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The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality
… Kiwis. Today Alafeishat and colleagues have published a paper in the NZ Medical Journal showing that New Zealand … Alafeishat and colleagues essentially repeated a study led by David Skegg (published in 2002), comparing … between Australia and New Zealand, especially for survival after one year (which points to differences in early …
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The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention
… with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years – a major health and economic issue. Since age is the biggest … change is only a very incomplete answer. These risks often begin early in life, are linked to social disadvantage, … and untreated depression. Secondly, factors that reduce cognitive reserve, the brain’s ability to tolerate damage: …
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Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?
… the Dunedin Study has highlighted the enduring and often profound impact of individuals’ early life experiences … Aotearoa New Zealand have implemented, with some success, a range of anti-poverty measures, the issue of child poverty … campaign. Moreover, a National-led government, if formed after the election, has indicated it will repeal some of the …
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Media release: Aotearoa NZ reaches ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ - Time to act for a more sustainable future
… Health Communication Centre explains how we can achieve a more ecologically sustainable society that also supports … ecological resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a year, highlighting the urgent need for a shift towards more sustainable practices. If everyone lived …
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Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?
… Image from a World Health Organization poster In a modelling study we … but also which (ii) banned e-cigarette sales in 2027 (after making e-cigarette sales legal from 2015 from … smart policy (the latter sometimes happens in NZ – but not often in contested areas e.g., look at NZ’s moribund …
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Resource: Promoting respiratory infection safety in the workplace - A protocol
… for guidance on how to keep staff safe from respiratory infection now have a new resource. The Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, has developed a protocol, Promoting respiratory infection safety in the …
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Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters
… harm. The Government should assist schools to take a health approach to youth vaping, and fund youth-specific … a key part in the development of addiction. 4 The process often begins with the first cigarette or vape, and drives … 10 Re-setting the reward pathway to a more normal state after stopping nicotine often takes a year or more; during …
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False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen
… direction: illicit tobacco use has not increased as a proportion of the tobacco market, despite substantial … our smoke-free legislation should be reversed to enable a rapid and equitable fall in smoking and, with it, the … lacking a logical or empirical foundation. 1 Repeated often enough, many people may come to believe these claims, …
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Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis
… Summary A major part of the cost-of-living crisis, which is hitting … crisis. Fruit and vegetable prices have increased at a much higher rate than unhealthy packaged foods, and the … cost increases have occurred alongside rents increasing to a record high, while minimum wages remain below the living …
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After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?
… future smokefree possibilities in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A law providing smokefree cars for children is a matter for … first smokefree places law in the world, 1 over 35 years after there was clear evidence that secondhand smoke kills, 2 … years since the first smokefree places law in NZ, 14 years after the first Australian state announced it would require …
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