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Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?
… increases in tobacco excise tax of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% (with 10% reflecting the annual increase legislated by the NZ … goal. While the potential reductions in smoking prevalence are substantial for both Māori and non-Māori populations no … e.g., look at NZ’s moribund emissions trading system and what happened to the party pill law). A simpler approach, but …
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(Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?
… and in stores often visited by children, is not consistent with the Government’s goal of “reducing smoking prevalence … minors that still occur regularly (5). Lastly, smokers who are trying to quit find the process more difficult if they are frequently exposed to tobacco products or outlets (6-10). …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… the mortality patterns we described. We also consider to what extent some of these deaths may have been preventable … for a range of different types of injury [2]. But there are also possible reasons for why the high proportion of … deaths from disease were statistically significantly more common in the Northern Hemisphere’s winter months (December …
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How much revenue would a New Zealand sugary drink tax raise? And how might be best to do it?
… options: a) tax of $50cents per litre on all sugary drinks with more than 5g of sugar per 100ml; b) as per option a, but … only from the post-tax reduced quantity sold. To work out what this quantity is, we use price elasticities which denote … [effective % increase in price] The estimated tax revenues are shown in the final column of the table below. …
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Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline
… notably in the Public Health Expert Briefing . Engage with the media on public health issues and research. Provide … Produce media releases, op-eds, and articles. Engage with policymakers on public health issues and research. … Provide a central hub for public health researchers who are willing to engage with the news media on public health …
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Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?
… released “ World Happiness Report 2013 ”, New Zealanders are among the happiest people in the world, ranking 13 th out … – should assume greater importance in prioritising what we do and fund. Fortunately, there seem to be many … of well-being are subjective, which creates all sorts of problems with comparisons between people, over time and …
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What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes and public health
… There are many ways that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) … aims rather than health (Fiji), under-shifting of SSB tax with introduction of cheap SSB imports (Nauru), differential … preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health … What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes …
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Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?
… the PMMRC Report and encourage a robust conversation about what needs to be done. The committee has recommended … of fetal and neonatal death, and many of these deaths are preventable according to Dr Elder, Subject Matter Expert … PMMRC. “If someone has risk factors for preterm birth then with access to scanning, the opening of the uterus (cervix) …
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Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death
… costs – not surprisingly – vary markedly by age, and also are highly correlated with expected morbidity by age. Second, there is much less … ages in the future as mortality rates fall. We examined what impact this would have on future projections (Table 1). …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… effective vaccines available for all of the major disease-associated strains and our improved understanding about how … “Recent changes to make the vaccines more widely available are a very welcome move in the right direction, because … vaccines are extremely costly for families to self-fund. What this means is that often, the families who need these …
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