around intervention …
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  • Nine things New Zealand must do to tackle the child obesity crisis

    … Dr Stefanie Vandevijvere, Professor Boyd Swinburn A panel of 71 independent and government experts have undertaken an evaluation of New Zealand Government food environment policies, compared … There are some areas where New Zealand is at the level of best practice and there are some areas where there is …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … case and evidence f or Project Energize]. The highlight of the 2014 Budget for children was $90 million to make GP … We also need to have evaluations to show that this type of investment is working – accountability for the money that … District Health Board (DHB) and delivered by a team of Energizers with Sport Waikato. The programme covers …
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  • Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?

    … Approximately 5.5% of NZ adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. In this blog … diabetes incidence in the NZ population alive in 2011 [7]. What does the new NZ modelling show? The modelling work indicated …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … Aotearoa’s world-leading smokefree law flies in the face of public opinion, with new research demonstrating strong … conducted in Aotearoa in August-September 2023. A storm of protest has erupted following the announcement that … reverse this politically damaging and unpopular decision. What is new in this briefing? The newly formed coalition …
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  • Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?

    … journal Tobacco Control , we examined the potential role of increasing tobacco tax for achieving an end to the tobacco … is to be achieved by 2025. In this blog we discuss some of the modelling results and also the other policy options … e.g., look at NZ’s moribund emissions trading system and what happened to the party pill law). A simpler approach, but …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … (SFG) policy; over time, this policy would end sales of smoked tobacco products. Although supported by health … and Drug Administration has introduced a T21 policy that does not allow tobacco sales to anyone aged under 21. 5 … with the SFG. Some among this minority supported what they thought would be less restrictive measures to …
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