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

    … (1-5), or at least for increased government action on tobacco control (including among smokers) (6). But the … populations like Māori. See for example publications on projections we have performed: this study (7) and this … not yet been implemented internationally but are likely on theoretical grounds to make very substantial contributions …
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  • Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks

    … and testing of all attendees and visitors to hospitals on entry or weekly for regular visitors. There is also a need … clinics. But we would like to see an even stronger focus on reaching out to essential workers eg, with 24-hour drop-in … or food parcels. Increases to the Working for Families Tax Credit would help all low-income families with children, …
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  • International index ranks Aotearoa New Zealand last for effective alcohol policy

    … as did that of the others in the study. Our best score was on affordability, the pricing of cheap alcohol relative to … both stringency of legislation and impact of policy on the ground; for example, the legal maximum hours of sale … Norway, Finland and Ireland. New Zealand scored the lowest on the overall Policy Index, below the Netherlands, Australia …
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  • A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand

    … perspective, with 5547 deaths. We have just presented on this topic at a Symposium at Te Papa (Museum of New … day from any event in all of NZ’s recorded history). Medical (and military) advances Most injury deaths involved … surprising, as every year of the war saw substantial medical and surgical advances. There were such developments …
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  • Being forced to leave your rental home can harm health

    … blog post we summarise our recent published study , based on Marsden-funded interviews with tenants who had been … shows us that such moves can have devastating consequences on health. Yet in New Zealand, we know little about eviction … low incomes, with pets or large families, or with poor credit or tenancy histories. Many avoided going to Tenancy …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. One  in four people will experience … past five years, with this trend predicted to continue. On top of this, we know the pandemic and rāhui/lockdowns … There is no doubt the system and its services are under considerable pressure, and many have questioned whether …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    … 3  Interactive League Table, for comparing interventions on health gain, cost and cost-effectiveness – and potentially … requires ‘weighing up’ the evidence, for example here on strategies to reduce obesity.  League tables are a tool to … we will be developing the league table in 2018.  (Feedback on what you would like to see, things you like and dislike, …
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  • Mobile phone use while driving: Do we need smartcars that turn off smartphones?

    … recent research and suggest ways to make further progress on reducing this persisting hazard. In 2009 the NZ Government … use of hand-held phones while driving. In last Friday’s NZ Medical Journal (PDF available on request) we summarise the … to be explored, including ones that we canvas in the NZ Medical Journal piece. One of these options could be a …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … about the sincerity of tobacco companies’ intentions.  We report on our recently published study that examined how flavour … the evocative brand imagery that formerly featured on packages. Yet tobacco remains easily accessed and is …
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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … of legislation which will require cars carrying those under 18 years to be smokefree, what can we learn from the … smoker support, and were unaware of the progress elsewhere on such laws. 5 We know that much of the public policy … sufficient to deter smoking in cars carrying children under the age of 18 Years’. 7 NZ Government responsibilities …
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