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Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations
… On August 11 2020, the NZ Parliament passed legislation that … “brand-stretching” where brand trademarks may be used on unrelated products. Sponsorship of music and sporting … premises are R18 and at least 70% of their sales (or 60%, under special circumstances) must come from the sale of …
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Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?
… ( see here ). But this tool can help with research – as we report in a just published review in the journal “Tobacco … But in our just published work [2] we focused particularly on its potential for studying tobacco control-related issues. … and specificity) [4], but the sample was small. Research on other issues also suggests some other potential areas of …
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Media release: Surge in whooping cough cases highlights need for improved immunisation access for mothers and infants
… Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Aotearoa NZ. If we are to reduce the impact, … University of Auckland Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) medical director Dr Nikki Turner and co-authors say that four … options once symptoms have developed. Around half of pēpi under the age of 12 months who are diagnosed with pertussis …
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Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities
… long-term trend that has seen successful pest eradication on many of NZ’s offshore islands and in “mainland islands” … with the initial plans being for rat and stoat eradication on the Miramar Peninsula, and proposals for pest-free … eradication of rats might be difficult in NZ cities, on-going control at ports and railway freight terminals could …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… households spend disproportionately more of their income on electricity costs in NZ, yet many are still unable to meet … - low-income households spend over 7.5% of their income on electricity, while high-income households spend under 1.5% according to Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and …
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In the news: Tobacco companies accused of targeting young people on Tiktok
… of Otago researcher, Dr Jude Ball was interviewed on RNZ's Midday Report 3 April about the dangers of oral tobacco and nicotine … oral tobacco and nicotine products through advertising on TikTok and it is set to get worse if the Government …
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In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
… Dr Amanda Eng and Professor John Potter were interviewed on RNZ's The Detail as part of the podcast The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces on 30 June following up on their Briefing Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces …
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Why don’t we make rental housing safer?
… their houses modified with the installation of handrails on stairs; grab rails for bathrooms; outside lighting; edging … Regulations (1947) make requirements for a handrail on stairs that have been constructed to allow ‘safe access … regulation 11 , is removed from injury in rental housing under the ACC scheme. Our findings suggest progress on safe …
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Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention
… In an article published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, we discuss our recent modelling work on expediting cataract surgery in NZ. In this blog we … falls prevention interventions. NZ has made good progress on reducing falls in hospitals through the Health Quality and …
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Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand
… further debilitating health consequences, with impacts on their education and employment. The current system of … community regeneration, the housing system is now under considerable pressure, not only due to the ongoing … to build and maintain affordable housing, which is under-provided by the private market. Research that evaluates …
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