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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … an ideal health goal given the large health gains, impact on reducing health inequalities, and savings in health costs … Two of us recently participated in a public debate on the Smokefree 2025 Goal at a Law and Economics Association … https://aspire2025.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/asap-main-report-for-web2.pdf New Zealand Government: Government …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … a world leader in the smokefree arena and is doubling down on its efforts to reach the 2025 goal. This blog asks if it … Waitangi demands we aim higher and eliminate vaping also. Under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Government is obliged to … the health and wellbeing of Māori. It is further obligated under both the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights …
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  • Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice

    … the Government has been tabled in Parliament. This final report further acknowledged the potential health co-benefits … improvements by acknowledging a broader range of evidence on the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation … omitted from the Commission’s final advice. Our submission on the Commission’s draft advice called for greater …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … blog we consider recent literature (particularly reviews) on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dietary … are typically modest and short-term. The literature on cost-effectiveness is mixed, and there is substantial … Nevertheless, a Cochrane Review published in 2012 did report a reduction in cardiovascular events in trials …
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  • Upgrade of NZ’s COVID-19 Alert Levels Needed to Help Regain NZ’s Elimination Status

    … In this blog we comment on the current COVID-19 situation globally and in NZ. We … Other jurisdictions appear to be getting recent outbreaks under control and might also be progressing towards … outside any designated outbreak region (excepting medical emergencies).     All social gatherings limited to 10 …
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  • The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks

    … Drinks Industry responses. In this Blog we comment on these results and the possible implications for countries … – well, they at least decided to introduce a levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).  Post-Brexit, the Brits … UK Office for Budget Responsibility) of 18 pence per litre on ‘mid-sugar’ drinks (5 to 8g per 100 ml) and 24 pence per …
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  • An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax

    … blog, we reproduce a letter that appeared in the NZ Herald on 2 April 2016. Professors Boyd Swinburn, Rod Jackson, and … the world. In addition, every year more than 5000 children under 8 years old require general anaesthetic operations to … University of Auckland Clare Wall Nutrition, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland Cliona Ni Mhurchu …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … Summary The latest report from the IPCC finds extreme weather events are more … adaptation. It is aimed squarely at policymakers and draws on the latest research detailed in Sixth Assessment reports. … Author details Prof Alistair Woodward , Professor - Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … for inviting submissions (due by the end of this month) on its Discussion Document (1). Unfortunately the current … more fit for purpose. This blog tries to get the process on a better track with an initial SWOT analysis and … impact on employment and incomes (3)) and identify how under-served populations might benefit from changes to …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … blog details key aspects of the legislation and comments on issues around testing, payments by incoming travellers for … following a review of gaps in the Crown’s statutory powers under the Health Act. At the same time some minor revisions … Act) every person arriving in NZ by air must submit to medical examination and testing, and be isolated or …
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