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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … blog post ). So to help with strategic planning by the NZ health sector, we aimed to outline various strategic options … strategy include: (i) Sinking lid on tobacco supply [18] [19] [20]. This could also be part of a “regulated market …         (8.1% to 8.4%) (6.0% to 6.3%) (17% to 18%) (18% to 19%) (8.6% to 8.9%) Annual 20% increase 7.20% 5.40% 15% 16% …
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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … will be based on Healthy Together Victoria (HTV) which the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, visited on a recent trip to … of Healthy Together Victoria: Victorian Minister for Health, Hon David Davis, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, … address the very high rates of obesity in Pacific and Maori children. That is the trifecta that we should be aiming …
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  • What will the Government’s free vape starter kit programme achieve?

    … in smoking prevalence. On New Year’s Eve, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced  that 24 Te Whatu … targets across all populations” . The 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) reported that 298, 933 people smoke … to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal, based on New Zealand Health Survey data Ethnic group # Adult population size aged …
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  • Analysis of a new NZ Treasury Report on soft drink tax

    … the planned introduction in the UK (and a total of 19 countries now have some taxes on food or beverages). Why? … the tax according to a just published study in the journal Health Affairs . Likewise the tax in Berkeley, California has … impact.  Numerous modelling studies have demonstrated health gains from a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax – …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 goal is in danger of receding – will the Ministry of Health’s ‘realignment’ get it back on track?

    … The Ministry of Health proposes realigning tobacco control services to … of funding for anti-tobacco groups, the Ministry of Health now concedes” (21 April, 2015). This statement implies … face-to-face stop smoking services, and local and national health promotion and advocacy services contracts, end in June …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … of viable alternative sources of nicotine. The public health benefit of denicotinising cigarettes is likely to be … every year from smoking and a persistence of associated health inequities.  Introduction The history of tobacco … regardless of sex or gender, race/ethnicity, age, mental health status, and education or socioeconomic status. 9,10 …
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  • Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts

    … cases in NZ in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. They say it is a disease we … “Lead maternity carers need to be aware of the NZ Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) recommendation to re-screen for … congenital syphilis cases,” says Dr Sunita Azariah, sexual health specialist and spokesperson for NZSHS. “Some hapū māmā …
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  • “Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected

    … discussion document with many good ideas for improving the health of waterways in New Zealand. But there are important … price.   Introduction As we recently pointed out, the health of waterways has important health and cultural impacts … rotation forestry, and no clearing of native vegetation [19] [20]. This more valuable timber would allow small felling …
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  • BODE3 Interactive League Table – how to use it

    … We walk through how to pull down tables and graphs of health gain (quality-adjusted life-years; QALYs), health system costs and cost effectiveness for 50+ … cost-offsets due to reduced disease rates (costs the health system less) but also increased longevity (costs more …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … The commentary around UPF is complex. Nutrition and public health experts are debating whether categorising UPF … 90% of products categorised as ultra-processed and just 19 food companies had 67% of the NZ market share 4 .  Health and ultra-processed foods A number of large cohort …
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