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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … crime, particularly ram raids targeting tobacco products, a claim based on anecdote. In this Briefing, we examine … which suggests these crimes are decreasing and that only a minority target tobacco products. We also explain why … below shows ram raids rose until late 2022; however, after that time, ram raids declined considerably, which may …
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  • Insights into health system costs of living and dying in New Zealand – New study

    … A study in the NZ Medical Journal shows how public spending … of death.  One analysis simulated health expenditure over a Kiwi’s lifespan, assuming 2007-09 costs by age applied.  … death. Nevertheless, spending more on prevention can also often be cost-saving in the long run – and there seems plenty …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … the Dunedin Study has highlighted the enduring and often profound impact of individuals’ early life experiences … Aotearoa New Zealand have implemented, with some success, a range of anti-poverty measures, the issue of child poverty … campaign. Moreover, a National-led government, if formed after the election, has indicated it will repeal some of the …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … harm. The Government should assist schools to take a health approach to youth vaping, and fund youth-specific … a key part in the development of addiction. 4 The process often begins with the first cigarette or vape, and drives … 10 Re-setting the reward pathway to a more normal state after stopping nicotine often takes a year or more; during …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … aspects, at least rhetorically. It includes phrases like a system moving “from treatment to prevention”. But how does … well and get well”. The draft NZ Health Strategy (1) has a strong focus on strengthening the health care system. As … Zealanders. It also appears to have some strengths from a population health perspective, at least in its use of …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … allowing the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products, a measure included in the National-NZ First Coalition … recently introduced , suggests oral nicotine products are often marketed to appeal to young people. 7 Examples of … feature the brand in their social media content, creating a “buzz” around the product. Because of the global nature of …
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  • The hardening hypothesis for smoking – but does the evidence point to “softening” in NZ?

    … with mental health conditions). The net effect should be a reduced rate of quitting among the smoking population over time. However, studies from a variety of countries that have looked at these different … (1-11). The most recent international evidence comes from a Dutch study which found that in repeated population-based …
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  • Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

    … analysis, as hard as it is to get right, is important – as a society we do not want to just live longer, but live longer … industrial revolution (i.e. before spending six months on a leaky boat travelling to NZ), to 80.3 years for non-Māori … time lived in good health. In demography circles, this is a hot topic, and is sometimes framed in terms of the …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … Open letter to Cabinet Ministers for sugary drinks tax ). A comprehensive approach to preventing obesity and protecting … successes around reducing access to SSBs in NZ include a request in 2015 from the Ministry of Health that public … and diet soft drinks (e.g., Waikato DHB ). For schools a survey in 2015 apparently showed 10% are now water-only, …
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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians … smokefree legislation before Parliament is passed in full? A just published study by Clarke et al 1 examined the … the rest of the population in this group of 11 countries (after Switzerland at SMR=0.84) and the inequality was worst …
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