Vape shops on the way to school: Geographical analysis of the proximity of specialist vape retailers to New Zealand schools.

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100235

Ronan Payinda, Eun Soo Chung, Jessie Colbert, Daniel Exeter, Chris Bullen

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the proximity of existing specialist vape retailers to schools in New Zealand.

Methods: Specialist vape retailers were mapped, and accessibility to them from schools was calculated across New Zealand.

Results: Thirteen percent of New Zealand's schools have at least one specialist vape retailer within 300 m. Forty-four percent of New Zealand's schools have at least one specialist vape retailer within 1 km. This means that almost half of schools had a specialist vape retailer within a 10-minute walking distance.

Conclusions: There is a high density of specialist vape retailers around New Zealand schools, where children are likely to see the stores and window displays on their journey to and from school.

Implications for public health: Vaping products have a wide accessibility to many school students in New Zealand. The high exposure to specialist vape retailers on the way to and from school needs to be regulated to minimise youth uptake of vaping.

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学校路上的电子烟商店：新西兰学校附近专业电子烟零售商的地理分析。

目的：本研究旨在调查新西兰现有专业电子烟零售商与学校的接近程度。方法：绘制了专业电子烟零售商的地图，并计算了新西兰各地学校对他们的可及性。结果：新西兰13%的学校在300米范围内至少有一家专业电子烟零售商。新西兰44%的学校在一公里范围内至少有一家专业电子烟零售商。这意味着，几乎一半的学校在步行10分钟的范围内有一家专业的电子烟零售商。结论：新西兰学校周围有高密度的专业电子烟零售商，孩子们在上学和放学的路上很可能会看到这些商店和橱窗展示。对公众健康的影响：在新西兰，许多学生都能广泛接触到电子烟产品。在上学和放学的路上接触专业电子烟零售商的行为需要受到监管，以尽量减少青少年对电子烟的吸收。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

5.70%

发文量

121

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) is concerned with public health issues. The research reported includes formal epidemiological inquiries into the correlates and causes of diseases and health-related behaviour, analyses of public policy affecting health and disease, and detailed studies of the cultures and social structures within which health and illness exist. The Journal is multidisciplinary and aims to publish methodologically sound research from any of the academic disciplines that constitute public health.