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Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking
… from smoking-related harm in Aotearoa. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a health hazard for children and causes serious … and several countries including England (2015), Scotland (2016) and Ireland (2016) by 2016. In Aotearoa, many … car law, and the landmark Māori Affairs Select Committee report recommended this measure in 2010. 5 Studies have shown …
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Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs
… surprisingly high level of harm from air pollution. This annual harm includes the premature deaths of more than 3300 … drawing on comprehensive air quality monitoring data from 2016. The HAPINZ researchers estimate that anthropogenic … Otago Wellington. Prof Hales is a co-author of the HAPINZ Report discussed in this blog. This work on air pollution is …
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The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report
… for a decade. This is of great concern and it makes a new report from the Sapere Research Group on the Economic Impact … of Excess Weight in Aotearoa all the more important. The report was commissioned by Hapai Te Hauora and it is a very … turn, it is important to highlight two things. First, this report did not build the costs from the ground up, which is …
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More evidence that elimination is the best COVID-19 control strategy for health and the economy
… In this blog we briefly consider a new report from a European think tank that aims to identify an … this approach. But additional information comes from a new Report by a Paris-Brussels think tank: Institut Économique … Institut économique Molinari What does this new European Report find? The key finding of this Report is that the three …
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Media release: New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality
… A report laying out weaknesses in planning that have seen the … of Otago, Marnie Prickett, looks at the hard-hitting report from the Ministry of Environment (MfE) Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes lessons-learnt report . The report presents a list of regulatory failures, …
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Continuing annual tobacco tax increases: New modelling of the likely impact
… this taxation programme had not continued beyond January 2016. Prevalence reductions may be greater if we hit a … in NZ, tobacco taxes were first increased (beyond the annual inflation adjustment) by 10% in 2010, followed by … from 13.4% to 12.5%). In reality however, we suspect that annual tax increases are now so well accepted by NZ …
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Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?
… overwhelming evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) poses serious risks to children’s health. SHS causes … of Pacific students. Māori students were more likely to report frequent exposure (over 3 times in last week).[6] A … support comes from smokers as well as non-smokers – in 2016, 89% of adult smokers surveyed supported such a law.[7] …
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Media release: Public health leaders urge Government to act on PHAC report
… findings of the Public Health Advisory Committee’s (PHAC) report, Determining Our Future, which sets out a roadmap for … Health Communication Centre (PHCC) welcomes the 200-page report, which identifies urgent challenges, including rising … of industries such as alcohol and junk food marketing. The report also points to systemic inequities that continue to …
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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 … including in New Zealand. This article places the new report in the New Zealand context, highlighting public health … and future impacts of climate change. The latest synthesis report from the IPCC, published today , summarises the state …
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What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?
… users experience at the current point in time (mid-2016). Also past estimates (as per previous reports by Public … and just on biomarker studies (a more detailed Technical Report available on request: [ nick.wilson@otago.ac.nz ]). We … since 1 January 2015, for extra details see the technical report) Disease group relevance Measure % level in vapers vs …
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