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  • Charting our way back to normal

    … Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people to weigh the costs and benefits of different policy responses as Australia rolls out vaccines and considers opening borders. See here for an associated … question this year is – “When can we get back to normal?” Or more pessimistically, “Will we ever get back to normal?” …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … with smokers; introducing dissuasive cigarette sticks and rolling papers, and foregrounding Quitline information … smoking as an accepted, even aspirational, behaviour (1-3). Results from Australia clearly support our government’s … prevent the proliferation of brand variant names (or descriptors) that occurred in Australia (10). As Scollo et …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … hitting moderate drinkers as well as heavy drinkers; and just creating a profit windfall for the alcohol industry. … drinkers in the highest income quintile was modest (1%). Consumption fell by 1.6% among “responsible” drinkers in … in the lowest socioeconomic group (living in routine or manual worker households and comprising 41·7% of the …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … Professor Alistair Woodward , epidemiologist and climate change expert. Alistair was Convening Lead Author … just after 9am on Friday 4 Apirl, discussing this report and his reflections . Last Saturday in Japan the lights went … for “change”?  Most projections use the period 1980-2000 or thereabouts as a starting point, because the data are …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … Zealand given the scientific evidence for health benefit and safety, reduction in inequalities in oral health, and the … for the oral health of New Zealanders.   The new Report [1], provides an updated review of the evidence for safety and … a majority of people were against CWF. An alternative (or subsequent addition) would be a requirement to have a …
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  • Good news on declining smoking rates, especially for Māori. Is it credible? What next?

    … 2013 Census compared to the 2006 Census (from 20.7% to 15.1% in adults aged 15+). The results generally fit with other evidence and are good news for health in NZ. And late today Tariana … have fallen nearly 10 percentage points from 2006 to 2013, or from 42.2% to 32.7%.  Which is fantastic news. This blog …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … important measures that will limit disposable vapes, and recognise these devices have become the product of choice … electronic cigarettes by 15 to 17 year olds increased from 1.8% in 2017/18 to 12.3% in 2020/21 (data for this age group … will require all vaping products to have removable or replaceable batteries, a measure that should limit sales …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … 100 years ago today. Ultimately it killed 9000 NZ citizens and so is by far the largest natural disaster to hit this … in the recent book by historian Prof Geoffrey Rice [1]. In comparison, an estimated 258 people died in the Hawkes … (especially for adults with an existing chronic illness or those over 65 years of age). Consider getting to know your …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … Building insulation provides comfort and health benefits to occupants, saves energy, enhances energy security, and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This blog looks at … children , and the high number of excess winter deaths, or deaths that happen just because it’s winter – …
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  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … this narrative has arisen, explain why it is incorrect, and outline potential responses. Despite declines in New … by challenging and denying scientific research evidence. 1 The claim “doubt is our product”, allegedly made by a … is this reasoning? First, almost no-one makes a truly free or informed choice to smoke. 8 Most people who smoke became …
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