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  • Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?

    … carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases must be halved by 2050, and reduced to near zero or negative by 2100. This will be a huge challenge given that global emissions have almost … Some of the objections are generic. That is, they may be applied to any proposal for divestment. For example, “we …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … for smokefree measures from those who will ultimately be most affected -─ teens and young adults. In this Briefing … New Zealand’s world-leading smokefree laws are set to be axed as part of the coalition agreement between National, … products, requiring nicotine in smoked tobacco products to be reduced to very low and non-addictive levels, and a …
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  • The case for denicotinising tobacco in Aotearoa NZ remains strong: response to online critique

    … logical analysis of the policy strongly suggest it will be highly effective as the key policy to dramatically lower … pre-print and additional text from an appendix that will be included in the published paper outlining how the … tobacco products from retail stores (which would not be the case with a denicotinisation policy), and there is no …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … there was a full investigation, and no cause was able to be determined.  There was a decrease in the rate of … all women in the population aged 20-49 years. This may be related to pregnant women/people being more likely to … period. The reason for this is currently unknown, but may be associated with an actual increase or by improved …
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  • Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts

    … to reduce the size of all single serve SSBs would probably be cost-effective in NZ [5]. In this Blog we elaborate on the … intake by eating more food, the intervention would still be cost-effective due to the direct harm of SSB consumption … the increased risk of diabetes.  However, QALY gains would be only about 20% of the full intervention effect. In order …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … to the same period in 2019 by age-group What might be the cause of the reduced death rate? The lowered death … preceding three years, suggesting that it is unlikely to be a chance finding. An obvious contributing factor for the … it is plausible that in the longer-term there will be additional deaths that have arisen from lockdown-related …
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  • Updating the role of the state: the case of housing in New Zealand

    … Housing policy is building up to be the key election issue again. In this blog I reflect on … people, sole parents and children were more likely to be in private rentals of poorer quality with no security of … State investment in housing The current Government can be characterised in Mariana Mazzucato’s terminology as an …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … key measure in the Smokefree Bill, as its impact will be more long term.   This blog is part of the Public Health … both the Action Plan and Bill recognise that Māori should be fully engaged with leadership and oversight of … quit attempts and stop smoking. Young people will also be much less likely to become addicted long-term smokers.   …
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  • The Havelock North drinking water inquiry: A wake-up call to rebuild public health in New Zealand

    … costs were estimated at $21 million [ 2 ]. This appears to be the largest common source waterborne outbreak of its type … health determinants. A public health perspective needs to be present in discussions of issues as diverse as housing … not clear that the proposed drinking water regulator would be positioned to influence these upstream issues, such as …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … it is likely that most of these teens are (or will soon be) experiencing nicotine addiction. 3 How does nicotine … 4 Evidence suggests that developing adolescent brains may be more susceptible to addiction than adult brains, and … effects on adolescents’ life trajectories and should be included in the definition of vaping harm.   What are the …
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