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ASH Year Ten Survey results 2008

The latest ASH Year Ten Snapshot Survey was launched on 10 June.

To read the full report:
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For a summary of the data:
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A portrait of health
The latest publication from the MInistry of Health includes up to date smoking statistics. Adult smoking rates have fallen below 20% for the first time in recorded history.

Read the chapter on smoking:
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Read the chapter on secondhand smoke:
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Download the whole report:
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ASH report on nurses and smoking n New Zealand :
Nurses are key resource in helping smokers to quit and advocating for tobacco control. This report by ASH and AUT explains why Download the report here

The ASH Year Ten Snapshot Survey launched today by Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia shows a r... more

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) welcomes the recommendation to ban tobacco retail displays publis... more

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is disappointed over the outcome of the Commerce Commission inves... more