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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … comparable to heroin or cocaine) (Ernst & Young, 2018) – in other words, it deprives people of free choice (Hoek et al, 2016) Overwhelmingly, smokers start in adolescence or early adulthood. Measures to protect young … disruption, existing buildings and vehicles have remained in use, but asbestos-free or lead-free products are enforced …
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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … of Covid-19 (Covid) and the role of international law in tackling both Covid and other planetary crises. I argue … of biological material between species is needed in order to transmit and develop zoonotic disease, and thus … before. Estimates of the percentage of zoonotic diseases in relation to new or re-emerging infectious diseases vary …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … that impact the health and wellbeing of our population. In this article we review our “Where do the parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently in parliament. We surveyed the parties about their policies …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … review has concluded that masks have a valuable role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. We highlight … the current authors) concludes that masks are effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases. 1 This … complex issue than it needed to be. The review is broad in scope and includes evaluation of the effectiveness of …
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  • The need for an expanded national smokefree law – just got more critical

    … how “open areas” of buildings (where smoking is permitted in New Zealand) are determined in practice. In this blog post we consider the implications of this ruling …
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  • Mobile phone use while driving: Do we need smartcars that turn off smartphones?

    … make further progress on reducing this persisting hazard. In 2009 the NZ Government prohibited the use of hand-held phones while driving. In last Friday’s NZ Medical Journal (PDF available on … out of 8335 cars observed at traffic lights and 9520 cars in moving traffic, the use of mobile phones was 1.9% (95%CI: …
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  • Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?

    … own, the current Nutrition Information Panel (NIP) used in NZ does not achieve the goal of facilitating healthier … industry, academia, health and consumer organisations in Australia. This came about after Ministers from Australian … for public comment. While four studies were conducted in Australia (3) and NZ (1) , none of these tell us if the …
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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Innovation and Prevention Systems which is evaluating HTV. Representing the activities taking place in the city of Bendigo Election year certainly focuses the … and solutions to put into an election platform and, in health, the failure to address obesity is a biggie. Two …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … denicotinising cigarettes leads to significant reductions in cigarette smoking and dependence, and increased quit … benefits occur with few adverse consequences; participants in clinical trials do not compensate for the lower levels of … to alternative products such as vaping devices resulting in reduced exposure to toxicants. Critics’ unsubstantiated …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … drafted a Private Members Bill proposing exactly that back in 2006. Why not just ban the sale of tobacco? This blog … a public debate about setting a ‘national quit date’ in a few years time when the tobacco industry would be … of this nature, the broader context need to be considered. In many ways this appears highly favourable. For example, …
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