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Alcohol and suicide: The facts
… risk. This Briefing provides a summary of key evidence in response to mental health campaigner, Mike King’s, recent … acutely affected by alcohol at the time of their death. 4 In the short term, alcohol use increases suicide risk in several ways including by increasing disinhibition, …
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Media release: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing – new WHO guidelines
… of policies to restrict marketing of foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars … children of all ages and NZ does neither of these things. In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing - … “Only voluntary industry-led policies and bylaws exist in relation to marketing junk food/drink to children in NZ. …
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The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ
… maximising the private sector’s health-promoting capacity. In this Briefing, we review recent decisions that have favoured commercial interests over health interests in Aotearoa New Zealand and suggest how conflicts of interest … influence on policy to the detriment of public health. In this Briefing, we analyse four examples of this influence, …
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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… more than 200 likes on their FaceBook page . Packaged food in New Zealand is required to display nutrition information … when the food is full of sugar instead (only mentioned in the fine print). Over in Australia, the Department of Health and Aging has just …
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The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
… from future pandemics. It identified major strengths in the NZ Covid-19 response, notably the use of an … epidemic. It also coincides with major staffing cuts in areas that are critical to responding to pandemics and … will implement these recommendations, particularly in the context of job cuts and downsizing of public health …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… for Aotearoa NZ according to infectious disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … infrastructure from the Covid-19 pandemic that could help in elimination of meningococcal disease, for example, … we combine that infrastructure with a strategic increase in funding and availability of meningococcal vaccines, we …
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The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?
… In this time of Covid-19, helping people who smoke to quit … to detail how this goal will be realised. We found nothing in the current statements of seven of the NZ political … long term smokers quit … lower tobacco excise so that the average pack of cigarettes is no more than $20, [and] remove …
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New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain
… on youth vaping and proposes introducing new measures in a new bill. These include disallowing disposable vapes, reducing the visibility of in-store and online displays and introducing stronger … among young people. 2, 3 Despite regulations introduced in 2020, 4 vaping among young people aged 15 to 17 has …
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Media release: Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable
… safety according to public health experts. The increase in speed limits in New Zealand’s Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits … under the scrutiny of an injury epidemiologist and others in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication …
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The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people
… people – those targeted by the SFG policy – perceive it. In this blog, we briefly explain the policy rationale before … three core measures: denicotinisation, a large reduction in the availability of smoked tobacco products, and the … among people who do and do not smoke. 11 12 Brookline (in the state of Massachusetts, USA), has recently …
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