ASPIRE2025
12 May, 2016
ASPIRE2025 is a partnership to help achieve the goal of a tobacco-free Aotearoa. This Annual Report features a brief overview of research.
Robertson, L., Cameron, C., McGee, R., Marsh, L., Hoek, J.
1 April, 2016
A positive licensing scheme could increase compliance with existing smokefree legislation.
Ball, J., Waa, A., Tautolo, E.-S., Edwards, R.
31 March, 2016
Tobacco use in New Zealand has declined in recent years, but Māori and Pacific smoking rates remain high at 38% and 25% respectively. This research explored the strengths and weaknesses of five policy options currently under discussion in New Zealand, from the perspective of policy experts and tobacco control and community leaders.
Robertson, L., Cameron, C., McGee, R., Marsh, L., Hoek, J.
8 December, 2015
Children and adolescents more frequently exposed to POS tobacco promotion have around 1.6 times higher odds of having tried smoking and around 1.3 times higher odds of being susceptible to future smoking, compared with those less frequently exposed. Together with the available evaluations of POS display bans, the results strongly indicate that legislation banning tobacco POS promotion will effectively reduce smoking among young people.
Shah, S.
6 November, 2015
Preventing smoking uptake and managing adolescent asthma relies on engaging communication and sharing stories. The Triple A programme seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of students by using a unique peer-led educational approach, whereby students become the drivers of both the teaching and learning processes.
Robertson, L., Marsh, L., Hoek, J., McGee, R., & Egan, R.
17 August, 2015
In contrast to claims made by industry-related organisations, a proposed licensing policy is unlikely to be met with blanket opposition from tobacco retailers. Advocacy efforts may garner more support for tobacco retail policies if the purpose of policies was framed in terms of protecting young people from smoking.
Robertson, L., McGee, R., Marsh, L. & Hoek, J.
30 August, 2014
The existing evidence supports a positive association between exposure to POS tobacco promotion and smoking. This review provides evidence to support the continuation of POS tobacco display bans in those jurisdictions where such legislation has been introduced and strengthens the evidence encouraging similar policies in jurisdictions without a POS display ban.
Cobiac, L., Ikeda, T., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N.
21 August, 2014
Objective We examine the potential role for taxation in the tobacco endgame in New Zealand, where the goal is to become ‘smokefree’ (less than 5% smoking prevalence) by 2025.
Oliver, J., Thomson, G and Wilson, N.
3 March, 2014
We aimed to identify what themes could be found in online discussions provoked by news articles on smokefree outdoor public areas in New Zealand, and to explore the potential utility of this data source for public health research more generally.
Hotu, S.
24 March, 2013
Smoking contributes to death and disease for many New Zealanders. The majority of smokers want to quit, and chances of success increase with the number of quit attempts if supported by treatment.
