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  • What the fizz! A week of dealing to sugary drinks in NY and NZ

    … approach to achieving this – setting the new rules must be led by Government and civil society, not delegated to the … at Coca Cola advertising this week suggesting there will be Powerade sponsored walking events.  Come on! You do not … like Powerade to go for a walk.  Maybe Coca Cola will be promoting their “Zero” Powerade product, but this seems a …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … in smoked tobacco products. Third, policy makers must be vigilant and courageous, and ensure they future-proof … world requires a high standard of proof if it is to be accepted. 14 15 Such standards might be met if tobacco companies announced how they will delist …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … for the current Government that declare decisions will be “based on data and evidence”.  Being counter to public … to return to supporting smokefree progress, it needs to be especially wary in coalition negotiations with ACT and NZ … Reading is not detailed in Hansard – but it is thought to be the same as for the Second Reading as shown to the left. …
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  • Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

    … social norms mean smoking with a group of workmates will be a very different experience to smoking alone outside a … people who will never reach the age at which they may be legally sold tobacco.[14, 18] Endgame measures aim to end … sold, notwithstanding the fact that such products may be harmful to their health. The purpose of a duty to warn is …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … held that there was “no plausible set of facts” that could be used to show Brookline’s by-law “was not rationally … Some among this minority supported what they thought would be less restrictive measures to reduce smoking uptake while … responsibility” arguments and argued “ you shouldn’t be protected from your environment”. Implications The young …
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  • Long Covid Update – a threat that continues to demand a strong response

    … young people and pregnant women. These interventions must be supported by a concerted and clear information campaign, … as aspects of LC. Essentially every organ system can be involved in clinical LC, including cardiovascular, 14-16 …
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  • New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective

    … smoking.  This is overstating the study findings. And to be fair to the authors, overstating their conclusions too. So … nicotine hit – like e-cigarettes. It almost certainly will be some combination of all these options.  We urgently need …
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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … need to explain why they propose acting in a way that will be inconsistent with police data The figure below shows ram … show many regret smoking, have tried to quit and want to be smokefree, and anticipate quitting or switching to vaping … will greatly decrease ram raids as stores will be more secure, tobacco products will become unattractive and …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … supporting and showing how the children can eat healthy, be active and have fun – the Energizer is part of the school … in the Waikato is funded by the Waikato DHB. It could be used in other regions as an all-inclusive model to be included in the Healthy Families New Zealand initiative. …
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  • Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs

    … analysis in HAPINZ 3.0 revealed transport pollution to be a far greater contributor to loss of life and poor health … fees reflecting pollution levels by vehicle types, should be considered as part of this approach. Prohibit the … “stranded assets” in the future. This approach would be similar to that taken by Norway which plans to end the …
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