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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … the ditch (it is not easy to do), and we conclude with policy implications. Alafeishat and colleagues essentially … cross-national comparisons, such as CONCORD, to inform policy. Think of how useful OECD Reports are comparing countries for policy debates in New Zealand – we should facilitate the same …
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  • How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?

    … We recently reviewed the verbatim Hansard record using the Policy Dystopia Model, 3 a framework that outlines … need to restrict tobacco companies’ ability to influence policy. Countries that allow tobacco companies to submit on policy proposals could close this opportunity, given tobacco …
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  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … is an urgent need to improve coordination of child-centred policy in the COVID-19 response with better Māori and … and protect CYP and their families, changes to current policy and practice are now indicated. Children and young …
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  • What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective

    … reaction (PCR) testing of travellers to Australia, the policy responses we have (do we continue to aggressively … world with no restrictions of 5.0 and 6.0. 3) The policy settings we use for outbreaks and growing infections: … infected arrivals per day of 0.2, and a tight suppression policy setting to keep outbreaks in check), and end up at …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … it is likely to be cost-saving. However, governments, policy-makers and the public are often interested in … plan. Comment – what might central and local government policy-makers do next? Ideally central government policy-makers should prioritise addressing the key drivers of …
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  • New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?

    … people aged 15 to 17 who vaped daily had never smoked.   Policy makers need to consider the overall prevalence of … of vape stores in some CBDs and suburban areas . While the policy does not answer these important questions, it … such as nicotine replacement therapy. We also need policy that recognises some people have stopped smoking by …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ Government’s proposals?

    … for a licence and continue to sell tobacco should such a policy be introduced [9]. In jurisdictions where licensing … which exempts existing retailers from the policy changes (new measures would only apply to new retail … security measures at their premises (given prescription drug storage requirements). There are now many international …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … resistant to echinocandins- the preferred antifungal drug for C. auris infection treatment. 17 C. auris clinical isolates with pan-drug-resistance to the four major classes of antifungal … for C. auris along with screening for other multi-drug resistant organisms (MRO). Patients with past C. auris …
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  • Choosing a healthier, fairer future for Aotearoa: New report provides the direction

    … change was a future concern, commercial influence in policy was relatively contained, and artificial intelligence … Commercial determinants : Corporate influence over health policy has grown significantly. From alcohol and food … poverty which was achieved with changes in tax and social policy. This change had multi-party support resulting in the …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques

    … for regulating e-cigarettes The debate about policy and regulation of alternative nicotine-delivery … For example, there are at least two distinct approaches to policy with regards to increasing nicotine-containing … recommended measures and their links with e-cigarette policy measures, include: Limiting the sale of combustible …
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