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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … discuss the proposed regulatory changes and explain some of the complex practices smokers must adopt when commencing vaping. We suggest limiting supply of nicotine e-cigarettes to specialist vape stores and … can obtain expert advice and thus maximise their chances of quitting. We also argue that, at the same time as …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … To help explain the concept of ‘herd immunity’, The Guardian Newspaper has produced a clever online simulator of measles spread. We comment on why this simulator is … and how it also demonstrates chance effects in the spread of infectious diseases. Then we take the opportunity to …
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  • Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations

    … passed legislation that extends existing regulation of tobacco and herbal smoking products to vaping products (or … how these are marketed.  In this blog, we summarise some of the Act’s key provisions before exploring how the … 3A (d) includes among the Act’s overall purposes a goal of supporting smokers and encouraging switching from smoking …
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  • Nine things New Zealand must do to tackle the child obesity crisis

    … Dr Stefanie Vandevijvere, Professor Boyd Swinburn A panel of 71 independent and government experts have undertaken an evaluation of New Zealand Government food environment policies, compared … panels on packaged foods transparency in policy development processes providing access to information for the …
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  • Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation

    … individuals need support to change. Rapid evolution of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) offers ever more kinds of support, including innovative internet and smartphone … through them. In our recent publication with a group of medical students (last week’s NZ Medical Journal [5]) we …
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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … speaking there are two benefits to vaccination; protection of the individual and protection of the community (by reducing the risk of transmission and of reducing the risk of outbreaks that …
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  • New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why

    … that the Government is  considering reducing the thickness of insulation required in new homes . This would mean rolling … has been geared around the new standards, but the cost of a rollback would not just affect industry, it will impact … and Building Minister Chris Penk has asked the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to  work …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … We recommend two key priority areas to reduce the impact of severe pertussis in our communities. Firstly, ensure … options once symptoms have developed. Around half of pēpi (infants) who are notified to ESR with pertussis under the age of 12 months are hospitalised. 1 2 Unimmunised pēpi  are the …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … The Virtual Supermarket is a 3D computer model of a real supermarket that we started developing some years … and goes back to one of the fundamentals of economic theory – if you increase the price of a good, demand will … through the University of Auckland Faculty Research & Development Fund for this study. Thanks also to Professor …
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  • Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ

    … At the Public Health Congress in Auckland last week, one of us presented on potential public health endgames – partly … this country could be bolder about tackling.    Examples of successful endgames internationally Thus far, only two … disease once threatening the livelihood and food security of millions of people in the Middle East, Africa and Asia). …
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