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  • “Almost constant”: Young people overwhelmed by harmful online marketing

    … those aged under 18, report high exposure to vape and alcohol marketing. They also identify the benefits and … and ultra-processed foods. Industries that sell addictive or habituating commodities use digital marketing to recruit … consumers to increase their consumption over lifetimes. 1 This has long-term negative health consequences 2  that …
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  • Ireland leads New Zealand in the battle against obesity

    … her home-country, Ireland. Cliona sent an email to myself and other Kiwis during that time outlining the strong actions … a year in healthcare expenditure and lost productivity (1). For the last several years, the approach to obesity in … programme is welcome, but our dismal inability to reverse (or even slow) obesity trends so far suggests that far more …
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  • The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ

    … powerful influence commercial entities have on health and public policy. This influence creates problems when it … affected. The report called for more work to analyse and manage the negative impacts of commercial interests on … had weakened and been “captured by commercial interests”. 1 Many other studies have drawn urgent attention to the …
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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … working at the border, including in the Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities. There have been calls for … other groups such as  those in South Auckland [1] and meat industry workers [2] and the National Ethics … New Zealand priorities should therefore be: Any border or health worker likely to be exposed to cases of Covid-19, …
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  • Physical activity or nutrition interventions: which can improve population health the most and save the most health dollars?

    … a presentation to Members of Parliament last week on taxes and subsidies on food, the pros and cons ( slides here ). In this blogpost we go into some … What interventions achieve more health gain – diet or physical activity? What about if you combine them? And …
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  • Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream

    … breached drinking water standards for nitrate pollution and publicly available information suggests more could … the drinking water standards (the Maximum Allowable Value or MAV, 11.3mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen). 1,2   Publicly available information suggests the problem of …
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  • Majority public support for government action on catastrophic risks

    … threats such as nuclear conflict, engineered pandemics, and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. … the possibility of extreme events that could cause global or civilisation-level disruption. These global catastrophic … preventive efforts and proactive planning are essential. 1, 2 Our survey of more than 1,000 New Zealanders provides …
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  • Urgent action needed to help eliminate cervical cancer in Aotearoa

    … cancer through HPV vaccination, HPV primary screening and treatment of abnormal cervical cell changes. If all women … diagnosed with cervical cancer and 55 people die from it. 1  Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by the … 9 to 26. It is offered through most schools in Years 7 or 8, when it is most effective.  But NZ’s HPV vaccine …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … terms in tandem with declines in smoking prevalence and consumption. Arguments about growth in illicit trade come … of argument that refuse to die, despite lacking a logical or empirical foundation. 1 Repeated often enough, many people may come to believe …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … touch on the impacts to human health from climate change and then outline the problems for public health from … of the greatest health challenges of the 21 st century. 1 Climate change poses both direct and indirect health … well-being from climate change policy is often obscured or ignored when the problem that policy is aiming to solve is …
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