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  • Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index

    … and Germanwatch. Basically, the index uses set criteria to assess and rank the climate change response of 58 … countries and 24 of the European Union countries. But it was ahead of Japan (47), Australia (42) and Canada … announced an extremely minimalist target – of aiming to reduce net emissions by 5% below 1990 levels by 2020. In its …
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  • Tackling housing instability for LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa

    … people are disproportionately impacted by homelessness. To address this, we need to understand their upstream … This Briefing reports the findings and implications of a study focused on LGBTIQ+ people’s experiences of housing … institutions. As with any poverty-related “issue,” it is important to also look upstream to explore how the phenomenon …
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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    …   Summary Government spokespeople have failed to provide either evidence or logic to justify the repeal of … Act contains three core measures, including a proposal to reduce the number of outlets selling tobacco products from … to be smokefree, and anticipate quitting or switching to vaping following implementation of the retailer reduction and …
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  • “100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting

    … Herald piece). Nevertheless, there is a case for striving to achieve the “100% level” with certain threats to public … levels (than the current 47% level) with some simple steps. For example, making it only available for 12-year-old … girls at schools with no other free options (so as to reduce parental ambivalence). If the UK and various Canadian …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach

    … series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. Childhood provides … that all children can thrive.   This blog highlights three important interventions to implement quickly to improve child …
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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 … highlight of the 2014 Budget for children was $90 million to make GP visits and prescriptions free for children aged … to encourage New Zealanders to eat healthier and exercise more. This is modelled on the Australian Health Together …
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  • The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not

    … Minister has repeatedly said the Government is committed to addressing the tobacco epidemic and that it will follow … places on Māori. Deaths from smoking are predicted to reduce by 1170 (463 among Māori) within 10 years and by 8150 … the evidence indicate no change in the illicit market, but a recent study of people who smoke found they are largely …
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  • Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?

    … investment in interventions of proven effectiveness to prevent type 2 diabetes could substantially benefit health, reduce health inequalities, and save billions in health … gain comes from the impacts of reducing diabetes directly, but as diabetes also increases risk of coronary heart disease …
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  • Protecting children in cars from tobacco smoke: The inconsistent case of new mandatory child restraints while optional smoking persists

    … Today sees new rules to ensure children are safely secured in cars come into … that protects children in the event of a car crash, but are unwilling to protect them from known toxins in … The cumulative total health effects of SHS exposure raise important questions about why the government protects against …
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  • Why don’t we make rental housing safer?

    … enforce safety for rental housing when the evidence points to cost-effective interventions? We unpack the narrative … brought an injury and safety complaint against a landlord, but the adjudi­cator would not enforce relevant provisions in … health Effective regulation and enforcement would help reduce home injury in NZ We need to address the social and …
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