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  • Chewing the fat on a saturated fat tax

    … we published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health , we reviewed the meta-analyses on replacing dietary … governments to start in terms of food taxes (see a recent Public Health Expert post on this.) Regardless of the direct …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … evidence yet about long-term effects of e-cigarette use on health outcomes, a lot more future research will be needed to … on biomarker studies? Estimating the potential harm to health from using e-cigarettes is very complex given the … Also past estimates (as per previous reports by Public Health England (5) and the Royal College of Physicians …
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  • Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?

    … of the research possibilities of this tool of relevance to public health. Using Google Street View (GSV) for research is … We have also used GSV for studying drinking fountains in public places in NZ (of modest benefit – in work yet to be …
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  • Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?

    … 2 3 Furthermore, smokers are greatly impacted by the health harms caused by smoking, as well as by social and … smoking uptake is a priority from a societal and public health perspective, and is necessary to achieve and … were proposed in the Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan . 25 These include new policy measures that specifically …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy

    … measures that sustain these reductions by preventing recruitment of ‘replacement smokers’, on whom tobacco … studies suggest the SFG policy could bring important health benefits. An NZ study estimated that a SFG policy … current disparities and the health inequities these cause. Public opinion surveys also suggest that, even assuming …
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  • Making tobacco less available is both necessary and feasible – New NZ study

    … in relation to a product range about which the long-term health effects are still largely unknown. Yet the commotion … this situation? Tobacco’s wide availability is a major public health problem. Easier access to outlets selling … study by ASPIRE 2025 researchers found politicians and public servants believed reducing tobacco availability was …
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  • Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … to be far worse than Covid-19 according to global health and infectious disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre— Why we need an Aotearoa … need for New Zealand to have a regional and global public health perspective and active global health role.  …
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  • Strengthening tobacco policy: The case for best practice packaging and regulation

    … statements and its actions. The absence of a clear plan to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal has created deep … transformed tobacco packages from marketing media to health promoting platforms and greatly reduced the appeal of … of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington Lani Teddy , …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … 9 Lead maternity carers need to be aware of the NZ Sexual Health Society recommendation to re-screen in third … 2 We have learnt lessons from the pandemic on setting up public health infrastructure that is equitable and … pregnancy, this may miss some infections. Implications for public health policy and practice Congenital syphilis is a …
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  • Media release: Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … survey of key agencies. In the latest Briefing for the Public Health Communication Centre, experts in public health and the care of older people lay out the …
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