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Interventions to reduce alcohol’s harms to health: A modelling study

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posted on 2024-08-05, 22:51 authored by Tim Chambers, Anja Mizdrak, Sarah Herbert, Amanda C. Jones

This research project used modelling techniques to estimate the health impacts of alcohol interventions and their contribution towards health equity in the Aotearoa context.

The research was conducted by a team from the University of Otago and the Northern Regional Alliance, and was funded by Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand (previously Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency). Four hypothetical intervention scenarios were modelled that included alcohol tax increases, outlet density reduction, outlet trading hours reduction and bans on alcohol marketing. These scenarios were compared to a business as usual scenario that assumed no changes in alcohol consumption or policy settings.

Two supplementary documents are also available alongside the main report:

  • Executive summary for Māori stakeholders
  • Protocol

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This project used modelling techniques to explore the health impacts of alcohol based on different factors. The modelled possibilities involved changes to tax, the availability of alcohol, marketing rules, and laws. It also discusses possible solutions to reducing the gaps between health impacts in Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa.

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