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  • Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

    … analysis, as hard as it is to get right, is important – as a society we do not want to just live longer, but live longer … industrial revolution (i.e. before spending six months on a leaky boat travelling to NZ), to 80.3 years for non-Māori … time lived in good health. In demography circles, this is a hot topic, and is sometimes framed in terms of the …
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  • Media release: Call for action to end New Zealand’s severe Campylobacter epidemic from fresh chicken

    … need for action to reduce the heavy toll of Campylobacter infection in Aotearoa New Zealand, an illness that continues … tens of thousands of New Zealanders each year. Despite a successful regulatory response in 2007 that halved disease rates in just a few months, this epidemic has continued to have a severe …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … Open letter to Cabinet Ministers for sugary drinks tax ). A comprehensive approach to preventing obesity and protecting … successes around reducing access to SSBs in NZ include a request in 2015 from the Ministry of Health that public … and diet soft drinks (e.g., Waikato DHB ). For schools a survey in 2015 apparently showed 10% are now water-only, …
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  • Media release: Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … domestic squalor throughout Aotearoa NZ according to a preliminary survey of key agencies. In the latest Briefing … who led the research says severe domestic squalor most often refers to homes cluttered in rubbish, infested by … hostile attitudes, being older, and in many cases a stubborn refusal of help.” Dr Jarman says the responses …
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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians … smokefree legislation before Parliament is passed in full? A just published study by Clarke et al 1 examined the … the rest of the population in this group of 11 countries (after Switzerland at SMR=0.84) and the inequality was worst …
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  • Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?

    … (Figure 1).   Environmental pillar Upcycled food can have a lower carbon footprint than a similar conventional product. Whether there is a lower … all three pillars. 6-13   In general, upcycling food is often promoted as a way to improve food security. ‘Novel …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … that use of modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful to health as smoking. The second uses … benefits and minimise harms. Background Tobacco smoking is a major health problem in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), with an … show extensive youth-oriented marketing has continued after legislation restricting vape advertising came into …
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  • New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective

    … A New Zealand randomized trial of e-cigarettes just published … 5.8%.  The difference in percentage points was 1.51%, with a 95% confidence interval of -2.49% (yes, negative) to … we have a goal of a tobacco free New Zealand by 2025 – often interpreted as a prevalence less than 5%.  And we know …
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  • Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?

    … the case for the prioritisation by the new Government of a law for smokefree cars carrying children. This would … report frequent exposure (over 3 times in last week).[6] A smokefree cars law would help protect these children. … – in 2016, 89% of adult smokers surveyed supported such a law.[7] The recent Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action …
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  • Media release: The economic argument for our world-leading smokefree legislation – new research

    … considerable growth in income for New Zealanders with a total gain of NZ$46 billion by 2050 according to new … looks at the growth in income for the NZ population as a result of the smokefree policies, and also ways of … “In the study we looked at the gain for the population as a result of the smokefree legislation. We take into account …
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