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Media release: New Zealanders back action on preventing alcohol harm
… New Zealanders are calling time on the alcohol industry's influence and supporting stronger … safeguards to protect health—especially for children. The results of a new independent poll , published by the Public Health Communication Centre, show overwhelming …
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What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?
… illegal supply of vapes has seen youth vaping rise. The Australian Minister of Health, Mark Butler, this week … end sales of disposable vaping products, and decrease the appeal of vaping to young people. Should NZ also consider … vaping rates are much higher than among older age groups . The NZ Government has consulted on measures to tighten …
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How should we manage the harm caused by tobacco product waste?
… responsible for butt litter, recent debate has focused on the tobacco industry’s role in creating tobacco product waste … managing it. Cigarette filters were first introduced in the 1950s and 60s, in response to growing evidence that … other serious (and often fatal) illnesses. Advertising at the time declared filtered cigarettes were “Better for your …
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Media release: New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning - free school lunches provide solution
… calls for broader access to free healthy school lunches. "The 2022 PISA (Program for International Student Achievement) … Aotearoa (HCA) co-chair Professor Boyd Swinburn in the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing found New Zealand’s food poverty rates were among the highest of the 25 countries that provided the data. For …
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Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium
… (NZ’s) increasing obesity epidemic. While they welcome the new Healthy Families NZ community-based initiative recently announced by the Minister of Health, they stress the critical need to focus on upstream policies to prevent …
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Media release: A new voice to boost New Zealand’s response to major public health challenges
… The new Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) will boost the impact of research to improve health and equity in … with greater environmental sustainability. Director of the PHCC, well-known University of Otago epidemiologist …
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The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality
… Today Alafeishat and colleagues have published a paper in the NZ Medical Journal showing that New Zealand has higher … our health sector. This blog we canvass how bad (or good) the situation really is, the problems and possible sources of error comparing survival …
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Vaping prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey
… in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation. The findings call for detailed ongoing monitoring and research to assess whether the current regulatory settings protect people who do not … Briefing summarises key updates on vaping prevalence from the 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS). An accompanying …
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Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa
… electric heating to keep warm and healthy over winter. The evidence shows that those who can least afford to pay for electricity pay the most both per unit and relative to their income. Despite … needs at home, remains a critical public health concern. The health consequences of energy poverty cost the health …
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A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?
… also been covered by Radio NZ (3’12”) and TVNZ (4’09”).) The Ministry of Health has just released a major new burden … of a large epidemiological stocktake for New Zealand. The study highlights changes in New Zealand, e.g. diet is emerging as the major modifiable risk factor with respect to disease …
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