N Wilson

..The objectives of the present work were to (a) develop a relatively simple single-observer method for data collection on cigarette butt discarding; and (b) quantify cigarette butt discarding behaviour in city streets...

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..Politicians, officials and health workers need to strengthen policymaking processes and effectively counter the industry tactics used to delay regulatory responses...

..Such reviews also have the potential to identify important surveillance gaps, improve the organisation of disparate surveillance systems and to focus attention on upstream hazards, determinants and interventions...

..This research aimed to explore this proportion with an Internet survey of sports sponsorship in the New Zealand setting...

..Motivated by the situation of small island nations, which will probably experience the introduction of pandemic influenza via just one airport, we examined the potential effectiveness of quarantine as a border control measure...

..Some island nations have explicit components of their influenza pandemic plans for providing travel warnings and restricting incoming travellers. But the potential value of such restrictions has not been quantified...

..We aimed to determine the frequency and content of television food advertisements during children's viewing times on various New Zealand television channels...

..The aim of this study was to examine knowledge and attitudes to lower harm alternatives to cigarettes among New Zealand (NZ) smokers...

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..To identify and describe the key communication and health protection issues surrounding a flooding emergency...

..Previous work has shown that the number of calls to the Quitline are influenced by marketing of the service through media campaigns. We set out to investigate if the smokefree law increased calls to the Quitline...

..To examine the effectiveness of four mass media campaigns on calls to a national Quitline by Māori (the indigenous people of New Zealand)...

..Nevertheless, the available data indicates that the mortality burden from international terrorism in developed countries is small compared to that from other homicide...

..Fortunately there are still many ways for states and civil society to make future conferences more successful in eliminating the threat to human security from nuclear weapons...

..To estimate the relative number of deaths in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from international terrorism and road crashes...

..To estimate the impact of the next influenza pandemic on population health and health sector capacity in New Zealand...

..To examine smoker support for tobacco tax and for increased dedicated tobacco taxes, along with associations forany such support...

..Nevertheless, attention needs to be given to the primary prevention of terrorism and to preparatory measures that improve the country's public health infrastructure...

..The setting was New Zealand (NZ), which takes proactive measures to attract disadvantaged smokers to this service...

..To examine the impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine on the burden of Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) disease in New Zealand children aged under five years (under-5s)...

..To estimate the burden of visual impairment attributable to smoking in New Zealand...

..We examined how recognition of a national quitline number changed after new health warnings were required on tobacco packaging in New Zealand (NZ)...

..Nevertheless, there is significant scope for further improving the timeliness of immunisation...

..To compare estimates from WHO's Hib rapid assessment tool (RAT), with that from decline in disease after vaccine introduction...

..Some countries have started to extend indoor smokefree laws to cover cars and various outdoor settings. However, policy-modifiable factors around smoker support for these new laws are not well described...

..To examine time trends in the portrayal of smoking in a national collection of portraiture and to compare this with the similar trends for television and film...

..To examine the nutritional quality of food in television food advertisements that are targeted at children...

..To estimate the loss of life expectancy attributable to tobacco taxation (via financial hardship and flow-on health effect) in New Zealand...

..To examine the content of the project work of public health medicine registrars in New Zealand and identify publication outcomes...

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..Survey series on attitudes to such laws are needed, and surveys in jurisdictions where the issue has not been investigated to date...

..New Zealand introduced a smokefree bars and restaurants policy in December 2004. We reviewed the data available at December 2005 on the main public health, societal and political impacts and responses within New Zealand to the new law...

..Their use appears to be one of the frontier areas of tobacco control development. We briefly reviewed the available reports on public attitudes about smoke-free public outdoor areas...

..To identify the extent to which four major population-level tobacco control interventions were used in New Zealand from January 2000 to June 2007...

..To clarify the extent of use of foreign (including duty free, foreign normal retail and smuggled) tobacco, and to estimate missed government tax revenue in a geographically isolated country...

..To critically review version 16 of the New Zealand (NZ) influenza pandemic plan in relation to the content of European pandemic plans...

..To describe the international epidemiology of the homicide of media workers, and investigate country-level risk factors...

