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  • Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?

    … people who vape experiencing adverse  physical and mental health outcomes, including addiction. 5-8 In response, the … environmental health risks . 17   Likely impact on public health The known effects of tobacco policies offer … Research Centre, and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington | Ōtākou …
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  • Media release: New Zealanders back action on preventing alcohol harm

    … influence and supporting stronger safeguards to protect health—especially for children.   The results of a new independent poll , published by the Public Health Communication Centre, show overwhelming support … in sensible safeguards around tobacco marketing. The public supports similar action for alcohol marketing, which …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … improving outcomes during pregnancy. NZ could get better public health value from these vaccines by: Continuing to ensure … after the last dose. 42 45 Doing this will also allow the public to take advantage of updated vaccines when they become …
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  • Submission: Fast-Track Approvals Bill

    … Read the Public Health Communication Centre submission on the Fast-Track … major projects. The Bill circumvents legal protections for public health, leaving New Zealanders more vulnerable to illness and …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … of developing an on-going monitoring and evaluation plan around this intervention. We also explain why … their experiences at the World Conference on Tobacco of Health. All commented that, in retrospect, they would have … also to provide evidence that supports other countries’ health goals. Previously, New Zealand has introduced …
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  • The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city

    … system. In our recent paper in the journal Lancet Regional Health : ‘Expansion of a national Covid-19 alert level system … phase of the pandemic we need to have vaccination and public health and social measures working together, … a zero level as in the current four-level system) but the public would not need to memorise these levels. Instead, when …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … defendants lied, misrepresented, and deceived the American public, including smokers and the  young people they avidly … sought as ‘replacement smokers,’ about the devastating health effects of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke .” … conflict between the tobacco industry’s interests and public health policy interests” and requires signatories to …
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  • What will the Government’s free vape starter kit programme achieve?

    … Summary As part of the Government’s plan to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal, many stop smoking … in smoking prevalence. On New Year’s Eve, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced  that 24 Te Whatu … Fellow, ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington.  Dr Jude Ball …
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  • Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs

    … are still unable to meet basic energy needs according to public health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in … They lay out the evidence in the  latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. “Our research shows those …
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  • Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues

    … perspective on other aspects of meat consumption on human health and the environment, and risk communication.   The … year (5). Communicating health impacts is challenging. The public is increasingly frustrated by messages of harm from … on the topic). But there is likely to be fairly widespread public agreement that animal welfare does matter and that …
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