Tagged: Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

Featured image: Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Mar 24, 2022 •

Janet Hoek, Richard Edwards, Andrew Waa* Once a common practice, smoking prevalence has declined since its peak in the 1960s, after the serious health risks it poses became clear. Government policies and social marketing campaigns have progressively reduced smoking’s acceptability; however, slow reductions in prevalence have seen inequities persist and led some governments to adopt tobacco endgame strategies that rapidly … Read More

Featured image: Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Nov 26, 2021 •

Richard Edwards, Jude Ball, Janet Hoek, George Thomson, Nick Wilson*  On November 28 new legislation to protect children from smoking and vaping in cars will come into force. This blog sets out the background and rationale for the new law, and discusses implementation, evaluation and the next steps to protect children from smoking-related harm in Aotearoa. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is … Read More

Featured image: A Smokefree Aotearoa – could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?

A Smokefree Aotearoa – could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there? - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Sep 06, 2021 •

Nick Wilson, Janet Hoek, Nhung Nghiem, Jennifer Summers, Leah Grout, Richard Edwards* This blog presents key findings from a modelling study where we estimated the impact that denicotinising smoked tobacco products could have on smoking prevalence in Aotearoa New Zealand. A policy requiring that all smoked tobacco products are virtually nicotine free is one of the key proposals included in … Read More

Featured image: A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there?

A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there? - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Aug 12, 2021 •

Richard Edwards, Louise Marsh, Lindsay Robertson, Frederieke Petrović-van der Deen, Nick Wilson, Janet Hoek* In this blog we discuss the arguments for and against one of the proposals included in the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan Discussion Document that the sale of smoked tobacco products could be restricted solely to community pharmacies after the number of retail outlets selling these products are … Read More

Featured image: New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Aug 10, 2021 •

Janet Hoek, Nick Wilson, Richard Edwards, Andrew Waa* From today (11 August 2021), Aotearoa New Zealand’s Smoke-free Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 will restrict the e-liquid flavours available at generic retail outlets, such as convenience stores. This measure responded to sustained concerns about the rising prevalence of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among young people, many … Read More

Featured image: The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Jul 05, 2021 •

Richard Edwards, Ellie Johnson, Janet Hoek, Anaru Waa, El-Shadan Tautolo, Jude Ball, James Stanley Summary This blog summarises findings from people who smoke or have recently quit smoking and who participated in the ITC New Zealand project from 2016-2021. The blog documents attitudes towards smoking and quitting, support for, and perceived impacts of, key measures included in the Smokefree … Read More

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Smokefree 2025 - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Jun 15, 2021 •

The Government’s proposed approach for achieving SmokeFree 2025 is a bit over-the-top. The proposals would restrict tobacco sales to a smaller number of to-be-licenced R18 outlets, which could then be subject to a sinking lid; impose an annual one-year increase in the purchase age for tobacco until full prohibition were achieved; restrict nicotine content in cigarettes to very low levels; … Read More

Featured image: A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • May 28, 2021 •

Andrew Waa, Heather Gifford, Shane Bradbrook The recent release of the Government’s “Proposals for a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan” (the  Plan) represents a significant step forward in how we think about tobacco control1. The Plan specifically references eliminating smoking related inequities, strengthening Māori governance and fulfilling government commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as an essential part of achieving … Read More

Featured image: Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and Evidence

Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and Evidence - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • May 27, 2021 •

Dr Allen Gallagher, Dr Lindsay Robertson, Prof Janet Hoek, Prof Nick Wilson, Prof Richard Edwards* The NZ Government has published proposals for an Action Plan to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help inform the debate and submissions. Here we examine the illicit tobacco … Read More

Featured image: The Case for Banning Cigarette Filters: Addressing a Consumer Fraud, Smoking Decoy and Environmental Hazard

The Case for Banning Cigarette Filters: Addressing a Consumer Fraud, Smoking Decoy and Environmental Hazard - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • May 17, 2021 •

Janet Hoek, Phil Gendall, Tom Novotny, Nick Wilson, Lindsay Robertson, Richard Edwards, James F Thrasher (*Author details) The Government’s proposed Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan sets out a perceptive vision for reducing smoking prevalence and ensuring that, once the goal is reached, future generations will remain smokefree. Among the evidence-based measures set out, the plan includes proposals … Read More

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