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Would reducing the number of tobacco retail outlets achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal?
… strategy would probably help nudge the country towards the NZ Government’s smokefree goal. But our modelling also … but with age-group-specific price elasticities and with NZ data on the value of time (e.g., NZTA data indicating … of smoking under a range of outlet reduction scenarios in NZ, including: A law requiring the reduction in the total …
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Alcohol-related harms now available on demand
… is one of the major causes of health loss in Aotearoa NZ. It is now available at people's fingertips through online … of the regulatory reforms to alcohol legislation that the NZ Government could enact to address this risk to health and … community and wider society. 3-5 In 2022/23, 76% of NZ adults (>15 years of age) had drunk alcohol in the past …
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The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?
… political party commitment to a smokefree goal Since 2011, NZ governments have had an ‘aspirational’ goal to reduce … We found nothing in the current statements of seven of the NZ political parties’ (Labour, National, ACT, Greens, NZ First, Māori and TOP) with details of such a plan. Of the …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… been preventable with knowledge available at the time. NZ Troops near Passchendaele in the First World War The 5547 … mortality impact in a single day from any event in all of NZ’s recorded history). Medical (and military) advances Most … Deaths from disease There were 250 deaths from disease in NZ military personnel in 1917 (4.5% of the deaths) but the …
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Media release: Poverty and disadvantage fuel NZ’s rising rates of dementia
… 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of NZ compared to those in the least deprived areas. Dr ‘Etuini … are overrepresented in the more disadvantaged areas of NZ society, with over 40% living in areas of high … “We know the number of people living with dementia in NZ is expected to double in the next 20 years and triple in …
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Slight drop in youth vaping but stark ethnic disparities remain
… . This international study included Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) for the first time in 2023 and showed less than one in five NZ youth who vaped in the past 30 days were current or former … studies show that youth vaping remains much higher in NZ than in other English-speaking countries (see Appendix ). …
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Social media and youth wellbeing: The need for a multi-layered public health approach
… 13 Of particular concern in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), is evidence showing that Māori are more likely than … multi-layered approach. Shifting societal norms In NZ, young people's use of social media has become an accepted … policy to increase the age of social media access to 16 in NZ is the first step in a public health approach to …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… disease is potentially an achievable goal for Aotearoa NZ according to infectious disease experts. In the latest … Professor Amanda Kvalsvig and colleagues look at how NZ could be permanently free of this disease and its … our improved understanding about how to control outbreaks, NZ should not continue to tolerate the high and inequitable …
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Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal
… legislation in their pre-election policy proposals. Only NZ First outlined its intention to repeal the legislation in … None of the parties campaigned on the issue (even NZ First) and, to our knowledge, repeal was never discussed … Nicola Willis, stated that junior coalition partners NZ First and ACT insisted on repealing the smokefree …
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Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model
… firearms safety can be improved in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Here we consider the benefits to the Act of identifying … policy. There are a number of individual policies in NZ that work collectively to reduce deaths caused by … safety. Adapted from @Siouxsiew @Xtotl thespinoff.co.nz , from James Reason, Ian Mackay, Sketchplanations CC-BY-SA …
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