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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … crime, particularly ram raids targeting tobacco products, a claim based on anecdote. In this Briefing, we examine … which suggests these crimes are decreasing and that only a minority target tobacco products. We also explain why … Amendment Act contains three core measures, including a proposal to reduce the number of outlets selling tobacco …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … lower in 2020 than the three preceding years. There are a range of plausible reasons for this reduction (eg, fewer … evidence that the overall impact of recessions on health can be beneficial [11], since lives are saved by reduced road … injuries, and reductions in air pollution. Yet this can only be assessed over longer time periods and as argued …
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  • Protecting children and young people from unethical junk food marketing: Upgrading the advertising codes

    … Although public health experts would generally favour a regulatory approach (given the lack of evidence for an … codes on exposure and power of marketing (1). So, can New Zealand make it work against the odds? And if so how? … meat and fish and fresh/frozen fruit and vegetables can be marketed without restrictions. Maximum nutrient level …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … reduce smoking prevalence : mandated denicotinisation and a reduction in tobacco retailer s. We do not consider the smokefree generation policy , a third key measure in the Smokefree Bill, as its impact will … greatly to health inequities, including causing almost a quarter of deaths among Māori. Smoking also impacts …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … From today, all tobacco products in New Zealand will start appearing in standardised, or plain, packages. In this … the new packs into quit attempts. 5 Second, by developing a thoughtful evaluation plan, and third, by ensuring frequent … and resources must be allocated to ensure these data can be carefully analysed. 8 9 Second, on-going support needs …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … that use of modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful to health as smoking. The second uses … benefits and minimise harms. Background Tobacco smoking is a major health problem in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), with an … smoking. Nevertheless, because this estimate is based on a relatively limited number of biomarker studies, and given …
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  • Food taxes and subsidies will probably protect health & reduce inequalities – but the devil is in the detail

    … disadvantaged groups with worse diets and health to start with. But the proof is in the pudding, which in this … changes when you change the price of cheese.  But what can really catch you out in modelling is something called … example, we need to know what type of price gap between a sugar-sweetened soft drink and a sugar-free soft drink will …
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  • Media release: Decades-old nutrition data leave NZ in the dark

    … experts are calling on the Government to urgently fund a new National Nutrition Survey (NNS) to provide essential, … to make informed decisions,” says Prof Ni Mhurchu. “We can’t afford to keep guessing.” In 2021, the Ministry of … data collection, and AI-driven food tracking. New Zealand can follow suit by adopting some of these innovations to …
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  • Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs

    … A new study has estimated the surprisingly high level of harm … of more than 3,300 adult New Zealanders. This is not a small number, representing about 11% of all deaths in NZ in … 100,000), and Waitaki District (191 per 100,000). Readers can explore the variation in air pollution and its impacts …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … repeated PCR tests. Arrivals are also required to submit a negative PCR test result carried out 72 hours or less prior … areas outside Auckland, not all Aucklanders need to show a negative test to cross the boundary into other parts of NZ; … case rate in the vaccinated (unadjusted for testing rates) can be estimated to be 15 cases per million people per day. …
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