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Category: E-cigarettes

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On World No Tobacco Day, read an expert’s perspective on e-cigarettes

Editor’s note: Today, Wednesday 31 May, marks World No Tobacco Day. Yesterday, Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis spoke before the Health … More

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child and youth health, e-cigarettes, tobacco
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Why the ban on single use e-cigarettes is good for EVs

Vincent So, CEO, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand As part of the Federal Budget, Health Minister Mark … More

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e-cigarettes, pollution, vaping
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How can I help my teen quit vaping?

Michelle Jongenelis, The University of Melbourne You’re driving your teen home from school when they open up to you about … More

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child and youth health, e-cigarettes
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My teen’s vaping. What should I say? 3 expert tips on how to approach ‘the talk’

  Joshua Trigg, Flinders University and Billie Bonevski, Flinders University You’ve dropped your daughter off at her friend’s house and … More

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child and youth health, e-cigarettes
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Aotearoa provides guidance on the next phase of tobacco control measures in Australia: more of the same is not enough

Dr Raglan Maddox, Catherine Manning, Prof Raymond Lovett, Assoc Prof Lisa Whop, Selah Hart, Dr Michelle Kennedy, Assoc Prof El-Shadan … More

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New Zealand, tobacco control
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‘Dispelling the smoke to reflect the mirror’: the time is now to eliminate tobacco related harms

Helen Tran, PHAA Intern A recently published commentary by Maddox et al in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of … More

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, ACCHOs, New Zealand, nicotine, tobacco control
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No butts about stopping tobacco damaging the environment

On this World No Tobacco Day, we remember another victim of the tobacco industry – the environment Dr Michelle I … More

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e-cigarettes, ecology and environment, Public Health, tobacco
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Advocating for protection against unethical marketing of unhealthy products

PHAA Intern Allyson Todd, University of Sydney The unethical marketing of unhealthy products is an increasing concern within the digital … More

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Alcohol, child and youth health, Chronic disease, food and nutrition
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Public health measures can help balance the Budget

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO This post is the second in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s … More

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Alcohol, Budget 2022-23, Public Health, sugar tax, taxation, tobacco
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Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia ‘get-tough’ against vaping as new ANZJPH report shows widespread use in Kiwi schools

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA It’s now just over 100 days since Australia introduced strict new laws which mean you can … More

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nicotine, Public Health, vaping
Dr Michelle Jongenelis

PHAA recognises our 2021 Emerging Leader, e-cigarette expert, Dr Michelle Jongenelis

How often do we hear this response? When we asked the winner of the PHAA’s Emerging Leader Award for 2021, … More

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Public Health
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This ain’t no ‘puff piece’: John Safran takes aim at Philip Morris and doesn’t miss

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA John Safran has made a career out of probing society’s fringes for satire. Now the perpetual … More

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cancer, Public Health, smoking

Formula 1 Wheels Are Smoking: Tobacco Industry’s Interminable Advertising Influence in Sport

Mary-Anne Land – PHAA In 2021, the tobacco industry is projected to spend more than $100 million on Formula 1 … More

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WHO warns of global e-cigarette health threat, as WA survey shows teens use growing rapidly

Jeremy Lasek –  PHAA   Today marks International Youth Day (IYD). IYD is celebrated on 12 August each year to … More

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Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way

Jonine Jancey, Curtin University Despite their widespread reputation as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes (also known as electronic cigarettes … More

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commercial determinants of health, Public Health, social media, vaping

How unhealthy industries shape public opinions on health policy

Elly Howse Many of us working, teaching and researching in public health are aware of the impact of the commercial … More

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Alcohol, commercial determinants of health, industry playbook, junk food, marketing, Nutrition, Public Health

Fact or Fiction? Debunking the myths around e-cigarettes

Michelle Jongenelis, Christina Watts and Maurice Swanson   E-cigarettes have clearly made their way into Australian society. So, what’s the … More

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Public Health, TGA, vaping

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