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  • Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025

    … Summary The Government recently halved the excise tax on heated tobacco products. Associate Health Minister Casey … ”. The Government also recently reduced the excise tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs), despite advice from the … to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal (smoking prevalence of under 5%). Costello asserted “ Preliminary modelling from the …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … The NZ Government is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its … policy is aiming to solve is too narrowly defined. In a report on the human health impacts of climate change, the … extent of co-benefits native forest provide and the risks under climate change where monocultural plantations dominate …
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  • Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

    … residential consumers are not protected by the Guidelines on disconnection. Critically, almost a quarter of Medically … Consumers who rely on electricity at home for their medical needs are not being protected by the Guidelines. … include the intended outcome that disconnection for unpaid bills is avoided. The Guidelines also say that Medically …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … national system for pre-marketing approval of medical products and passive post-marketing … communication to maintain vaccine confidence. It focusses on describing the intense safety surveillance of the … professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and the public to report any suspected adverse events following immunisation. …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach

    … solutions t o improve child health : a child impact lens on policy, lifting income support, action on childhood … inadequate household income, and poor housing, leading to under-nutrition, recurrent illness, and high levels of stress … ) resulted in over 1500 confirmed measles cases and over 500 hospitalisations, especially impacting on Māori and …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … sources? All parties responded to our survey question on water source protection with varying amounts of commitment … health crises in communities. Political party policies on nitrogen fertiliser and source water protection     In … fertiliser for drinking water) Yes - Our freshwater is under serious threat from polluting industries, such as …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … an ideal health goal given the large health gains, impact on reducing health inequalities, and savings in health costs … Two of us recently participated in a public debate on the Smokefree 2025 Goal at a Law and Economics Association … https://aspire2025.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/asap-main-report-for-web2.pdf New Zealand Government: Government …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … a world leader in the smokefree arena and is doubling down on its efforts to reach the 2025 goal. This blog asks if it … Waitangi demands we aim higher and eliminate vaping also. Under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Government is obliged to … the health and wellbeing of Māori. It is further obligated under both the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights …
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  • Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice

    … the Government has been tabled in Parliament. This final report further acknowledged the potential health co-benefits … improvements by acknowledging a broader range of evidence on the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation … omitted from the Commission’s final advice. Our submission on the Commission’s draft advice called for greater …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … blog we consider recent literature (particularly reviews) on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dietary … are typically modest and short-term. The literature on cost-effectiveness is mixed, and there is substantial … Nevertheless, a Cochrane Review published in 2012 did report a reduction in cardiovascular events in trials …
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