Judith Mccool
Biographic Data
| ID | 230242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith Mccool |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccool |
| SIGNATURE | MCCOOL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6646-6661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Digifale a Mobile Health Literacy Programme for Pacific Communities
Background: In an increasingly digitalised world, the ability of older adults to effectively utilise digital devices and navigate online health information has become crucial for maintaining their wellbeing and independence. The DIGIFALE programme was developed to improve the mobile literacy skills of Pacific communities in recognition of the digital shift required because of COVID‐19. Objective: To test the acceptability and impact of DIGIFALE—a…
An analysis of social media strategies used to promote the e-cigarette brand Vuse
Social media has been instrumental in the promotion of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands globally. As a result of concerns around these types of promotions, many countries have introduced policies to restrict aspects of digital e-cigarette marketing, along with some restrictions introduced by social media platforms. This paper critiques the Instagram account of the leading global e-cigarette brand ‘Vuse’, owned by British American Tobacco…
Stakeholder perceptions on the impact of trade and investment agreements on nutrition policy space in small island developing states
BACKGROUND: Trade liberalisation has contributed to obesogenic food environments globally. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have some of the world's highest rates of obesity and nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases. Nutrition regulations have been recognised as necessary population health measures for combating malnutrition, however, legally-binding trade and investment agreements (TIAs) can constrain the policy options available to go…
When one size does not fit all – New Zealand perspectives on the International Health Regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic
The International Health Regulations (IHR) form the basis of the World Health Organization's governing framework for global health security and have a key role in preventing the international spread of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic rightfully brought the 'fitness for purpose' of the IHR (2005) into question, spurring WHO Member States to embark on a process of amending and improving the Regulations. This process concluded in mid-2024, with a pac…
How vape companies use greenwashing to bypass New Zealand’s festival sponsorship bans
Tobacco industry documents reveal that music events have long been a part of strategies to position products within the spaces and lifestyles of young people. Recently, e-cigarette (vape) companies have also widely used this marketing strategy, including in New Zealand. In 2020, the New Zealand Government introduced legislation to prevent vape companies from sponsoring such events. One vape company that owns multiple popular vape brands has since…
Burnout Among New Zealand-born Pacific Communities
Culturally contextualized burnout interventions are needed for Pacific communities. Selflessness and responsibilities preventing physiological needs to be met are associated with increased odds of burnout and high burnout frequency
It affected everybody, but affected people differently’
In February 2023, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with loss of life, extreme flooding, damage to homes, roads and infrastructure particularly in the regions of Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and the Te Matau‐a‐Māui (Hawke’s Bay). This paper presents key findings from a qualitative study of the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on community health and wellbeing in these two communities. Drawing upon inter…
Industry response to New Zealand’s vaping regulations
E-Cigarette Retailers’ Use of Instagram in New Zealand
E-cigarette companies claim their products are key to improving health outcomes by providing smokers with lower-risk alternatives. However, the rapid uptake of e-cigarettes among young people has prompted concern about company marketing practices. In 2019, there was no legislation to govern e-cigarette marketing in New Zealand. This period provides an ideal context for examining how e-cigarette companies promoted their products before the introdu…
Navigating digital inclusion and the digital vā among Niue mamatua through the provision of mobile phones during Covid-19
Technology and digital platforms have become essential for people and communities to interact because of COVID-19. Despite its benefits, digital exclusion disproportionately affects Pacific communities living in New Zealand. This article provides insights into how Niue mamatua (older adults) used their gifted mobile phones and mobile data as part of a COVID-19 digital inclusion initiative. It begins with an overview of the digital inclusion needs…
Getting there together
We conclude that achieving a smoke-free Oceania is possible through already existing bold country and regional smoke-free goals, excellent tobacco control leadership, experience and resources, and an understanding of how to work collectively. However, a commitment to focus tobacco control efforts regionally is required to achieve a smoke-free Oceania together
