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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques

    … a society where people no longer suffer the health, social, economic and cultural harms caused by tobacco … to a reduced harm product compared to smoking tobacco. Social, economic and cultural costs of maintaining addiction … effects than for smoked tobacco products) as well as social, economic and cultural costs of maintaining addiction. …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … and food security, with adverse effects on gender and social equity. Notably, mental health challenges are … has previously warned that myriad physical and social impacts of climate change can cause psychological … weather. We also need adaptation policies that increase social resilience and institutional capacity. Investments in …
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  • An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax

    … Occupational epidemiology, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin David Murdoch … Sopoaga Pacific health, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin George Thomson … Public health medicine, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin Jeremy Krebs …
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  • Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking

    … and work, education and training, justice, corrections, social development, immigration, housing, people and … lack of support for quantitative skills in the health and social sciences, absence of a critical mass in advanced … use  to be made of their data to justify its collection.  Social license needs to be monitored, maintained and …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … NZ Severe weather events can also cause much economic and social disruption. Insurance claims for the 185 events … to avoid swimming or collecting shellfish. Figure 4. Social impacts 1 from severe weather events associated with … and injuries, so future research should assess economic, social, cultural, and environmental effects from severe …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … government officials (eg, from Treasury and Ministry of Social Development etc) need to present information to an inquiry on the full range of social, economic, and employment impacts of the various … would provide needed context for the financial and social losses from the process (see 5 below). Furthermore, we …
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  • Nicotine pouches and young people: Evidence from Aotearoa New Zealand

    … people were curious about nicotine pouches, driven by social media promotions and perceptions of lower harm … products as appealing, cool and less harmful than vaping. Social media content had shaped their perceptions and piqued … likely reflecting heavy promotion of these products on social media by tobacco companies and paid influencers. 7-9 …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … have on energy supply, communications, resources, ecology, social cohesion, and conflict. In 1987 the  NZ Nuclear … communities. Communitarian efforts via marae and other social networks have successfully distributed food and … the Covid-19 pandemic and Kaikoura earthquake. NZ’s ‘social cohesion’ score is very high. But we can’t take this …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … have continued as marketers make sophisticated use of social media to create personally targeted appeals, encourage … user-content, and facilitate referrals among users’ social networks. 10  Pricing strategies have enabled wide … do not include measures to manage promotions occurring via social media 10  or within stores. At present, all stores may …
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  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … experiences of racism and discrimination, the influence of social media and digital technology, and a lack of … experiences of racism and discrimination; the influence of social media and digital technology; and inter-generational … free or low-cost primary healthcare, mental health, and social development services to young people. Despite evidence …
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