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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … few years time when the tobacco industry would be stopped from selling its lethal and addictive tobacco products. For … counter-argument is loss of tax revenue. The specific (non-GST) government tax revenue in 2012 was around $1242 million … tax policy such as a tax on fizzy drinks or junk food, and taking into account the likely health benefits of …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … children for generations to come will be protected from addiction to smoking. In this Briefing, we contrast … The SFG (also called the tobacco free generation), differs from age restrictions, such as the R18 law currently in place … the SFG asserts young people’s right to protection from a highly addictive product that typically kills up to …
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  • Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?

    … This Happiness Report is not light-weight fluff – far from it. One of the authors, Jeffrey Sachs (Director, The … into metrics of well-being – such as happiness. Of note from a health perspective, is the chapter in this Happiness … and in some cases, recoveries can be very lengthy and far from complete. Money spent upfront, for example on improved …
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  • Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa

    … infection control and prevention measures [7] . Modified from: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hierarchy/default.html … to leave the bedroom. The latter is to avoid turbulent air from the bedroom moving into a corridor, as per suggestions … be upgraded to hospital-grade MERV 13 filters, which can remove up to 70% more small particles (<2.5 microns) than the …
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  • Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator

    … much media attention in recent months, and even calls from politicians to over-rule the PHARMAC process (currently … recommendation to fund. In particular, some of the data from earlier trials (where long-term follow-up should be … of a treatment for a cancer with pre-populated data (from us) on survival, costs etc – but is not specific to …
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  • Government funding of interpreters in Primary Care is needed to ensure quality care

    … Nelson DHB provide funding for Primary Care Interpreting from the DHB budget (and in Nelson’s case, a contribution from PHO SIA funding). Given that a large proportion of those … some patients would tell their GP they had got a call, “from someone they don’t know from a place they had never …
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  • Upgrade of NZ’s COVID-19 Alert Levels Needed to Help Regain NZ’s Elimination Status

    … to a highly disruptive Level 4 lockdown. Experience from the above jurisdictions indicates that this goal can be … too quickly. These include a group of Māori health experts from Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā, and various academic … transmission in different settings, including evidence from modelling studies. New knowledge that could …
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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … of tourism in NZ [4]. A study by ASH NZ based on data from 2010 to 2013 estimated illicit tobacco consumption was … , estimates the market share of illicit tobacco increased from 9.2% in 2017, to 10.2% in 2018, and 11.5% in 2019. Why … trade should not be based on estimates or claims sourced from tobacco companies or reports they have commissioned. How …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … respects we are now experiencing a very different pandemic from that of 2020. The Delta variant now accounts for 99% of … widespread exposure to a positive case, a traveller from Sydney who visited a number of venues in the city, … Resources for population wellbeing include maintaining food security and sovereignty, access to healthcare, access …
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  • Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?

    … published research on the health gains and cost-savings from various legally mandated restrictions on tobacco retail … a map) and an average travel time of just over 3 minutes from each neighbourhood centre to the nearest retailer. … evidence supports the notion that moving farther away from tobacco outlets increases cessation success (7). The …
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