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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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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … for the ‘individual-responsibility’ explanation and (lack of) solution to the obesity epidemic. She then points to the …   If you stop and ask people on the street, nine out of ten (including the overweight ones) will say that you get … state intervention’ (8,9). The good news is that economic theory itself points to a way out. Governments need to …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … such as asthma. 1 2 Smoking in the confined space of a car exposes children involuntarily to extremely high levels of SHS. 3 4 This evidence helped to trigger calls to … banning smoking in cars when children were present. Some of the first such laws were passed in the State of Arkansas …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … the Pacific and globally we are seeing a growing impact of the food environment on chronic disease burdens. In … unhealthy food and drinks being introduced since the turn of the century. NZ is at risk of persisting major health burdens by not using such tools to …
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  • Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money

    … in PLOS ONE . In this blog post we elaborate on some of the details, including the finding that prices were … lower at markets compared to supermarkets (with a family of four potentially saving up to $49 per week by buying at … central and local government could do to facilitate use of such markets. The inadequate consumption of fruits and …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Simple transport system changes could quickly relieve the crisis in our hospitals

    … use and speed limit reductions.   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective … Image by Alistair Woodward The transport system is one of the largest sources of death and ill health in Aotearoa, through air pollution …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … Summary The global resurgence of syphilis is affecting Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). It is … for women in pregnancy and their pēpē. The consequences of syphilis in pregnancy include fetal death, prematurity, … and critically ill newborns. Prior to 2017, reports of congenital syphilis were rare however in the last 5 years …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … direction would be a worthy advance to celebrate 50 years of serving Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The Accident … The blueprint for this scheme was the Woodhouse Report of 1967 which had set out clear principles, addressing both … everyone in the community benefits from the contributions of individuals through work, recreation, and volunteer …
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