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  • Tax policy as a key health determinant: Reform for the Covid-19 reset

    … that are critical for the prevention and management of Covid-19. Tax is the way we all share our resources in … the 1980s. 1 As a flat tax, GST takes a bigger chunk out of the incomes of the poor and thus does nothing to reduce … addressed – or conversely exacerbated. Tax is therefore a health determinant, given its functions in ensuring adequate …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … Although most smokers want to quit, many of those who begin vaping continue to smoke. We recently … probed this perplexing ambiguity and explored dual use of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) … accelerate smoking cessation, and therefore improve the health of many New Zealanders. It could also support the …
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  • What the fizz! A week of dealing to sugary drinks in NY and NZ

    … A curious week in the world of soft drinks. The surprising darling of public health action on soft drinks, New York, suffered a set-back …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … To help explain the concept of ‘herd immunity’, The Guardian Newspaper has produced a clever online simulator of measles spread. We comment on why this simulator is … from spread of disease. The herd immunity issue is why health authorities may encourage people to be vaccinated both …
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  • Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?

    …   SNZ predictions of number of New Zealanders aged 65 plus Have you sat in a meeting … and gloom due to the tsunami of older people with poor health? A tsunami that will overload health and social …
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  • Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected

    … gas emissions. The evidence suggests that the benefits of estimated time savings are overstated and don’t always improve economic productivity. The health impacts of raising speed limits are likely to be significant and …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … (SFG) policy; over time, this policy would end sales of smoked tobacco products. Although supported by health researchers, we know little about how young people – … Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, Ell Lee is a medical student, University of Otago, Wellington. Funding: …
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  • Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study

    … Yet there are interventions that can reduce the risk of falls. In this blog we examine some programme options. … a home-based exercise programme generated the greatest health gain and cost the least. This programme involves … in the programme, the health gains over the remainder of their lives would be 47,100 quality-adjusted life-years …
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  • Media release: New Zealand urged to boost pandemic preparedness as bird flu spreads in US cattle

    … Public health experts are issuing a call to action for New Zealand … threat posed by the Influenza A(H5N1) virus. This strain of what is commonly known as ‘bird flu’ has sparked concerns … transmission, its ability to infect a broader range of animals raises alarms for potential future mutations. This …
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  • Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?

    … tighten marketing restrictions, and end the sale of disposable vapes.  Drawing on evidence from parallel … vaping in Aotearoa rose dramatically following the arrival of cheap, high-nicotine, disposable vapes in 2019. 3 Aotearoa … people who vape experiencing adverse  physical and mental health outcomes, including addiction. 5-8 In response, the …
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