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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … can be harmed by drinking contaminated water [1-3] , breathing in polluted air [4] or being displaced, … like safe drinking water, against private interests [3]. Without enforceable and enforced targets for restoration, … losing to more well-resourced industry interests [3]. “Rebalancing” would mean a return to commercial interests …
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  • What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?

    … research (eg, federal prohibitions on firearms research [3]). But despite these issues, parts of this large and … ratios for health care and fuel savings are between 3.8 and 1.2 to 1, and an order of magnitude larger when value …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … quintile and rurality.  The neonatal death rate was 3.04 per 1,000 live births in 2021. While this rate has … were small and the confidence interval broad (95%CI = 3.0 to 18), the association was statistically significant (p< … be found as Appendix B of the PMMRC 15 th Annual Report. 3 Prevention, optimisation and preparation in the management …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … typically kills up to two thirds of its long term users 3 and reframes commercial tobacco as an innately harmful … estimates in parentheses) 35 and 36 year olds 163,750 7 (3 – 16) 30 to 39 year olds 804,300 32 (16 – 80) * Based on … would be made each week (on average 32 people purchasing 3.5 packs every week or, using the upper estimate, 80 people …
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  • Might a ‘Coasean’ social contract mitigate overall societal harm from COVID-19?

    … death if infected in the under 60 age-group is 0.145% vs 3.28% in the 60+ age-group, a 23-fold difference [2]. … deaths from pandemic spread would be in the 60+ age group [3]. Figure: Infection fatality ratios for COVID-19 by … 10.5% and 40.5% for the second quarter of 2020 compared to 3.5% in February 2020 [4]). Alternative approaches for …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … stress and anxiety or use of alcohol and other drugs. 3-5 These findings enable us to reject claims tobacco … than people randomised to using regular cigarettes. 3 An RCT comparing gradual vs immediate reduction in nicotine … to dramatically reduce overall daily smoking prevalence to 3.1% by 2025, and to 7.7% for Māori. Māori daily smoking …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … of this fundamental change in cigarette design. 3 By the 1990s, filters had been so effectively marketed as … had no material effect on eliminating toxins from smoke. 3 Because filters made drawing on a cigarette more effortful, … with their expressed concern for “public health”. 3 4 Anecdotal claims suggest that people who smoke may …
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  • Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?

    … or cars are much more likely to become smokers themselves.[3 4] Many New Zealand children still have to breathe tobacco … were more likely to report frequent exposure (over 3 times in last week).[6] A smokefree cars law would help …
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  • Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality

    … urge far stronger regulation of smoked tobacco products, 3 whilst still stressing the need to protect young people … capsules that appeal preferentially to young people. 3 4 Meanwhile initially permissive regulation of vaping … 9.2 cracking down on vaping amongst young people; 9.3 implementing a regulatory regime that manages harm in a …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … injuries, 1 11 deaths, 2 damaged water infrastructure, 3 and the overall economic cost is estimated to up to $14.5 … Station, Gisborne in 4 days; Tolaga Bay had 916 mm in 3 days) 180 (Oakura, Taranaki) 980 Giselle 11   1968   59*   …
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