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Concluding the Public Health Solutions Series 
… Over the last five weeks, Public Health Expert blog has published … that there is much we could do to reduce the demand for healthcare in Aotearoa. These blogs have presented … in a crisis. The Omicron peak has passed and it is now time to refocus on public health policies that prevent wider …
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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 …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not
… This blog looks at solutions in the housing sector: energy efficient heaters; reducing … secure homes with enough space to avoid crowding (a risk for infectious diseases such as rheumatic fever and … utilisation, and fewer visits to a pharmacist . A second way to reduce hospitalisations is to reduce avoidable …
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Tighter controls on vape marketing due, but gaps remain
… regulatory gaps that still require attention. We call for further work to reduce vape store numbers and density, … the new regulations? At least one tobacco company, British American Tobacco (BAT), has updated its e-cigarette … currently in place that limit marketing to existing users only. Furthermore, these promotions normalise vaping by …
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Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?
… 2021, that’s a rate of 11.2 per 1000 births according to the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s … preventable according to Dr Elder, Subject Matter Expert for the PMMRC. “If someone has risk factors for preterm birth … much easier when maternity providers have the resources, time and skills to engage with pregnant people early and in a …
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Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?
… tobacco endgame goals and appears to create opportunities for health researchers and smokefree advocates to work … innovation strategy confirms long-held doubts about the sincerity of tobacco companies’ intentions. We report on … are much more appealing to non-smokers than to smokers. Second, as researchers focus on assessing new ‘reduced harm’ …
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Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement
… achievement according to public health researchers. In the second Briefing in a three-part series from the Public Health … Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) measures achievement for Year 5 and Year 9 students in these subjects. “The data …
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Media release: Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable
… There’s a disconnect between the Government’s decision to move ahead with the increase of … in speed limits on an economic argument that weighs time saved from faster travel against the costs of increased … people from walking and cycling, which are crucial for active, healthy communities. “Higher speeds …
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Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?
… visibility, tighten marketing restrictions, and end the sale of disposable vapes. Drawing on evidence from … the law in December 2024, immediately increasing penalties for selling vapes to minors and introducing new rules on … potential risk that people may return to smoking affects only a small minority. If rigorously enforced, the new …
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Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target
… Health, energy and business experts are warning that the government’s second greenhouse gas ‘Emissions Reduction Plan” lacks the … needed to reach its target and will have consequences for our population’s health. In the latest Briefing from the …
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