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Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?
… internationally around the setting of minimum prices on alcohol. In this blog we review a paper just published in the Lancet on this approach. We also consider the potential implications … delayed decreases in alcohol-attributable mortality . The Report prepared by the NZ Ministry of Justice (that Minister …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… coverage of the Public Health Priorities Series published on The Briefing, coinciding with the launch of the Public … Doctor . Marnie was also interviewed for a podcast played on 95bfm . The full Briefing was republished by Water NZ in … Priorities series featured in a shorter form in Newsroom on 8 March. In the piece, Louise Delany argues doing …
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Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks
… major parties with a set of questions about their position on five areas relevant to public health: future risks, tax, … not days. Managing the impact of a warming climate on our health, environment and communities requires looking … environmental health concerns where the burden falls on those living in coming decades. Short-term policy horizons …
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Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed
… as fatigue and cognitive dysfunction have a high impact on quality of life. Both SARS-CoV-2 infection and Long Covid are under-counted in children. There is no cure for Long Covid, … 116 There are anecdotal reports of difficulties in finding medical professionals familiar with diagnosing and managing …
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COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word
… concerned about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our whānau and communities. We are also worried by the inadequate focus on Māori health equity in pandemic planning within the health … we are troubled by the local proliferation of commentaries on COVID-19 within multiple fora that either intentionally …
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Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… of a Health Coalition Aotearoa survey of political parties on the priority prevention for tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy … below. Tobacco and vaping The current Labour Government, under Health Minister Ayesha Verrall, has passed … Government introduced in 2020, including banning sales to under-18s and prohibiting vape advertising and sponsorship. …
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“Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques
… Aotearoa by 2025” Action Plan was launched at Parliament on 2 August. A previous blog described its key features and a … Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025 ”. An accompanying progress report found the goal will not be achieved if current trends … implemented alongside providing complementary information on e-cigarettes (eg, relative harms of e-cigarettes vs smoked …
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Why do so many fear the bicycle?
… is the reason given most commonly for not riding a bike on the road in New Zealand. In this blog, I summarise a paper … in. For example, riding a bike to a rugby game is roughly 500 times safer than playing the game. I conclude by … than a 100 times less than the risk of snow sports, and 500 times safer than playing rugby (see Figure 1, which uses …
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Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?
… Recent media reports have presented conflicting evidence on youth vaping in NZ. While some NZ school principals report … it is possible observations could over-estimate (or under-estimate) vaping prevalence in their schools. Second, … 23,292 1.1% 256 (22.3%) 534 Regular smokers 1,437 34.8% 500 (43.5%) 1,044 Daily vaping ASH Y10 Survey 2018 (N) % …
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Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025
… World Smokefree Day is an apt day on which to propose some ideas that may greatly increase … in their likely adverse health effects and overall impact on population health. Reflecting this, the Ministry of Health … regulation of smoked tobacco products, as these are vastly under-regulated in relation to the harm they cause. …
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