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  • Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs

    … to lower costs to citizens. The latest iteration of the Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand Study (HAPINZ 3.0) has summed up the health costs of air pollution, drawing on comprehensive air … had not been present).” The estimated costs of these health and social impacts from human-made air pollution in …
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  • Aotearoa’s government-funded school lunches failing nutrition standards

    … SLC met them. (Only 13 out of 53 SLC meals had sufficient information to assess them.) Along with the other … School of Sport, Exercise, and Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa  Prof … Swinburn , Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health, University of Auckland and Research Professor, EIT/Te …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … is ‘transforming’ and the possible implications for public health. We draw extensively on an article examining tobacco … smoke to ‘unsmoke’ (Figure 1). Similarly, in 2020, British American Tobacco (BAT) announced its new corporate strategy – … 2: source https://seekingalpha.com/article/4418669-british-american-tobacco-stock-has-significant-upside-potential …
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  • Lime E-Scooters – Avoiding a collision course with public health?

    … argue they will help reduce traffic density, thus bringing health and environmental benefits, while critics suggest they … existing transport models? How should we accommodate new information and transport technologies that could change the … observational study of 193 e-scooter riders undertaken in association with the analysis of ED injuries found 94.3% were …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … and policy relevance of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study which he led for over 20 years. … has significant negative long-term impacts (e.g. for health, educational achievement, employment, and income). It … Professor Poulton directed the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study  (commonly known as the ‘Dunedin …
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  • Regulatory Standards Bill threatens the public interest, public health and Māori rights

    … for instance, exclude any reference to promoting public health or human wellbeing or protecting the environment. If … public compensation for any detrimental impact of public health regulations, thereby undermining public health measures. The Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB)   was …
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  • Media release: Treaty Principles Bill poses major risk to public health and equity

    … Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill threatens public health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand according to law and public health experts. Te Wānanga o Raukawa’s  Dr Carwyn Jones and … need for public opposition to safeguard Māori rights and health equity in the latest Briefing from the Public Health …
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  • Media release: Associate Health Minister’s tobacco policy contradicts official advice, aligns with industry lobbyists

    … Associate Health Minister Casey Costello’s recent tobacco policy … of Otago, Wellington, have examined the Ministry of Health’s advice on repealing smokefree legislation and … out in a  new Briefing article published by the Public Health Communication Centre.  Drawing on briefings, cabinet …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there?

    … stores, petrol stations and supermarkets.   The health burden from tobacco smoking in Aotearoa New Zealand … 4510 to 5100) premature deaths in 2019 alone. 1 The total health loss (including morbidity) in 2019 was 116,000 (95%UI: … life years (DALYs). 1 Smoking causes substantial health inequities and results in poorer health for Māori. 2 3 …
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  • Tax policy as a key health determinant: Reform for the Covid-19 reset

    … societal services that are critical for the prevention and management of Covid-19. Tax is the way we all share our … addressed – or conversely exacerbated. Tax is therefore a health determinant, given its functions in ensuring adequate … details on a possible wealth transfer charge , see here . Information: Greater information on our tax system is …
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