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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … minimally processed foods. We can continue to advocate for policy to improve the food environment and shift the balance … of the UPF concept being incorporated into messaging and policy should continue. We also want to see Government action … public health researchers and advocates. Implications for policy Promoting consumption of fruits, vegetables, …
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  • Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks

    … NZ society information and impartial analysis, including policy options for responding to these matters. The … for Extreme Risks In a research paper just published by Policy Quarterly , we argue for exactly this kind of … war, supervolcanic eruption and comet or asteroid impacts. Policy could focus in part on these natural strengths with …
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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … Dr Shane Reti, who has overall responsibility for tobacco policy, also struggled to justify repealing the retail reduction policy. When asked for evidence that retail crime would … approach. Logic suggests implementing the retail reduction policy and denicotinisation will greatly decrease ram raids …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … [MSD], emergency and social housing providers, Alcohol and Drug Services, Auckland City Mission, Auckland City Council), … and Covid-19 control service model for people who have drug and alcohol dependency who may be particularly … to an Auckland-wide moratorium on prosecuting people for drug possession and use until the pandemic threat has …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … they introduced important, yet piecemeal, smokefree policy interventions. These included implementing annual … and smokefree prisons (2011) and cars (2021). These policy measures left the nature of tobacco products and their … 600 outlets);  and introducing a ‘smoke-free generation’ policy , where it will be illegal to sell tobacco products to …
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  • New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain

    … that occurred between 2019 and 2020. 7 Despite subsequent policy changes, vaping products have become more available … nicotine product manufacturers from influencing its policy development, in line with Article 5.3 of the Framework … and density of vape store outlets.  Implications for policy  The Government must build on these preliminary steps …
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  • Invisible alcohol outlets: How data blind spots weaken harm reduction

    … Summary Alcohol is New Zealand’s most harmful drug, costing society more than $9 billion a year. … Alcohol is Aotearoa New Zealand’s (NZ) most harmful drug. 1 It causes more death and disability among New … explained, along with possible solutions. Implications for policy and practice Data quality issues with the ARLA …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … context, highlighting public health impacts as well as policy pathways for both adapting to, and mitigating the … consumption-based CO2 reductions for longer than 10 years. Policy action is needed We need policy changes now that serve both adaptation and mitigation. …
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  • Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?

    … to greatly increase quitting at the population level, policy measures such as tobacco tax increases, mandated … investigated smokers’ and recent quitters’ support for policy measures to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa goal, … a Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan . 25 These include new policy measures that specifically aim to limit uptake among …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … Making substantial progress on implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, delivered in … deliver their regional plans consistent with the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management by the end of … Since publication of this Briefing, there have been new policy announcements that are covered in our final review of …
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