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MR: To avoid a measles epidemic, Aotearoa must close the ‘immunity gap’
… Dr Oz Mansoor and co-authors say most important is a catch-up immunisation for those aged 15 months to 9 years … who may be vaccine hesitant. “It can take time to build a relationship, and to explain the benefits and potential … whose first dose failed, leading to about 99% protected after two doses. “In addition to preventing a serious disease …
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Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium
… banning junk food marketing to children, introducing a tax on fizzy drinks, introducing easy to understand … labels on foods, and ensuring families can afford to eat a healthy diet. Without supplementing community action with … estimated at $8 billion over the next decade (compared to a NZ without any overweight or obesity). These preventable …
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Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!
… disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at a new study we just published that found that New Zealanders … who walk or cycle to their main activity each day have a 76% higher chance of achieving the Ministry of Health … activity guidelines, which should really be considered a bare minimum for health (see Figure 1). In addition, an …
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How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?
… public opinion. Because the repeal occurred under urgency, a process that does not include public submissions or allow … coalition Government repealed measures that would have set a new low nicotine standard, greatly reduced tobacco … MPs’ narratives lacked supporting evidence and were often contrary to research findings and national survey data. …
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Implementing healthy food environment policies in Aotearoa
… that children see. Sixty experts prioritised the need for a comprehensive multi-sector food systems strategy and for … support actions were prioritised for immediate action. A mandatory approach needs to be adopted in many policy … for public health policy Government needs to act quickly after over a decade of inaction to make progress on …
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Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected
… In 2023, 341 people died in road crashes in NZ . In around a third of these, speed was a contributing factor , and this proportion rises to over … people use time savings to be more productive, which they often don’t. 15 In fact, making it easier to travel further …
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New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain
… on youth vaping and proposes introducing new measures in a new bill. These include disallowing disposable vapes, … truly wishes to “crack down” on youth vaping, it must take a more comprehensive approach. When vaping products were … could not be located within 300m of schools and marae after August 2023. However, the restrictions did not apply to …
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Taxes on fizzy drinks in NZ: preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health
… A task of public health research is to quantify the health … Medical Journal that finds that about 67 premature deaths a year might be prevented by a 20% tax on fizzy drinks. And … keen to act. Globally governments and the public realised after the global financial crisis of 2008 that financial …
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Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes
… New Zealanders continue to die every year from smoking and a persistence of associated health inequities. Introduction … world-leading ‘endgame’ actions with the potential for a ripple effect that could greatly reduce the global … or non-addictive by reducing their nicotine content to a maximum of 0.8 mg/g; a reduction of over 90% compared to a …
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Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory
… for electricity retailers mandatory to protect health. A new report shows up to 55% of residential consumers are not … their health. Those earlier guidelines were brought in after the tragic 2007 death of Mrs Folole Muliaga, who had … an electrically powered oxygen machine at home, and died after the electricity at her home was disconnected due to an …
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