..We have assessed the contribution of tobacco smoking and socioeconomic position to these inequalities in 45-74-year-old census respondents during 1981-84 and 1996-99 (2.3 and 2.7 million person-years, respectively)...

..This study aimed to examine the impact of rurality on mortality rates from pandemic influenza in New Zealand in 1918...

..Further evidence on observed smoking behavior in the field is necessary to better interpret these preliminary findings...

..These could include more prime-time mass media campaigns and greater Quitline capacity. Tobacco tax increases are a highly evidence-based policy that could help reduce harm to the health of New Zealanders and reduce health inequalities...

..Substantial scope exists for improving tobacco taxation policy in New Zealand to better protect public health and to improve equity...

..To explore the views of Pacific policymakers on solutions to reducing smoking around Pacific children in New Zealand (given smoking is a cause of health inequalities between Pacific peoples and other New Zealanders)...

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..This study aimed to review the border control strategies included in the publicly available pandemic preparedness plans for the South Pacific Islands, New Zealand, and Australia...

..To review the evidence of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in New Zealand homes and its effects on health...

..To examine the extent and content of outdoor food advertisements and food availability from outlets in the vicinity of secondary schools...

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..The size of the RR estimates should be interpreted in the context of absolute mortality and effect measures...

..In this study we aimed to determine smokers' use and beliefs concerning "light" and "mild" cigarettes ("lights"), including in relation to ethnicity, deprivation and other socio-demographic characteristics...

..To evaluate the feasibility of the UK Nutrient Profile (NP) model for identifying 'unhealthy' food advertisements using a case study of New Zealand television advertisements...

..This study explored changes in tobacco packaging that had been introduced to the New Zealand market, by surveying descriptors used on cigarette packs after the Commerce Commission's warning...

..Fortunately, there are a number of policy options for reducing SHS exposure in cars including mass media campaigns and laws for smoke-free cars...

..If nobody smoked tobacco from 2020 onwards, then life expectancy in 2040 will be approximated by projected never-smoker life expectancy...

..g. for tobacco control). Overall there remains significant scope for New Zealand to contribute more effectively via aid and trade to health in the South Pacific...

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..To describe smoker support for new smokefree laws covering cars and outdoor settings, in a national sample of New Zealand (NZ) smokers...

..As the authority could be funded through levies on the tobacco industry, it has the potential advantage of delivering major population health gains while costing the taxpayer nothing...

..While important accurate health messages were frequently included, some were missed (e.g., hand washing in only 2% of articles). No incorrect information was identified, and health spokespersons were accurately quoted...

..We determined how these contributions varied by sex and over time in two national New Zealand cohort studies...

..Restrictions on the sales of unflued gas heaters could also be considered. A mass media campaign could also be used to inform the population of the readily modifiable risk factors for mold growth and dampness...

..To review the evidence on knowledge and attitudes among the New Zealand public concerning secondhand smoke (SHS) and smoking in homes and cars...

..Nevertheless, we tentatively suggest that the gains in overall mortality will be modest (although still potentially worthwhile from a policy perspective) and the reductions in inequalities in mortality will be more substantial...

..To estimate the key transmission parameters associated with an outbreak of pandemic influenza in an institutional setting (New Zealand 1918)...

..To examine smoking status among doctors and nurses using data from the 2006 Census and to describe recent trends in smoking prevalence among doctors and nurses...

..They also experienced lower excess death rates than the other jurisdictions that did not apply quarantine measures...

..To identify and evaluate the options for population level government policies to increase the prevalence of homes free of secondhand smoke...

..To examine some recent examples of tobacco control policies used elsewhere that seek to directly erode tobacco industry power, and to consider the relevance of these to New Zealand...

..To assess the risk of transmission of pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza (pandemic A/H1N1) from an infected high school group to other passengers on an airline flight and the effectiveness of screening and follow-up of exposed passengers...

..To examine the content and trends of safety-related consumer information in magazine vehicle advertisements, as a case study within the worldwide marketing of vehicles...

..New legislation is likely to enhance the control of SHS in New Zealand, but additional actions such as a mass media campaign on SHS are also desirable...