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After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?
… review some lessons from this legislation’s long journey and explore future smokefree possibilities in Aotearoa / New … children is a matter for delight. Many have worked hard and long for this, community workers, advocates, researchers, … years since the first smokefree places law in the world, 1 over 35 years after there was clear evidence that …
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Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?
… would demonstrate their commitment to children’s health and well-being, respond to public and smoker opinion, follow … ear and sudden infant death, among many other conditions.[1] The amount of tobacco smoke pollution in cars can be worse … Furthermore, children exposed to SHS in the home or cars are much more likely to become smokers themselves.[3 …
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The case for tobacco supply restrictions
… It is now time to reduce the number and density of retail outlets selling tobacco. Retail supply … not allowing tobacco sales within 500 metres of a school. [1] As the graph below shows, creating a protective … out of sight long before they were required to do so, or who voluntarily stopped selling tobacco, saw many benefits …
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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… Helen Eyles Ever tried to convince your colleagues, kids or even spouse that some food is unhealthy crap? It would be so much easier if food labels were easy to read and simple to understand. Our colleagues at the National … information panels) actually changes food purchases. 1 2 We strongly suspect that a good food traffic light …
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Advance Care Planning – good for patient care and better use of health dollars?
… Dr Ben Gray Advance Care Planning (or ACP) is the process of thinking about, talking about and planning for future health care and end of life care. In … issue of “futile care” is well summarised by Botha et al (1). The health sector is continually under financial pressure …
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Would reducing the number of tobacco retail outlets achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal?
… Figure 1. Map of current tobacco retailers in New Zealand (n=6000) … due to increasing cost of tobacco through travel time and costs – an economic methodology. There is a lot of … why there is growing interest in reducing the quantity and/or density of tobacco retail outlets and several …
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Media release: Urgent action needed: Aotearoa must accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer
… to set us on the path to eliminating cervical cancer and help create a future where almost no one in Aotearoa NZ … Society of New Zealand Medical Director Dr Kate Gregory and co-authors say we lag behind Australia and need a fully funded, equitable cervical cancer …
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Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed
… because of falling immunisation rates, immunity gaps, and an increasing risk of imported cases according to public … Centre, University of Otago Professor Michael Baker and co-authors lay out the evidence showing New Zealand is … family measles immunity, and get vaccinated if susceptible or uncertain. Rapidly addressing immunity gaps, with the …
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Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study
… people. This work suggests that this approach (home-based or group-based exercise) is good value for money for the NZ … . Falls among older people are common, with high morbidity and mortality impacts. Yet there are interventions that can … loose rugs etc. It was also a ‘good buy’ (ICER = $9000 [ 1 ]), and even more so in one particular DHB that we studied: …
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Media release: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing – new WHO guidelines
… in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars and/or salt to children. University of Auckland researcher, Dr … says WHO states restricting marketing should be mandatory and protect children of all ages and NZ does neither of these …
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