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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … smokefree laws, the latest FCTC implementation report is available here ) and the continued non-ratification … such progress. The current (2014) NZ FCTC implementation report is available on the FCTC website. Endgames and how … a key recommendation of the Māori Affairs Select Committee report from which the Smokefree 2025 goal originates, but was …
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  • Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025

    … modestly among Māori and young people between 2011/12 and 2016/17  [*].   There were also profound decreases among NZ …     Current smoking prevalence (%) (at least monthly) Mean annual prevalence reduction 2006/7-2011/12 Mean annual prevalence reduction 2011/12-2016/17 2006/7 2011/12 …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … its earlier stages. Screening for lung cancer with three annual LDCT scans has been shown to reduce mortality from … 2013, the US Preventative Services Task Force recommended “annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed … while the highest cost per QALY study(8) was based on annual LDCT screening. A smoking cessation programme …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … with more details available in the attached summary report and from the authors by request.  Evaluation findings … gains for children living in food-insecure homes). 6 T he annual savings for households ranges from $1,000 (1 child in … the introduction of the programme. 9 A newly-published report noted improved attendance for underserved children in …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … affected -─ teens and young adults. In this Briefing we report these new findings from an International Tobacco … .   The survey The ITC Youth & Youth Adult Survey is an annual multi-country survey which included New Zealand for … methods and findings, please refer to the online research report . In summary, the ITC Youth & Young Adult Survey …
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  • How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ

    … close contacts of high-risk workers could be required to report their health status weekly, with a lower threshold for … for elsewhere 20 ). This inquiry could have a short-term report back period of initial recommendations (eg, within 3 months) and then a longer report back period for the full report (potentially 6-12 …
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  • An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax

    … a letter that appeared in the NZ Herald on 2 April 2016. Professors Boyd Swinburn, Rod Jackson, and Cliona Ni … After the Minister says ‘yes’ to the WHO Commission’s report in front of world health ministers in Geneva, it would … Organization Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity , 2016 Public Health England , 2015 Lancet Obesity Series , …
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  • Why are some preventable cancer deaths in Māori and Pacific peoples increasing?

    … Zealand Census Mortality Study (From Teng, A. M., et al. (2016)) Absolute inequalities in excess cancer deaths … aged 1–74 years in New Zealand (From Teng, A. M., et al. (2016)) Fig. 3 Ethnic inequalities in obesity – a mediator of … from the total population. (From Teng, A. M., et al. (2016)) Tobacco (no surprises here) This study reiterates that …
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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … will not get NZ to the 2025 goal (even at the 20% annual increase level (9)) – see Appendix A and this previous … probably not be achieved. Our favoured package (ongoing annual tax increases [at 10%], intensification of other … (6.8% to 7.0%) (20% to 21%) (20% to 21%) (9.8% to 10%) Annual 10% increase 8.20% 6.10% 18% 18% 8.70% 2039           …
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  • Time to stop dodging bullets? NZ’s eight recent border control failures

    … under continued Alert Level 1. 16 No investigation report of this outbreak has yet been published. MIQ facility … route. 18    Additional details: No full investigation report of this border failure has yet been published. MIQ … the facility. 19 Some details of the full investigation report were provided to the media and these suggested that …
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