Just Be Strong, You Will Get through It” a Qualitative Study of Young Migrants’ Experiences of Settling in New Zealand
Migration, when it occurs during adolescence, is particularly challenging as it coincides with a myriad of other developmental and social changes. The present study set out to explore recent young migrants' experiences of settling in New Zealand. The qualitative study aimed to identify areas of particular challenge, examples of resilience and new insights into the acculturation process. Focus group interviews were conducted with migrant youth age…
Factors influencing the sustainability of digital health interventions in low-resource settings
No description supplied
Falling into a deep dark hole
BACKGROUND: Prediabetes is a precursor for type 2 diabetes. Compared to the New Zealand/European and other population groups (24.6%), the prevalence of prediabetes is higher within Pacific groups (29.8%). The diagnosis of prediabetes presents a potential opportunity to intervene to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE: To develop an understanding of how being 'at risk' of developing type 2 diabetes is perceived by Tongan people with …
Training the next generation of global health experts
BACKGROUND: Finding solutions to global health problems will require a highly-trained, inter-disciplinary workforce. Global health education and research can potentially have long-range impact in addressing the global burden of disease and protecting and improving the health of the global population. METHODS: We conducted an online survey of twelve higher education institutions in the Pacific Rim that spanned the period 2005-2011. Program adminis…
Monitoring and accountability for the Pacific response to the non-communicable diseases crisis
The framework for the Pacific Monitoring Alliance for NCD Action (MANA) draws together core country-level components of NCD monitoring data (mortality, morbidity, risk factors, health system responses, environments, and policies) and identifies key cross-cutting issues for strengthening national and regional monitoring systems. These include: capacity building; a regional knowledge exchange hub; innovations (monitoring childhood obesity and food …
Perceived social and media influences on tobacco use among Samoan youth
In order to develop effective and culturally relevant tobacco control policies, the public health community must consider social norms around tobacco use as well as patterns of media use among young Samoans
Trade and health in Samoa
Further investigation, using new methodologies are required to determine both the opportunities and threats for trade as a mechanism to improve the health of Samoa's population
Supporting Pacific Island Countries to Strengthen Their Resistance to Tobacco Industry Interference in Tobacco Control
Tobacco use is the biggest single preventable cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Western Pacific region. Currently, 14 Pacific Island countries have ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and, in having done so, are committed to implementing tobacco control measures aligned with the FCTC. Progressing strong and effective tobacco control legislation is essential to achieving long term gains in public health i…
Medical Education in the 21st Century
This descriptive article examines the potential for student-led initiatives in international health to be better integrated with formal medical education systems. Students have embraced the challenges and opportunities provided by globalisation to take a leadership role on international issues. Medical students are involved with a diverse portfolio of international activities, including work to internationalise the medical curriculum, the establi…
A cross-sectional analysis of how young adults perceive tobacco brands
Tobacco packaging uses logos, colours and imagery to create desirable connotations that promote and reinforce smoking. By functioning in the same way as advertising, on-pack branding breaches Article 13 of the FCTC and refutes tobacco companies' claims that pack livery serves only as an indentifying device that simplifies smokers' decision-making. Given this evidence, signatories should see plain packaging policies as a priority consistent with t…
Tobacco Branding, Plain Packaging, Pictorial Warnings, and Symbolic Consumption
We use brand association and symbolic consumption theory to explore how plain cigarette packaging would influence the identities young adults cocreate with tobacco products. Group discussions and in-depth interviews with 86 young adult smokers and nonsmokers investigated how participants perceive tobacco branding and plain cigarette packaging with larger health warnings. We examined the transcript data using thematic analysis and explored how rem…
Graphic warning labels on plain cigarette packs
The Role of the Media in Influencing Children's Nutritional Perceptions
Recently the mass media environment of children, in particular food advertising, has come under scrutiny as a contributing factor in the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Focus groups were used to explore how children's appraisals of various forms of media inform their health-related perceptions about eating and nutrition. Ninety participants aged 10 to 12 years were recruited from schools throughout Auckland, New Zealand. Schools were …
