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Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government
… tobacco products to be sold in only a small number of stores; reducing the nicotine in tobacco products to very low levels; and restricting the legal sale of tobacco products to people born before a certain fixed … in full, the Action Plan offers a realistic chance of realising the 2025 goal to achieve minimal smoking …
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Analysis of a new NZ Treasury Report on soft drink tax
… tax price elasticities has just emerged. It has the look of a strategically published document that if and when – … obesity. Therefore a comprehensive plan for obesity will, of necessity, contain strategies which have incomplete evidence of impact by themselves, but collectively may help at the …
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Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden
… Untreated hearing loss is a large direct cause of disability and is associated with increased risk of social isolation, depression and anxiety. Māori are at … is undertaken to ensure appropriate speech and language development in children. In adults, various funding streams …
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Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities
… The eradication of some introduced pests such as rats, stoats and possums in … benefits from the eradication or near-complete control of these pest species. The recently announced plans for a “predator-free” Wellington City (1) are part of a long-term trend that has seen successful pest …
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What will the Government’s free vape starter kit programme achieve?
… Summary As part of the Government’s plan to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal, … impact free vape starter kits will have on the number of people who stop smoking, using both optimistic and … to stop smoking this year. This estimate is less than 1% of the 82,000+ people who need to quit if we are to achieve …
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Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?
… Tomorrow’ (Figure 2) – by reducing the health impact of their business through ‘Portfolio transformation’ that … NNTPs to adult current and former smokers is not a sustainable business model. For example, the market for NNTPs … that the tobacco industry and its associates may shape the development, framing and language of ‘transformation’ and its …
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What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?
… results are highly variable but all suggest lower levels of risk to vapers relative to tobacco smokers. Yet as the … vape) and there is no evidence yet about long-term effects of e-cigarette use on health outcomes, a lot more future … research will be needed to get a reasonable understanding of the relative harms. Why focus on biomarker studies? …
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Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?
… timeframe, there were 498 severe weather events recorded, of which 185 were linked with either injuries or deaths. In total, the deaths of 362 people were reported, and the most common cause of death was boating accidents. The health consequences of …
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Daily aspirin for preventing cancer and heart disease – where to from here in NZ?
… review has quantified the estimated benefits and harms of taking regular aspirin for disease prevention. The results … cancers and heart attacks – but also harmful in terms of causing gastric bleeding and one type of stroke). But for … disease prevention. But NZ needs careful guideline development and more NZ specific research. Acknowledgements: …
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Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa
… tobacco harm reduction will likely support realisation of the Smokefree Aotearoa Goal, this approach is often … that goes beyond supporting access to and uptake of alternative nicotine products like vaping and recognises … These include measures that decrease the harmfulness of smoked tobacco products to the user and to others, and …
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