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  • Strengthening tobacco policy: The case for best practice packaging and regulation

    … Summary Although tobacco companies strongly opposed the introduction of plain (or standardised) packaging, this … its commitment to achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal for all peoples. Despite the lack of evidence to justify … National Government , and ensure that their actions not only achieve the goal but benefit all peoples living in …
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  • Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?

    … world, ranking 13 th out of 156 nations examined. Actually only seven countries appear to have significantly higher … rankings than New Zealand (where the confidence intervals for the ranking scores clearly don’t overlap). These include … from a public health perspective it seems that the scientific measurement of well-being is less developed …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … in whooping cough cases. Unimmunised pēpi (infants) are the most vulnerable to severe illness and death.  We … pēpi in the whānau. 9 10 Alarmingly, it’s estimated that only 52% of pregnant women/people who gave birth between … with large ethnic inequities (68% and 28% coverage for Asian and Māori respectively). 11 We’re also …
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  • Advance Care Planning – good for patient care and better use of health dollars?

    … Dr Ben Gray Advance Care Planning (or ACP) is the process of thinking about, talking about and planning for future health care and end of life care. In its delivery, … wishes for less health sector resources provided, and we only offered treatment to patients that we knew would be …
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  • Media release: Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … health experts are warning that by dismantling protections for our drinking water, the Government is risking a repeat of the Havelock North … the safety and quality of drinking water.  “At the time the Inquiry warned that knowledge of the circumstances …
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  • Physical activity or nutrition interventions: which can improve population health the most and save the most health dollars?

    … of Parliament last week on taxes and subsidies on food, the pros and cons ( slides here ). In this blogpost we go … activity ones – in terms of health gain and potential for cost savings to the health system. This presentation … a health impact assessment looking backwards in time if you like. They estimated, in line with other such …
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  • FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling

    … easy to read and simple to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), … the way.  They have just launched the free FoodSwitch App for Apple and Android smart phones.  Use your phone’s camera … to for the same type of product (e.g. similar cereals, only healthier). You can also add your favorite products to …
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  • Food taxes and subsidies will probably protect health & reduce inequalities – but the devil is in the detail

    … Research teams we lead have published two papers in the last few weeks on food taxes and subsidies – both of … Timely, in light of the launch last week of Appetite for Destruction that is focusing public attention on our food … on ‘good’ foods like fruit and vegetables should not only improve diets across the board, but more so among …
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  • The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ

    … often disproportionately affected. The report called for more work to analyse and manage the negative impacts of … formula marketers have a long history of manipulating scientific evidence and parents’ emotions to sell formula. … emissions appear to have been based on consultations with only select automotive industry stakeholders , raising …
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  • In the news: Public Health Priorities Series

    … Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities Series published on The …   When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources Marnie Prickett and co-authors … magazine .  How to make NZ’s Tax System fairer Our second to last Briefing in the Public Health Priorities …
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