Background Tobacco industry documents illustrate how packaging promotes smoking
experimentation and reinforces existing smokers' behaviour. Plain packaging reduces the …

Introduction: The tobacco retail environment is a crucial marketing medium for the industry.
A 2009 review found evidence of a positive association between exposure to point-of-sale (…

Background Although social smoking has increased among young adults, it remains a poorly
understood behaviour. The authors explored how young adult social smokers viewed and …

International student exchange programs are widely promoted in higher education as a
means of developing desirable intercultural skills and understanding among students. This …

… Janet Hoek is a Professor in the Department of Marketing at the University of Otago, New …
Janet Hoek is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: janet.hoek@otago.ac.nz …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption, distress, and loss of life around
the world. While negative health, economic, and social consequences are being extensively …

New Zealand’s early response to the novel coronavirus pandemic included a strict lockdown
which eliminated community transmission of COVID-19. However, this success was not …

Introduction Previous systematic reviews have found consistent evidence of a positive
association between exposure to point-of-sale (POS) tobacco promotion and increased smoking …

Many stakeholders support introducing an interpretive front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition label, but
disagree over the form it should take. In late 2012, an expert working group established by …

Background Over the past three decades the global prevalence of childhood overweight
and obesity has increased by 47%. Marketing of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods and …