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Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal
… largely derived from interventions recommend in the ASAP Report, which was prepared by a broad-based collaborative … system to reduce retailer numbers to the required level. Annual licence fees reported for various jurisdictions … cost of nicotine product use. We suggest reinstating the annual above inflation tax increases combined with …
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Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?
… (see Figure 1 above), however Tauranga and Hamilton also report 100km of on-street cycle lanes each. Physically … 5km. New methods for NZ To obtain the information for the report we surveyed councils, collected information from … is important for cycling and walking levels (4-6). This report is the first attempt to try and systematically …
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Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed
… account for a substantial proportion of young people who report vaping daily (explained further in the Appendix below … and addiction. Young people who vape daily often report intense physical cravings, and recount how vaping … new in this Briefing? The proportion of young people that report vaping daily and that have never smoked has risen …
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Media release: Prevention and treatment of mental disorders will help reduce dementia
… of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland report that common mental health conditions such as … treating illness when it reaches crisis point.” Between 2016 and 2023, the number of New Zealanders reporting …
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The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement
… 9 with this reinforced in the just released Inquiry Report on the Covid-19 pandemic report in Australia 10 (along with linkages in surveillance … Government is currently in possession of the phase one report). If an agreement were successfully negotiated, strong …
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Media release: Health vs profit: The growing influence of big business on NZ lawmaking
… A recent World Health Organization report on social determinants of health equity warns that … and ultimately on the health of our communities. “The WHO report describes how transnational corporations use their …
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ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed
… injury. The blueprint for this scheme was the Woodhouse Report of 1967 which had set out clear principles, addressing … strategies have advanced a long way since the Woodhouse Report. The Report’s principle of ‘community responsibility’ is still …
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Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden
… (4). In Māori populations, 32% over the age of 65 years report experiencing hearing loss, relative to 28% for all New … experienced due to increased listening effort; a common report from those who are hearing impaired (12). Further, … such interventions. One recommendation for the 2021 World Report on Hearing was to ‘strengthen health systems to …
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Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains
… Summary In this Briefing we report on carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels in public transport … of overseas studies are included in Querol et al. 4 They report results for buses: 1039 ppm (average, Barcelona, … ppm (average, Nanjing and Xuzhou, China). For trains they report: 1110 to 1270 ppm (averages, metro in Beijing, China); …
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Strong public support for healthy food policies in Aotearoa
… drinks. That is just one of the takeaways from a recent report from Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui Matepukupuku (Cancer … better management of the food environment in Aotearoa. The report’s findings provide a clear mandate to the new … Zealand. Appendix: Survey methods Taken from the original report: Public awareness of cancer risk factors & support for …
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