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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … The recent release of the Government’s “Proposals for a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan” (the  Plan) represents a significant step forward in how we think about tobacco … our generations so you can make profits… 5 Shortly after the bill was presented to Parliament co-author of this …
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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help … overestimate the scale of illicit tobacco [6, 7], and often conclude that illicit tobacco trade is increasing . … trade [14, 15]. Countries with lower cost cigarettes have often been found to have higher levels of illicit tobacco …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … our “Where do the parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently … well as flagging relevant policy announcements that came after the publication of some articles. On some of the issues … to decision-makers and the public. Public health covers a wide range of issues, so we have kept the survey to a …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … We have just published a modelling study on a home safety and modification programme to prevent falls in … $700 and $832, respectively) with the latter intervention often being cost-saving. There was no evidence for …
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  • Would reducing the number of tobacco retail outlets achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal?

    … New Zealand (n=6000) How can we achieve the 2025 goal of a smokefree nation? The best approach to this tobacco endgame, as it is often called, is unclear. Options include ongoing tobacco tax rises, a sinking lid on tobacco imports, denicotinisation of tobacco …
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  • Unsafe waters: The hidden Campylobacter infection risk in rural New Zealand

    … and regulated public water supplies, rural communities often depend on untreated sources like wells, boreholes, and … many New Zealanders who rely on private water sources face a higher risk of waterborne diseases such as Campylobacter infection. This Briefing outlines our recently published …
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  • “100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting

    … (see this NZ Herald piece). Nevertheless, there is a case for striving to achieve the “100% level” with certain … health goals worth aiming for, through 100% elimination of a hazard or risk. Namely, tobacco, human papilloma virus … well be achievable in the near future (albeit a little after the target date). But what else should we have? A good …
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  • Upgrade of NZ’s COVID-19 Alert Levels Needed to Help Regain NZ’s Elimination Status

    … damage in most countries around the world. Nevertheless, a number of jurisdictions appear to have eliminated community … such, these jurisdictions can provide encouragement that a country like NZ can successfully work to regain its former elimination status [1], while waiting for a vaccine or therapeutics to become available. A key goal is …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity

    … access to health services, poorer quality of care, and a failure of health services to improve outcomes for Māori, … Centre contacted each of the five major parties with a set of questions about their position on five areas … years within the previous single health authority system. A new path forward is needed that gives Māori greater say …
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  • Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to prepare the country for … Crump, and co-authors look at the advantages of having a CDC to build the science capacity needed for responding to … existing infectious disease threats. New Zealand’s lack of a specialised national infectious disease centre makes us an …
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