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Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk
… Evidence of the harmful effects of plastics on human health, especially from chemical … over the last five years. A Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre examines the latest evidence …
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Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing
… this week, have implications for housing and public health. This includes new public housing, extending the … the Budget to build an extra 3,000 new public homes on top of the 14,050 homes which have already been funded by the … a further 4,500 under way. T here was a welcome reduction of 10 percent in the number of households on the Ministry of …
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What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.
… Tony Blakely The New Zealand Government has a goal of a Smokefree Nation by 2025, often interpreted as a smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025. This should be a major focus of … the observed smoking prevalence rates in Census and Health Survey data. We then used these BAU (business as …
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Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed
… Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic because of falling immunisation rates, immunity gaps, and an increasing risk of imported cases according to public health experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health …
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New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective
… A New Zealand randomized trial of e-cigarettes just published in the prestigious Lancet … significant difference in abstinence at 6 months. 21 out of 289 people randomised to e-cigarettes were abstinent at six months, or 7.3%. This compares to 17 out of 295 people randomised to nicotine patches, or 5.8%. The …
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Media release: Evidence shows wider benefits of free school lunches
… schools, households and communities according to public health researchers. ACT Minister David Seymour wants to … from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of Auckland researcher Dr Kelly Garton and co-authors Dr Rachael Glassey and Professor David Tipene-Leach of Te P ū kenga, Hawke’s Bay argue that in addition to …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… Low-income households spend disproportionately more of their income on electricity costs in NZ, yet many are … unable to meet basic energy needs according to public health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in energy costs - low-income households spend over 7.5% of their income on electricity, while high-income households …
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A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco
… (1). Existing measures have tackled different facets of tobacco marketing, with plain packaging reducing a potent form of tobacco marketing and excise tax increases making smoking … TM cigarette smokers to have co-morbidities such as mental health illnesses, illicit drug addictions, and risky drinking …
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New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities
… late 2012, and early evaluations already show knowledge of how smoking’s harms has increased while the appeal of smoking has declined. Despite desperate attempts by … bold have New Zealand politicians been? The Ministry of Health has done well in developing regulations that advance …
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Media release: Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?
… reducing youth vaping in Aotearoa New Zealand, but public health experts say rigorous enforcement is essential. From … vape products can be marketed and displayed, and the sale of disposable vapes becomes unlawful. General retailers such … Briefing, Dr Jude Ball and co-authors from the University of Otago’s research group ASPIRE say many of these changes …
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