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  • What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination

    … travel variable blank (13) have a similar distribution of report dates to those with the overseas travel variable as … Furthermore, the 11% with a duration between arrival and report date of greater than 14 days is an underestimate of … that have been reported, the duration between arrival and report date has ranged from 2 to 6 days. The current border …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … leaders in tobacco tax policy – with a recent series of annual increases ( see this blog ). Historically, tax was … New Zealand Government: Government Response to the Report of the Māori Affairs Committee on its Inquiry into the … tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study. BMJ 2016, 352:h6704. The Economist: Stopping slurping: Taxes on …
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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … in our just published study in Tobacco Control : Annual 10% tobacco tax increases until 2025 (ie, a … A sinking lid on tobacco supply strategy which involved an annual reduction in the amount of tobacco supplied to the … may seem very bold, international surveys actually report high levels of public support for a ban on sales of …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … unhealthy foods. SSB tax is recommended by the final report from the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) published 25 January 2016 (2), as one of a range of measures to address the … to children on all media as recommended in the ECHO Report. The extra tax revenue could be used to fund child …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … About the New  Zealand Health Survey The NZHS is an annual nationally representative population survey. It has … every year. Full details of the methods and a methodology report are available on the Ministry of Health website . Data … than 2%, compared to 2021/22. These are similar to the annual reductions seen in the previous two surveys. Smoking …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … (PMI) announced their intention to transform in 2016 and now claim to be building a ‘smoke-free future’ , … data, and appraisal of the Tobacco Transformation Index report (noting the caveat that this index is wholly funded by … cigarette sticks in 2015 to 625 billion by 2021 – an annual decline of 37 billion sticks per year – represents …
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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … smokefree laws, the latest FCTC implementation report is available here ) and the continued non-ratification … such progress. The current (2014) NZ FCTC implementation report is available on the FCTC website. Endgames and how … a key recommendation of the Māori Affairs Select Committee report from which the Smokefree 2025 goal originates, but was …
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  • Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025

    … modestly among Māori and young people between 2011/12 and 2016/17  [*].   There were also profound decreases among NZ …     Current smoking prevalence (%) (at least monthly) Mean annual prevalence reduction 2006/7-2011/12 Mean annual prevalence reduction 2011/12-2016/17 2006/7 2011/12 …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … its earlier stages. Screening for lung cancer with three annual LDCT scans has been shown to reduce mortality from … 2013, the US Preventative Services Task Force recommended “annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed … while the highest cost per QALY study(8) was based on annual LDCT screening. A smoking cessation programme …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … with more details available in the attached summary report and from the authors by request.  Evaluation findings … gains for children living in food-insecure homes). 6 T he annual savings for households ranges from $1,000 (1 child in … the introduction of the programme. 9 A newly-published report noted improved attendance for underserved children in …
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