Tagged: Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Jan 16, 2020 •

• Smokefree Aotearoa 2025,
• Smoking,
• tobacco,
• tobacco excise tax

Janet Hoek, Richard Edwards, George Thomson, Andrew Waa, Nick Wilson Debate over tobacco tax increases has intensified as research indicates potentially conflicting policy directions. On the one hand, excise tax increases continue to stimulate quit attempts among smokers yet, on the other hand, they may lead to financial hardship for some smokers and increase retail crime. In this blog, we … Read More

“Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Oct 06, 2017 •

• Action Plan,
• e-cig,
• e-cigarettes,
• Nicotine,
• policy,
• Smokefree Aotearoa 2025,
• Smoking,
• tobacco

Prof Richard Edwards, Prof Tony Blakely, Prof Chris Cunningham, Frederieke Sanne van der Deen, Stephanie Erick, Zoe Hawke, Prof Janet Hoek, A/Prof George Thomson, Louise Thornley, Anaru Waa, Prof Nick Wilson The “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025” Action Plan was launched at Parliament on 2 August. A previous blog described its key features and a rationale for the recommended … Read More