Read the report on the regulation of alcohol marketing that is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals. Read report ...
By Niki BezzantWhy is alcohol important in nutrition? When we think of foods that influence our health, we might not immediately think of alcohol. However, we should think of alcohol as we think of any other food. This is why it’s included in the Ministry of...
This report provides an updated overview of alcohol use by Pacific peoples and looks at drinking patterns and attitudes in various Pacific sub-populations. Pooled data from two national surveys were analysed: the Ministry of Health’s New Zealand Health Survey, and the Health Promotion Agency's Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol...
Researchers at Auckland University’s School of Population Health and Victoria University of Wellington looked at how New Zealanders changed their shopping and cooking habits during alert levels 3 and 4 . While the full report is yet to be completed Niki Bezzant pieces together the...
This report contains topline survey results for Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency ‘Impact of COVID-19’ Survey • Results are based on a sample of n=1,190 (unless otherwise stated). This sample contains an overrepresentation of Māori and Pasifika respondents. • Results have been adjusted at the analysis stage by...
Dr Nicki Jackson is the executive director of Alcohol Healthwatch. “My role is to inform strong action on alcohol in our country, through looking at what evidence will work to reduce harm. I love being able to have a voice for those who are affected by...
Alcohol Healthwatch is extremely disappointed that an evidence-based pregnancy warning label for alcohol products and packaging has been sent back to the drawing board....
A large number of factors affect youth drinking and subsequent alcohol-related harms; this evidence review aimed to improve understanding about three specific focus areas: age of first drink, patterns and trajectories of drinking, and parental supply of alcohol. Literature reviews looked at the link between...
The experience gathered by the Russian Federation in reducing the burden of disease stemming from alcohol represents a powerful argument that effective alcohol policy is essential to improving the prospects of living long and healthy lives....
Alcohol Healthwatch has prepared a fact sheet to accompany the results from the Tier 1 statistics (prevalence of past-year drinking and hazardous drinking)....
