Tagged: population health

The health impacts of the First World War for NZ: A Review - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Oct 30, 2018 •

• first world war,
• population health,
• spanish flu,
• WWI

Nick Wilson, George Thomson, Jennifer A Summers, Glyn Harper, Evan Roberts This blog summarises our just-published article on the mortality and morbidity impacts of the First World War on the NZ population. While much is known about the large health burden of this conflict (especially for the direct participants), there are still various knowledge gaps eg, for the health … Read More

Rise in e-cigarettes linked to rise in smokers quitting - News

Jean Balchin • Jul 27, 2017 •

• e-cigarette,
• population health,
• tobacco,
• tobacco control,
• University of Auckland

The recent rise in e-cigarette use among US adult smokers is associated with a significant increase in smoking cessation, finds a study published today in The BMJ (The British Medical Journal).  Based on the largest representative sample of e-cigarette users to date, this study emphatically argues that e-cigarettes have helped to increase smoking cessation at the population level. Read More

Obesity plan gets thumbs down from experts - Griffin's Gadgets

Peter Griffin • Oct 20, 2015 •

• children,
• fat tax,
• nutrition,
• Obesity,
• population health,
• sugar

The Government yesterday released details of 22 initiatives, some new, some expansions of existing programmes, that constitute its response to the growing problem of childhood obesity. As expected, there’s no form of fat or sugar tax and no clampdown on marketing of junk food to children. The Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan Voluntary codes and and education campaigns are … Read More