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The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project
… are Māori) surveyed in August 2016 to April 2017 (wave 1 [W1], 1155 participants), June to December 2018 (wave 2 … of the methods are available in technical reports here . 1 2 Regret, perceived addiction and quitting among people who … These estimates align with another key finding in the wave 1 surveys in which 60% of people who smoke (69% of Māori) …
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Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ
… rapidly evolving (with numerous different product types (1) including non-electronic forms). Alongside dedicated … a NZ specific article (15), and other international work (1, 2, 16, 17). But we note that much of this literature is of … and (iii) which has a smokefree nation goal. Table 1: A list of possible options for regulating …
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Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand
… status, unless immunity gaps are rapidly closed”. 1 Local assessments agree. 2 3 This Briefing summarises the … were hospitalised for treatment of complications. 4 Figure 1. Measles annual incidence of notified and hospitalised … that NZ is at high risk of a national measles epidemic 1 which would have many negative health, social, and economic …
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Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission
… protection, options, and equity in the Hauora r eport , 1 led to the recommendation to establish an independent Māori … inquiry’s focus on health services and outcomes, noting: 1 ... the Crown is obliged by the principle of active … for racism and misinformation that would prejudice Māori. 1 The Bill supports a false narrative that Māori enjoy an …
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Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?
… introduce the Multiple Traffic Light (MTL) label system (1). Ministers expanded on this decision, saying they had : … While four studies were conducted in Australia (3) and NZ (1) , none of these tell us if the HSR is a more effective … including several pertaining to nutrition labelling (1). First: Recommendation 50: That an interpretative …
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Why do so many fear the bicycle?
… and most trips in the city are relatively short, but only 1-2% of those trips are made by bike (Ministry of Transport … sports, and 500 times safer than playing rugby (see Figure 1, which uses a log scale). Figure 1. Risk of injury sufficient to cause a visit to a hospital …
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Expansion of “green zones” may provide a chance for the global eradication of COVID-19
… with large land borders such as China and Vietnam [1]. Secondly, effective vaccines were deployed more rapidly … vaccines in 92 low and middle-income countries is of US$1.66 per dose supplied and US$3.70 per person vaccinated with … could recognise and support COVID-19 elimination efforts [1]. Secondly, NZ should continue to work to build …
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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… life expectancy differences between Māori and non-Māori. 1 Lengthening commutes and transport poverty are adding to … strain to pay for essential travel to work, school etc. 1,4-8 Alongside this, some groups of people drive and fly a … Green Party In addition to the policies outlined in answer 1, the Green Party will create public transport networks in …
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Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community
… in the Government’s recent promotion for mass masking [1], mask wearing in public is still not mandatory at this … infection control measures throughout Alert Level 1. The public’s risk perception of pandemic virus … infected droplets [3], which can travel further than the 1-2 m distancing guidelines indoors [4]. As policy-makers …
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Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden
… the risk and consequences of social isolation. Figure 1. This picture was chosen as it illustrates two elderly … social isolation at the crux of this increased risk (1). To put this in perspective, hearing loss is the third … is described as being holistic with four main components: 1) taha wairua (spiritual health), 2) taha hinengaro (mental …
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