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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … recent ongoing declines in smoking, with a graph below of the trends since 2012 (tabulated data in the Appendix). … cigarette sales data. We plan to do more detailed analyses of these trends and update our past work [1] when next year’s … age groups. This suggests that a relatively important part of the reduced smoking prevalence is due to reduced uptake …
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  • Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?

    … the results and put the findings in a wider context of how New Zealand might reach its Smokefree 2025 goal.   … health’ research stream have estimated the health effects of access to features of the built environment, including access to: alcohol …
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  • Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms

    … in health outcomes. In this blog, we consider the role of social marketing in supporting the Smokefree 2025 goal and … 17  NZ studies also show well planned, evidence-based and theory driven campaigns bring cost-savings to the health … the need for robust public policy to support long-term, sustainable behaviour change. 2 This environmental …
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  • Disposable vapes: An emerging environmental health threat

    … Zealand (NZ). Daily vaping in NZ now exceeds smoking—11% of adults reported daily use — and disposable devices … and research in NZ, albeit limited, confirm rising levels of vape litter, with most devices found broken, unrecyclable, … and the safeguarding of future generations. 18 Pathways to sustainable solutions To address the growing vape waste …
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  • Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator

    … with advanced melanoma. The evidence base consists of trials published in the major journals: NEJM , Lancet and … delay (substantially) disease progression in about a third of patients. There is also about a third lower mortality … funded in NZ either). The evidence on the effectiveness of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) is mostly for patients either …
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  • Media release: Poverty and disadvantage fuel NZ’s rising rates of dementia

    … is a factor fuelling Aotearoa New Zealand’s soaring rates of dementia.  In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, researchers reveal the risk of developing dementia is 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of NZ compared to those in the least deprived areas. Dr …
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  • Media release: Protecting our drinking water sources – Where do the parties stand?

    … A lack of cohesive, comprehensive vision for the country's land use, … water sources and waterways at risk according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). … lack of cohesive, comprehensive vision for moving to more sustainable, healthy land use,” says Marnie Prickett. Primary …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … possible implementation options and the desirability of also considering group exercise programmes, which have … knowledge gaps – including about the cost-effectiveness of home safety assessment and modification (HSAM). HSAM … no: 10/248) is also owed thanks for funding earlier model development work. The Ministry of Health kindly provided …
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  • Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress

    … Summary The cost-of-living crisis is placing more people at risk of being unable to afford to heat their homes. We know living … finds a clear link between transitioning into a situation of energy poverty, where people find themselves unable to …
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  • Market deregulation → ↑ fast food consumption → ↑ obesity. Clever international study that includes NZ data

    … Blakely. A clever study just published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization has analyzed how changes in … plagues many studies.  The study found that an increase of 10 fast food purchases per person per year is associated … BMI by 0.33 units (or 1 kg for an average height person).  Of note, the increase of 10 fast food purchases per person …
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