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A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco
… tobacco products themselves have received less attention. In this blog we outline findings from recent studies … implications. Roll-your-own tobacco (RYO) has increased in popularity, largely due to its cost advantages, which have persisted despite efforts to reduce differences in the excise tax on RYO tobacco and tailor made (TM) …
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Tighter controls on vape marketing due, but gaps remain
… ongoing marketing of vaping products will come into effect in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The changes include disallowing … vaping products, associated with rapid increases in vaping among young people , will no longer be permitted. … packages that helped normalise smoking among children in the first half of the 20 th century . 1 What do marketers …
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May PHCC Newsletter
… Click here to read about the latest from the PHCC in our May Newsletter. Featuring reflections on the future … measles 'immunity gap' and the history of winter deaths in Aotearoa. The newsletter recaps Briefings from the last …
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Media release: Call to action over exposure to cancer-causing agents at work
… care. The survey has found that more than half of workers in New Zealand are potentially exposed to at least one … safe. The survey was commissioned by WorkSafe NZ in 2021 and released this year. Dr Amanda Eng from the … experts to look at the results and their implications in the Public Health Communication Centre Briefing - …
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Media release: ‘Zombie arguments’ are being used to justify repealing smokefree
… trade are false according to public health experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … legislation. Professor Bullen says claims of an increase in a black market have long been touted by the tobacco … products under threat. “What we are seeing is politicians in the new coalition Government , echoed by some media …
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Media release: Long Covid could be costing NZ $2 billion a year in lost productivity: Experts urge preventive action
… worker productivity, and that’s excluding health costs. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … estimates from a recently-published economic analysis in Australia that modelled the effects of Long Covid on … that Long Covid is having a comparable economic impact in NZ where a 0.5% reduction in GDP translates to …
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Media release: Prevention and treatment of mental disorders will help reduce dementia
… Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand who have ever been diagnosed with a … significantly increased risk of developing dementia later in life, according to new research. The findings highlight an urgent need for investment in our struggling mental health sector. In the latest …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… more of their income on electricity costs in NZ, yet many are still unable to meet basic energy needs … health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in energy costs - low-income households spend over 7.5% of … from the University of Otago. They lay out the evidence in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication …
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The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… and outline potential responses. Despite declines in New Zealand’s annual road toll ( an estimated 343 in 2023 ), an Automobile Association spokesperson explained … tragic deaths caused by road accidents, we rarely reflect in the same way on the equally tragic – and equally avoidable …
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Media release: Money down the drain - The high cost of leaking water pipes
… million a year according to public health researchers. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … losing about 20% of reticulated water from leaky pipes. In some centres it can be far more than this, around 40 to 50%, as in Wellington,” says Briefing co-author Marnie Prickett. “The …
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