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  • Social contract needed to deliver a 'no BS' public health agenda

    … desired higher-level objectives (or outcomes), alongside a social contract specifying the guardrails within which all … constraints on productive resources alongside meeting social contract obligations, responsibilities, and … and those from individuals. The objective, alongside the social contract The missing element in these trade-off—or …
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  • Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.

    … to a more deprived neighbourhood is consistent with a ‘social causation of disease’ model. That is, worsening social circumstances makes you more likely to smoke. However, we also found that an improvement in social circumstances through increasing income among 15-24 …
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  • Regulation of alcohol marketing is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals

    … In Aotearoa, alcohol results in a wide range of health and social harms affecting both drinkers and non-drinkers. … 20% being hazardous drinkers. 1 The harm that results is social as well as physical and is distributed inequitably, 2,3 contributing to wider health and social inequities. Social costs of alcohol harm have been …
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  • Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs

    … for respiratory illness and heart disease. The annual social costs resulting from this pollution was estimated at … been present).” The estimated costs of these health and social impacts from human-made air pollution in 2016 amount … to cost the country $9.5 billion in terms of health and social impacts. Nearly all NO 2 pollution comes from motor …
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  • Why don’t we live as long and healthily as we could: social values and decision making

    … costs, climate change and aging populations, genetics to social determinants, and much more.  Myself and academic … power.  And more substantively, we live in a society with social values that are not just about maximization of … and health at all cost. The issue of this blog is social values, and in particular the criteria that we should …
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  • How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers

    … industry’s on-going profitability. World Smokefree Day’s social media handle #tobaccoexposed reminds us that, despite … success, and without regard for the human tragedy or social costs that success exacted .”[5]   Globally, this … to desired attributes; smoking confers rebellion, social prestige, attractiveness, masculinity, and …
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  • National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion

    … preventive measures like vaccines and fluoridation, harm social cohesion, and disrupt collective action needed to … organisations, government, and institutions, undermining social cohesion. 7, 8 What is Misinformation? There are a … the Department of Internal Affairs signalled stronger social media regulation through a new independent regulator, …
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  • Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace

    … policy. Nonetheless, ONPs are already widely promoted on social media and may be imported for personal use. In this … aim to integrate brands into people’s lifestyles and social identities. Tobacco companies promoted Virginia Slims … brand affiliations evolved, marketers embedded brands into social practices, for example, by creating connections …
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  • What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?

    … processes, in particular, climate change and growing social and health inequalities. The solutions to these ‘ … facing us all. The Art and Public Health: wellbeing, social critique, and communication Summer School Symposium … and impactful way. Russell Duncan, who leads HPA’s social marketing team, talked to us about the importance of …
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  • Protecting Whānau Ora: Why long-term relationships matter for child health

    … its long-term, relationship-based approach which improves social and health outcomes for some of our most vulnerable … reviews and studies have shown that Whānau Ora improves social and health outcomes. 2,3 This is important because not … to greater participation in programmatic, cultural and social activities (outcome). When kaimahi supported the …
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