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  • Kiwi public health doc reporting back from Victoria (Australia): “Do quarantine well!”

    … a letter home. I have now been full-time at the University of Melbourne since 2019. Before that, I was 20 years at the University of Otago, Wellington. Indeed, I set up this very Public … as a person who is new to the State, and not part of the formal apparatus, has been an interesting outside-in …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … industry. Legal developments in 2023 have reduced the risk of litigation, removing a significant barrier to developing … renewed opportunity for LAPs to reduce the availability of alcohol and the harms that this causes, particularly in … reduction through a LAP depends on meaningful involvement of Māori that upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities, …
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  • Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace

    … Summary Faced with declining use of their smoked tobacco products, tobacco companies have … Aotearoa New Zealand law currently disallows the sale of ONPs, although Associate Minister Casey Costello has … is absorbed via oral mucosa rather than by inhalation of cigarette smoke or EC aerosol. Yet, although we lack …
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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … This blog discusses the passing of the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor … officials and policymakers. As we celebrate the passing of legislation which will require cars carrying those under … smokefree cars for children, 3 13 years since a survey of NZ smokers showing high support for smokefree cars with …
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  • BODE3 Interactive League Table – how to use it

    … Last week we introduced the concept of league tables to compare interventions. This week we … Table.  We walk through how to pull down tables and graphs of health gain (quality-adjusted life-years; QALYs), health … simulation studies and cost effectiveness analyses of interventions, but also by comparing interventions …
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  • NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing

    … policies to protect children from the harmful impacts of food marketing. This Briefing outlines how NZ falls short, … people, cultures and the environment, and can be a source of great enjoyment. These benefits are interrupted by … and pursues children as present and future consumers of products for profit. These products have negative short- …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … environment. NZ adults consume approximately 29 teaspoons of sugar per day, and children consume approximately 25 … exceed the World Health Organization free sugars target of less than 10% of daily energy (about 12 teaspoons of sugar). Furthermore, …
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  • “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic

    … A feature of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy is the rapid identification and then management of any COVID-19 cases arising from border system failures. … high QR code scanning rates enable rapid identification of contacts while wearing masks in indoor public settings, …
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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 … not have as large an impact on health as, say, reduction of salt in processed food or food reformulation to reduce … recent “Tackling Obesity” report calls for consideration of a SSB tax, and in 2011 called for action on health …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … climate change expert. Alistair was Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment … some suggested, that it coincided with the final day of the IPCC meeting in Yokohama. The IPCC (Intergovernmental … on Climate Change) had gathered to approve the second of the 5 th assessment reports, which was written by Working …
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