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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach

    … This blog looks at solutions t o improve child health : a child impact lens on policy, lifting income support, action on childhood immunisation .   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective … for policy-makers is for Aotearoa to make a genuine shift in approach so that all children can thrive.   This blog …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … strong support for denicotinisation , large reductions in tobacco availability, and the smokefree generation policy. … mandate to repeal the SERPA Act, but doing so would create a policy vacuum that fails to support the aspirations of people who smoke, the vast majority of whom wish to be …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … performance and insulation standards when it is such a good investment.   The recently proposed changes to the … that the NZ Government is still undervaluing the benefits of building performance and insulation standards. This is … suggests that the health benefits of improving insulation in rental housing from 1978 standards to meet current 2008 …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … climate change expert. Alistair was Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment Report. A commentary on the full chapter is available at the Lancet.  …
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  • The high burden from mental health disorders – but also an opportunity for cost-effective interventions

    … mental and substance use disorders are the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide ( Whiteford et al ; Degenhardt et al ). These two studies are a valuable contribution to knowledge about health problems … probably be cost-saving to the government and to society – eg, higher alcohol taxes. Increasing alcohol taxes are well …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … Although most smokers want to quit, many of those who begin vaping continue to smoke. We recently … and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) [1]. In this blog, we summarise our findings and consider … period, reduce the possibility smokers will plateau at a lower level of smoking and not go on to quit, and provide …
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  • In May 2022 the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 expires: what then?

    … Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) expires on 13 May 2022. A further time-limited legal framework will be needed to … groups, so that the new Bill is ready for introduction in February 2022.   Image by  mohamed Hassan  from  Pixabay … might by 2022 be back to pre-Covid ‘normal’. Progress has of course been made, including vaccine availability. But now …
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  • Warmest New Zealand winter ever recorded – The Government should do more on climate change

    … to the 1860s ( full report ). This is good news in lots of ways. Warmer winters mean more comfort, more time … fires, and perhaps even fewer excess winter deaths (a documented problem in this country, especially for … density European cities). Improvements in home heating (eg, to require more efficient fire places) can reduce …
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  • Proposed vaping regulations for NZ: Strengths and limitations

    … contains some important provisions as it works to strike a balance between ensuring regulated products are available … minimising uptake by young people. Its proposed extension of prohibitions on advertising and sponsorship from tobacco … more effectively controlled.  Second, menthol flavours are used in smoked tobacco to reduce the harshness of smoking and …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Two Injury Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pressure on the Health System

    … for such measures is quite plausible .   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at reducing … been modelled for the NZ setting where we considered a one-off 15 cent ($0.15) increase in tax per standard drink … and not the many other types of alcohol-related injuries (eg, falls, assaults) and diseases related to alcohol …
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