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New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain
… on youth vaping and proposes introducing new measures in a new bill. These include disallowing disposable vapes, reducing the visibility of in-store and online displays and introducing stronger … and appeal A recent study found several retailers used price discounting to offload outdated (non-compliant) …
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The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not
… decisions will be “based on data and evidence”. Yet, one of the coalition government’s proposed actions – to repeal … and tobacco to non-addictive levels, and Introducing a smokefree generation, by making it illegal to sell tobacco … situation will see tax from the poorest citizens who smoke used to fund tax cuts for wealthier groups who typically do …
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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are … fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt) where red means a less healthy choice (fine for an occasional treat), amber … confused by other predominant messages on food packaging, eg, boasting “low fat” messages when the food is full of …
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Media release: Poverty and disadvantage fuel NZ’s rising rates of dementia
… New research demonstrates that social disadvantage is a factor fuelling Aotearoa New Zealand’s soaring rates of dementia. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication …
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Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.
… groups are more likely to smoke. But why? Is it because of things like less education or more deprivation actually … followed over several years. We found that moving from a neighbourhood with the least deprived fifth of New … will always improve health – it doesn’t. The study we used was better able to tease out causation from correlation, …
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Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025
… does the evidence support assertions that the population of people who still smoke are more 'hardened' (i.e., more … approach to decision-making that each party committed to in the Coalition agreement . If the Government is, as it … prevalence, it should re-introduce denicotinisation, a measure supported by Health Minister Dr Shane Reti, and …
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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 restrictions are both a logical component of policies that will achieve a … these. Unplanned purchases illustrate how highly visible in-store stimuli such as shelf-talkers, end of aisle …
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Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… Public Health experts say there’s an increase worldwide in severe infections involving group A streptococcus and they are calling for it to be made a … New Zealand. Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and skin infections in children but in rare …
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Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?
… legally mandated restrictions on tobacco retail outlets. In this blog, we briefly consider the results and put the findings in a wider context of how New Zealand might reach its Smokefree 2025 goal. …
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Food taxes and subsidies will probably protect health & reduce inequalities – but the devil is in the detail
… in the last few weeks on food taxes and subsidies – both of which depend on what are called price elasticities. … example, we need to know what type of price gap between a sugar-sweetened soft drink and a sugar-free soft drink will … to grow. But it is also important that researchers state what the current ‘best evidence’ is. So what is our …
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