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How should we manage the harm caused by tobacco product waste?
… that smoking caused lung cancer and other serious (and often fatal) illnesses. Advertising at the time declared … health” and sought to reassure smokers that switching to a filtered option was an alternative to quitting, 1 even … leaching toxic chemicals into the soil before being often swept into waste water systems and out to sea, where …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… In the lead-up to the election, we will be publishing a series of articles analysing political party responses to … inequity, and transport. He hauora te taonga Health is a treasure. Good health and wellbeing is one of the most … families/whānau, the people around us, and the nation as a whole. Health is not just about hospitals and doctors, what …
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Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice
… from its economic analyses, which currently predict a reduction in GDP of 0.2-1.0% in 2035 and 0.3-0.7% in 2050. … Government made incremental improvements by acknowledging a broader range of evidence on the health co-benefits of … products were omitted. One NZ modelling study estimated a population shift towards plant-based diets could result in …
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Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change
… appears not to be making these connections, bringing in a range of policies likely to increase the country’s … climate change Policy responses to climate change are too often separated into prevention (mitigation) and improved … another recent storm in Tairāwhiti and Hawkes Bay so soon after Cyclone Gabrielle is a stark indication of the …
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The need for an expanded national smokefree law – just got more critical
… A just released Judicial Review has opened up the question of … This Judicial Review was in response to an application for a review of the “Open Area Calculator” that is used to … in which the measured air pollution from tobacco smoke was often quite marked (eg, see the data in this NZ article ). …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa
… reduce smoking prevalence : mandated denicotinisation and a reduction in tobacco retailer s. We do not consider the … and opportunities . Most health impacts occur after many years or decades of smoking. However, stopping … the main reason smoking is highly addictive and quitting often so difficult. Numerous studies , including from …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… the worst year of the First World War for New Zealand from a premature mortality perspective, with 5547 deaths. We have just presented on this topic at a Symposium at Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa … evacuation processes could have meant more wounded dying after initial medical attention. There were also military …
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Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?
… Image from a World Health Organization poster In a modelling study we … but also which (ii) banned e-cigarette sales in 2027 (after making e-cigarette sales legal from 2015 from … smart policy (the latter sometimes happens in NZ – but not often in contested areas e.g., look at NZ’s moribund …
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MR: To avoid a measles epidemic, Aotearoa must close the ‘immunity gap’
… Dr Oz Mansoor and co-authors say most important is a catch-up immunisation for those aged 15 months to 9 years … who may be vaccine hesitant. “It can take time to build a relationship, and to explain the benefits and potential … whose first dose failed, leading to about 99% protected after two doses. “In addition to preventing a serious disease …
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Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium
… banning junk food marketing to children, introducing a tax on fizzy drinks, introducing easy to understand … labels on foods, and ensuring families can afford to eat a healthy diet. Without supplementing community action with … estimated at $8 billion over the next decade (compared to a NZ without any overweight or obesity). These preventable …
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