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Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:
… Public Health experts have laid out the facts showing the Government’s plan to repeal the … peer-reviewed studies in favour of an agenda that will only benefit tobacco companies. Professor Hoek says NZ's … smoking rates and bring major health gains, particularly for Māori.” The Briefing addresses the arguments the …
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Media release: A call for strong leadership to reduce NZ’s dangerously high antibiotic use
… according to an infectious disease physician. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … national organisations have set ambitious goals for reductions in community antibiotic prescribing. “Similar … community prescribers committed to prescribing antibiotics only for patients with conditions in which antibiotics do …
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Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?
… disposable vapes, and recognise these devices have become the product of choice among rangatahi. The regulations also … increased from 1.8% in 2017/18 to 12.3% in 2020/21 (data for this age group were not provided in 2021/22). We … because of the flavours, 5 6 limiting flavour names is only one step in addressing a much larger problem. Reducing …
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Why don’t we live as long and healthily as we could: social values and decision making
… should not do, to improve public health. We will traverse the range from birth to end of life care and death, … on sugar, salt and saturated fat. Then make it super easy for people to cycle and walk to work by good urban design and … much health gain? Indeed, we know this happens all the time. We tend to spend lots on third and fourth line …
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Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food are responsible for almost a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s preventable … they would support evidence-informed policies that limit the harm of these products. The parties currently in … across political parties in the survey. “ACT was the only party to oppose both action areas including amending law …
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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 … response which has kept excess mortality below zero for the duration of pandemic, one of the only countries to have achieved that success. “At the same …
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“Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science
… And think “Health Cheque” , a review of prioritisation in the health services. But he, and his economist co-author … they get in your face with their solutions. “Appetite for Destruction” is an impressive book. It is based on a … I contend. They set up the book by looking back in time at: how processed white bread became the staple (over …
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Media release: Making the consumer care guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory could save lives
… The Electricity Authority should make the Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory, according to Energy … and avoid potential fatalities,” says Dr O’Sullivan. In the latest Briefing published by the Public Health …
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The case for tobacco supply restrictions
… to deviate from our plans. In-store visibility is not the only factor to cue our behaviour. The mere availability of … to locate than those we would be better to avoid. For this reason, it’s perhaps not altogether surprising that, … of Convenience Stores (NZACS), which carries British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco’s logos on its website, …
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Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment
… Local Alcohol Policies (LAPs) that reflect community calls for greater protection from high levels of alcohol availability and the associated harms, according to public health experts. In … restrictions on alcohol availability, LAPs provide the only opportunity to introduce safer limits on supply. “We …
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