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  • Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?

    … of cycling and walking, such as Amsterdam and Berlin, are exciting and dynamic places to live. The other benefits of ‘active transport’ (i.e. walking and … (or not so well) at increasing walking and cycling and what they are doing to achieve this. We know from visiting or …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … Members of the public health community hold divergent views on how … 6 Retailers could play a helpful role in determining what population health gains are realised, but only if they have a sound knowledge of the …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … Summary   It is 50 years since the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) was launched to … Briefing looks at the evidence on personal-injury risk. What works most cost-effectively for prevention? How can ACC … people to behave safely is that wider systematic factors are ignored as injury has been framed as the sole …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey

    … data for 2023/2024 were released on 19 November. For the first time in a decade, the prevalence of daily smoking … groups, is very unlikely to be achieved.  Unless there are dramatic falls in smoking prevalence among Māori, Pacific … and their widespread availability is well overdue. 2 What this Briefing adds In 2023/24, smoking prevalence did …
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  • Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa

    … Summary Energy costs for households are expected to rise significantly from 2025, due to a … electric heating to keep warm and healthy over winter.  The evidence shows that those who can least afford to pay for … poverty in 2019. How are electricity prices changing and what is the effect on households? This winter has seen …
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  • Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy Events

    … their “Healthy Together Victoria” programme. This week, the Prime Minister announced that NZ will adopt this … Eating – Healthy Action” programme in New Zealand.   So, what is the “Healthy Together Victoria” programme that, … committee and sponsors to understand why sugary drinks are provided, and change that practice. All good so far. In …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … The NZ Government’s recently released Standardised Packaging … changes that establish a new benchmark and why these are important, but also examines how the regulations could … with greater response efficacy (i.e., stronger perceived benefits of quitting) and greater risk perceptions. More …
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  • FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling

    … easy to read and simple to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are leading the way.  They have just launched the free …
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  • Care coordination for cancer cost-effective

    … be cost effective, at least for stage III colon cancer . The Government’s 2012 Budget included $33 million for “better … Journal. But care cordiantors will change how patients are treated, and therefore not only change patient outcomes … a  powerpoint  presentation. But this is just a start.  What about the costs and effects and cost-effectiveness for …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … blog, we review two key policy interventions included in the Smokefree Bill currently before Parliament which could … as its impact will be more long term.   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective … , including from Aotearoa, find that people who smoke and are provided with denicotinised cigarettes find them less …
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