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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … survey began 30 years ago and has been conducted annually for more than 20 years (apart from 2020, when COVID-19 … adolescent users and reported these effects were greater for dual users than for either exclusive smokers or exclusive vapers.[4] As …
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  • Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed

    … work to increase routine childhood coverage, particularly for Māori, Pacific Peoples, and deprived communities.” “Our … at 83%. Even more concerning is the much lower coverage for Māori children at 69%, Pacific children at 81%, and 75% for children living in the most deprived neighbourhoods. …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … on young people? The adverse effects of addiction for young people are significant and include: negative … the definition of vaping harm.   What are the implications for policy and practice? The highly addictive nature of nicotine vaping has implications for how policy makers respond to this product. Broaden the …
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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … expert Dr Robyn Toomath outlines the dogmas and arguments for the ‘individual-responsibility’ explanation and (lack of) … looking at wages earned by fat and slim people, corrected for other factors. In a study of 25,800 people in the US, a … education compared to a normal weight woman. The penalty for severely obese men was a 20% lower salary (3). Prejudice …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … date, which is proposed as 01 January 2009. 2 Rationale for an SFG policy While age restriction policies have helped … eliminated inequities or provided sustained protection. For example, the latest (2021) Year 10 Snapshot Survey … practice by removing its status as a “rite of passage”. 6 For many decades, tobacco companies framed smoking as a …
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  • Strengthening tobacco policy: The case for best practice packaging and regulation

    … its commitment to achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal for all peoples. Despite the lack of evidence to justify … and indicate that they should draw on more diverse themes. For example, participants suggested PWLs featuring whole … found on-pack warnings didactic and negative, and called for more positive messages that offered advice on quitting …
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  • Concluding the Public Health Solutions Series 

    … that there is much we could do to reduce the demand for healthcare in Aotearoa. These blogs have presented … and infectious diseases with one blog focused on policies for children .    This is a broad view of public health and provides dozens of complementary policies for the Government to consider. Policies identified by the …
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  • Taxes on fizzy drinks in NZ: preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health

    … to create an environment that is maximally beneficial for society – all, or as many as possible, members of … marketing, are also necessary (just like they have been for progressing tobacco control).  Therefore, a role of … and trade-offs. Should researchers also be advocates for evidence-based policies?  Yes – especially on no-brainers …
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  • Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025

    … are more 'hardened' (i.e., more addicted). It is time for the Government to take the evidence-based approach to … the dynamic population profile of people who smoke. For example, less heavily addicted people who quit may be … Many recent studies have questioned the logic and evidence for “hardening”, 2-4 with a recent systematic review …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … a 47% higher stroke death rate [1]. The same excess rates for overweight (BMI 25-<30) are 26% and 13%, respectively. In … pressure, cholesterol or glucose [1], and what this means for how health policy can address the obesity epidemic. We … so focus prevention on the above three main mediators. For example, we could have regulations that limit the maximum …
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