Ruth Bonita
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Independent global public health practitioner and advocate for NCDs being higher on the global agenda
New Zealand
Joined September 2010
RT @AlexWodak: Thank you @TammyTyrrell_ for your common sense, compassion & pragmatism re vaping. No one has as yet been able to explain wh….
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RT @LivePippas: Simon, that would be only a relevent statement if vapes were tobacco products, but they are not! .Tarring vapes with the sa….
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RT @AlexWodak: Highly recommend reading @Clive_Bates analysis here. Very important. Hard to believe Alice in Wonderland thinking of tobacco….
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RT @ChaunceyGardner: @cdoug @FDATobacco Disposables ARE now the most "popular" vapes with US teen vapers. The 2023 NYTS shows:. 7.7% use n….
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RT @publichousingnz: @cjsbishop and @NicolaWillisMP the People want public housing. Read the People's Review of Kāinga Ora here: https://t.….
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RT @AlexWodak: Deeply upsetting that former long-standing public health colleagues now happily engage in wholesale sophistry & any unscrupu….
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RT @davidrvetter: 👀 Watch Aotearoa New Zealand MP Chlöe Swarbrick deliver the most formidably cogent summary of the 20th century economic o….
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How unexpected! Who would have thought it would come to this?
abc.net.au
Police are stepping up their efforts to tackle the illegal tobacco market, after a string of arson attacks against shops in Victoria.
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Listen at 3.08 as new finance minister, Nicola Willis, admits scrapping smokefree laws will help fund tax cut!
stuff.co.nz
The incoming Government is promising to scrap the ban on the sale of cigarettes to future generations.
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Will you join over 500,000 New Zealanders who are fighting for people and planet across Aotearoa? Join the @actionstation movement here ➡️
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Good to see this thoughtful effort at reframing #vaping as a double - edged sword.@matthewscott111 @drayeshaverrall @hapaitehauora @HealthCoA
newsroom.co.nz
Te Whatu Ora research finds smoking is down in Pasifika communities, but concerns about the long-term impact of vaping abound.
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More than half of the cost of living crisis explained by rise in corporate profits via @actionstation.
our.actionstation.org.nz
Now is the time for the Government to increase the tax on corporate profits and put it back into the people.
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Let’s get some discussion going on how to deal with the vaping in schools – advice for teachers @HealthCoA @ASHNZ2025 @AlexWodak @hapaitehauora @drayeshaverrall @hapai_tc @https://colinmendelsohn.com.au/schools/.
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How to deal with the vaping in schools – advice for teachers
colinmendelsohn.com.au
VAPING BY STUDENTS at Australian schools is increasing and is understandably creating great concern for teachers and difficulties with enforcement. While most Australian schools have clear guidelines...
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Not quite enough! a modest addition to current tobacco control measures. #Vaping as an alternative way of accessing nicotine, works too! One third decline in smoking in NZ in past 2 years suggests Smokefree 2025 goal will be reached.@ASHNZ2025 a
theguardian.com
Government launches consultation on including inserts in packs that outline the benefits of quitting tobacco
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RT @ASHNZ2025: @ProfEdwardsNZ @AlexWodak @VapingAlliance @NannyFreeState @GrimmGreen Transformation is following demand (not driving it). I….
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Poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to SMOKE and die from cancer – and the gap is widening in the absence of Tobacco harm reduction #vaping via @ConversationEDU.
theconversation.com
A gap between rich and the poor in cancer deaths for middle-aged people is growing. Deaths from cancer have fallen over time, but less so in our poorest regions where there is less health care access.
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It’s all in the results - one third decline in smoking in past 2 years in NZ - most likely a result of switching to vaping by cigarette smokers. @ASHNZ2025 @minhealthnz @drayeshaverrall
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