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  • Evaluation drives mandatory healthy food policy for hospital staff and visitors

    … to follow the voluntary National Healthy Food and Drink Policy, which aims to promote healthier food environments for … Boards (now Health Districts) had formally adopted the Policy and none fully met its nutrition standards. While some … and largely ineffective. However, broad support for the Policy exists among healthcare staff, visitors, and food …
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  • International index ranks Aotearoa New Zealand last for effective alcohol policy

    … Summary  The International Alcohol Control Policy Index measures the strength of a country’s alcohol … and Ireland.  The findings highlight areas to improve policy to reduce the harm from alcohol in Aotearoa New … four Canadian provinces 4 —now published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review In the calculation of the IAC Policy …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … Bill proposes introducing a Smokefree Generation (SFG) policy; over time, this policy would end sales of smoked tobacco products. Although … offer one response to this evidence and the US Food and Drug Administration has introduced a T21 policy that does not …
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  • Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC

    … threats such as epidemic and pandemics, and informing policy debates around control of tobacco, improving … housing. Briefings have contributed to all phases of the policy cycle, with a particular focus on agenda setting and policy formulation.  Important directions for the future …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … together, the new Government’s approach to environmental policy shows a clear pattern towards allowing more pollution … and climate. The implications for public health of these policy changes are significant, impacting communities’ health … the coalition agreements and identifies 10 environmental policy changes that could harm public health. All require …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … what went wrong and lessons for the future. This led to policy changes to strengthen the protection of source water … framework in the country’s national freshwater policy. Te Mana o te Wai formally prioritises the protection … outbreak the catalyst for strengthened drinking water policy In 2017, the report of the Official Inquiry into the …
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  • Government cannot achieve “enduring freshwater policy” by siding with narrow commercial interests

    … to establish what it calls “enduring” national freshwater policy. However, the Government is choosing to go against … the most fundamental elements of our national freshwater policy. It is also choosing to ignore key lessons from the past 15 years of policy development and research.  We argue that the Coalition …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … income tax up to $10,000). National’s recently released policy does provide income tax reduction but this focused on … rather than on low-income citizens. In contrast, Labour policy didn’t address income tax reductions or tax bracket … to pay progressively more income tax. In terms of ACT policy there was no specific response to our question, but …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill includes three key policy measures from the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: … tobacco, and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation policy. In a previous blog we summarised the evidence for and … This blog updates the evidence, describes why this policy is so pivotal, and discusses implementation issues. …
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  • #JUULGATE Nicotine industry documents highlight the need for greater transparency in public health policy

    … tobacco and vaping companies have exerted on public health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand.  In this Briefing, we examine … into the tobacco industry’s influence on public health policy and strengthen regulation of corporate lobbying to end tobacco companies’ ability to influence public health policy.  Tobacco industry influence Because smoked tobacco …
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