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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … improving the control of obesity and improving child oral health in New Zealand.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­From 1 January 2014, … However, it was not possible to adjust for changes in health promotion activities that could also have changed SSB consumption. For example, there were health campaigns about sugary beverages, anti-obesity …
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  • Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal

    … out five potential strategies for achieving this important health and equity goal and discuss their implementation. … poverty (to which tobacco use contributes) and eliminating health inequalities (tobacco use remains a major cause of … Even a zero-fee licence would be very useful by providing information about the number of tobacco retailers and …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Improving the cost, composition and availability of foods can save lives

    … of processed food. This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. … food environment can have important effects on population health. Poor diet and obesity cause cardiovascular disease, …
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  • The need for a robust scientific definition for the elimination of COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … should ideally be refined in collaboration with Australian health authorities, as part of a strategy of opening up our … very low level” [2]. For example, in 1991 the World Health Organization (WHO) defined the elimination of … sensitive early detection, case and contact tracing and management surveillance system is in place” [6]. A definition …
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  • Regulation of alcohol marketing is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals

    … described. In Aotearoa, alcohol results in a wide range of health and social harms affecting both drinkers and … and is distributed inequitably, 2,3 contributing to wider health and social inequities. Social costs of alcohol harm … media other than that which communicates objective product information”. MFAAS recommended a ban on all sports …
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  • Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk

    … Evidence of the harmful effects of plastics on human health, especially from chemical additives and plastic … over the last five years. A  Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre examines the latest evidence … is a recent study providing preliminary evidence of an association between prenatal exposure to BPA, a chemical used …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … an important opportunity to protect future generations' health and wellbeing. In late 2022, the Aotearoa New Zealand … smoking as a “rite of passage” to adulthood (for more information, see earlier briefings  here and  here ). 2 … preventing them getting hooked and protecting their health both now and in the future .” The UK Labour Party has …
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  • Social contract needed to deliver a 'no BS' public health agenda

    … behaviour must lie. The status quo agenda will see public health activities destined to continue as futile exercises to … case on economic (growth) contributions. Rather, public health activities (and other public services) should be … ” 1 However, the social contract need not be limited to health care. The social contract—agreeing the reciprocal …
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  • Bowel cancer screening – An interesting new US study and thoughts about the NZ situation

    … current NZ context for bowel cancer screening.   The US health system is renowned for doing things fully – many would … A recent review of screening programmes , by public health practitioners, cast out the majority of screening programmes we embark upon in health as of marginal benefit and/or cost-effectiveness. The …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … deaths. This new wave of infection is an opportunity for health authorities to remind New Zealanders about the … of Covid-19 . These systems were established to provide information to support prevention and control of this … we present surveillance data provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Institute for Environmental Science and …
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