Christine Linhart

Epidemiologist, International Public Health Lecturer and Pacific Island researcher. Cardiovascular disease, tobacco, obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes.

[Christine Linhart @c_linhart]

@MichaelFieldNZ I am aware that NZ aid sponsored construction of the Rothmans tobacco factory in Samoa in the 1970s. The original research article I tweeted analysed unit record data to determine trends in tobacco smoking in Samoa over 4 decades, which have demonstrated consistent decline.

[Christine Linhart @c_linhart]

@Msovick @ColinTukuitonga @RNZPacific @spc_cps @UNICEFPacific I couldn't agree more @Msovick

[Christine Linhart @c_linhart]

As early as 1972 the 'Pacific Islands Monthly' was highlighting the decline in community sentiment towards continued expansion of the tobacco industry in the Pacific Island region. Read the history: 'Tobacco smoking trends in Samoa over four decades:...' https://t.co/sE5tsFUlnx

[Christine Linhart @c_linhart]

Great to see the data from this report being disseminated by the Pacific Community Director-General @ColinTukuitonga https://t.co/wSfvRV0WFr

[Colin Tukuitonga @ColinTukuitonga]

Significant decline in infant n child mortality #Fiji over last 2 decades @spc_cps data @UNICEFPacific

[Christine Linhart @c_linhart]

@ColinTukuitonga @spc_cps @UNICEFPacific Here is the link to the full report for the 14 countries, and 7 territories (American, French and New Zealand) located in this region of the Pacific. If you would like further information let me know as I was the lead author of this report
https://t.co/VPA2dR1bkl

[Christine Linhart @c_linhart]

@ColinTukuitonga @Msovick @RNZPacific @spc_cps @UNICEFPacific The link for the full report is below. I am the lead author of this report which I wrote whilst working as a consultant for SPC in 2013/2014. I think it would be great to discuss updating this report to 2018 @ColinTukuitonga https://t.co/VPA2dR1bkl