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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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… of Otago Cyber Security Framework. We will be building a database of subscribers and will retain your personal … overseas (including, for example, where it is stored using a cloud-based service). Where this occurs, PHCC will do … a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. You can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at …
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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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Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research
… survey conducted in Aotearoa in August-September 2023. A storm of protest has erupted following the announcement … to be reduced to very low and non-addictive levels, and a smokefree generation policy making it illegal to sell … . In summary, the ITC Youth & Young Adult Survey findings show that young New Zealanders overwhelmingly support the …
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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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Front-of-pack nutrition labels improve understanding but don’t improve healthy food choices; Starlight Trial just published
… Health Star Rating and Traffic Light nutrition labels have a minor impact on New Zealand consumer healthy food choices, according to a randomised trial just published from our HRC-funded DIET … Information Panel label, although they appear useful for a subgroup of people who use labels a lot. Figure 2: Forest …
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Media release: New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning - free school lunches provide solution
… how many meals they had missed in the past 30 days due to a lack of money to buy food. The data showed that each week 14 in every 100 Kiwi students were missing a meal at least once, and 6.5 per cent were going without … than four times. "Students who missed meals even just once a week scored much lower than their peers who never went …
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Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment
… associated harms, according to public health experts. In a Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, … examine the impact of the law changes and outline how LAPs can be developed effectively to make a difference. Steve … “This has paved the way for councils to develop LAPs that can reduce harm by limiting alcohol availability. The impact …
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Media release: A new voice to boost New Zealand’s response to major public health challenges
… epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker, says this country can claim some of the most effective public health … PHCC aims to build on widely shared values of fairness, a desire to leave our society better than when we found it, … accessible. Professor Baker says that this research can identify opportunities for improved responses to emerging …
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Optimising the effects of plain packaging for tobacco – making Quitline information more salient
… and success of quit attempts. This blog post details a just published study on this topic. It also suggests that … Australia’s lead, we should be asking whether and how we can improve on their legislation. Packages featuring a standard and unattractive colour, embellished only by large …
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