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Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money
… in PLOS ONE . In this blog post we elaborate on some of the details, including the finding that prices were … lower at markets compared to supermarkets (with a family of four potentially saving up to $49 per week by buying at … and vegetable discount vouchers are provided to low-income people. If these could be used at markets, then this can help …
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Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?
… Gendall Major tobacco companies have presented a vision of a smokefree world, where smoking prevalence has fallen to … We report on our recently published study that examined how flavour capsule cigarettes appeal to non-smokers and … Foundation for a Smokefree World (FSFW) recognises that many smokers struggle to quit, though says little about the …
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The need for an expanded national smokefree law – just got more critical
… A just released Judicial Review has opened up the question of how “open areas” of buildings (where smoking is permitted in … areas” also drifts into indoor areas – exposing even more people to this hazard ( see another NZ study ). The “Open …
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New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective
… A New Zealand randomized trial of e-cigarettes just published in the prestigious Lancet journal has been touted in the media as showing how good e-cigarettes are for people wanting to quit smoking. This is overstating the …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing of every New Zealander. These decisions are not confined to … on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of the people. In the lead-up to the election, we will be publishing … further articles can be found here as they are published . How you can be involved Subscribe to the Briefing to stay up …
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BODE3 Interactive League Table Series: Prevention versus treatment, voluntary versus mandatory, targeted versus untargeted – can we generalize?
… from the league table to cautiously explore (for fear of over-generalizing) what approaches might typically … costs – even with 3% discounting per year, and even with people living longer and so using some additional healthcare … as an intervention across the whole population and/or for many years. Other themes may be obvious if you had already …
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Food taxes and subsidies will probably protect health & reduce inequalities – but the devil is in the detail
… , we found that across 20-odd food groups, low-income people and Māori tended to change their consumption of foods … We think our SPEND price elasticities are not too bad for how consumption of, say, cheese changes when you change the … input data and then to push and poke our models from as many angles as possible. For example, we will be more …
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Alcohol and suicide: The facts
… international evidence. There is a well-established body of research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links … King’s, recent comments that “ alcohol is the solution for people with mental health issues” , which is the opposite of … Zealand research shows that over a quarter of people who die by suicide are acutely affected by alcohol at the time of …
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Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?
… the case for the prioritisation by the new Government of a law for smokefree cars carrying children. This would … legislation for health reasons. The new government has many problems to address. Years of minimal legislation for … still have to breathe tobacco smoke in cars. Surveys of Year 10 children show that the proportion of children exposed …
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Media release: Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress
… to poor physical health but can also increase the risk of severe mental health distress, according to new overseas … using data from a large longitudinal study focused on people who at one point said they were able to heat their … Council it is harder to pay for electricity now than a year ago, it is likely that more people will be unable to …
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