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Nitrate contamination in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes: emerging evidence is concerning for NZ
… NZ drinking water showed as many as 800,000 people could be on water supplies with nitrate above 1 mg/L. These nitrate … drinking water estimated as many as 138,000 people could be on water supplies with nitrate above 5 mg/L. There are … the rate of groundwater degradation. 11 How might nitrates be linked to adverse birth outcomes? The proposed mechanism …
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Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission
… the substantive effect of the proposed principles would be to erase the Tiriti guarantee of tino rangatiratanga, … rights. That is, the primary effect of the Bill would be to remove a legal mechanism that has been used to promote … services must not only treat their patients equitably but be equitably accessible and equitably funded. Why this Bill …
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Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey
… is because people who smoke and use ECs (dual users) will be included in the calculation of both current smoking and … prevalences over-estimates any nicotine product use cannot be calculated. 3. Smoking and e-cigarette use by ethnicity … Māori were three times more likely than non-Māori to be daily smokers – prevalence ratio: 3.06, 95%CI: 2.69-3.48, …
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And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry
… than it is for any food. Second, sugary drink taxes can be configured in many ways – let’s jump across the ditch and … Our extra note: this issue of “eroded by inflation” could be addressed with annual inflation adjustments (as is used … SSBs and the phosphate levels). But this type of tax might be administratively difficult. The second option, the tiered …
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Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies
… first estimates that use of modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful to health as smoking. The second … we estimated the overall harm to health from vaping to be 33% that of smoking. Nevertheless, because this estimate … wide availability of vaping products were expected to be NZ$2.8 billion over the lifespan of the NZ population, but …
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Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame
… that nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes will be legalised at some point next year. But there is still no … government strategy in place of how the 2025 goal is to be achieved. The development of such a plan is critical with … until 2020, daily smoking rates among Māori may still be as high as 17% by 2025 (2, 3). It is likely that achieving …
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(Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?
… have explored how tobacco sales in New Zealand could be more effectively regulated. The first examines licensing … death on a scale unprecedented for a consumer product, can be sold anywhere in New Zealand and by anyone. Currently, … change is to require all businesses that sell tobacco to be licensed. In its simplest form, licensing means retailers …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… of the people. In the lead-up to the election, we will be publishing a series of articles analysing political party … financial security. The core role of government should not be increasing GDP or reducing hospital waiting lists. It should be ensuring the health and wellbeing of the people. 2 To do …
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Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?
… to water: -1.24 kg, (CI: –2.22 to -0.26). It should be noted however that this study was funded by the … between consumers of ASBs compared to controls tended to be stronger in RCTs with industry sponsorship of the … comparison with SSBs – and industry-funded work should be treated with substantial scepticism. Association of ASBs …
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Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa
… below). Approaches to preventing exposure to pathogens can be considered in the Hierarchy of Controls for preventing … “keep shared spaces well ventilated”. This advice should be updated to something like the following: If possible use a … used in the home, then the airflow of the fan should not be directed so that it blows directly from one person towards …
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