Stereotyping the smoker
Adolescents differ significantly in their appraisal of smokers in films; however, image based stereotypes, rather than emotional sensitivity stereotypes, are significantly associated with smoking susceptibility
Adolescent perceptions of smoking imagery in film
Interpretations of smoking in film by older teenagers
Graphic warning labels on plain cigarette packs
Tobacco Branding, Plain Packaging, Pictorial Warnings, and Symbolic Consumption
We use brand association and symbolic consumption theory to explore how plain cigarette packaging would influence the identities young adults cocreate with tobacco products. Group discussions and in-depth interviews with 86 young adult smokers and nonsmokers investigated how participants perceive tobacco branding and plain cigarette packaging with larger health warnings. We examined the transcript data using thematic analysis and explored how rem…
The Role of the Media in Influencing Children's Nutritional Perceptions
Recently the mass media environment of children, in particular food advertising, has come under scrutiny as a contributing factor in the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Focus groups were used to explore how children's appraisals of various forms of media inform their health-related perceptions about eating and nutrition. Ninety participants aged 10 to 12 years were recruited from schools throughout Auckland, New Zealand. Schools were …
It affected everybody, but affected people differently’
In February 2023, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with loss of life, extreme flooding, damage to homes, roads and infrastructure particularly in the regions of Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and the Te Matau‐a‐Māui (Hawke’s Bay). This paper presents key findings from a qualitative study of the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on community health and wellbeing in these two communities. Drawing upon inter…
Adolescent perceptions of smoking imagery in film
Interpretations of smoking in film by older teenagers
Stereotyping the smoker
Adolescents differ significantly in their appraisal of smokers in films; however, image based stereotypes, rather than emotional sensitivity stereotypes, are significantly associated with smoking susceptibility
The Role of the Media in Influencing Children's Nutritional Perceptions
Recently the mass media environment of children, in particular food advertising, has come under scrutiny as a contributing factor in the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Focus groups were used to explore how children's appraisals of various forms of media inform their health-related perceptions about eating and nutrition. Ninety participants aged 10 to 12 years were recruited from schools throughout Auckland, New Zealand. Schools were …
Medical Education in the 21st Century
This descriptive article examines the potential for student-led initiatives in international health to be better integrated with formal medical education systems. Students have embraced the challenges and opportunities provided by globalisation to take a leadership role on international issues. Medical students are involved with a diverse portfolio of international activities, including work to internationalise the medical curriculum, the establi…
A cross-sectional analysis of how young adults perceive tobacco brands
Tobacco packaging uses logos, colours and imagery to create desirable connotations that promote and reinforce smoking. By functioning in the same way as advertising, on-pack branding breaches Article 13 of the FCTC and refutes tobacco companies' claims that pack livery serves only as an indentifying device that simplifies smokers' decision-making. Given this evidence, signatories should see plain packaging policies as a priority consistent with t…
Tobacco Branding, Plain Packaging, Pictorial Warnings, and Symbolic Consumption
We use brand association and symbolic consumption theory to explore how plain cigarette packaging would influence the identities young adults cocreate with tobacco products. Group discussions and in-depth interviews with 86 young adult smokers and nonsmokers investigated how participants perceive tobacco branding and plain cigarette packaging with larger health warnings. We examined the transcript data using thematic analysis and explored how rem…
Graphic warning labels on plain cigarette packs
Supporting Pacific Island Countries to Strengthen Their Resistance to Tobacco Industry Interference in Tobacco Control
Tobacco use is the biggest single preventable cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Western Pacific region. Currently, 14 Pacific Island countries have ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and, in having done so, are committed to implementing tobacco control measures aligned with the FCTC. Progressing strong and effective tobacco control legislation is essential to achieving long term gains in public health i…
Perceived social and media influences on tobacco use among Samoan youth
In order to develop effective and culturally relevant tobacco control policies, the public health community must consider social norms around tobacco use as well as patterns of media use among young Samoans
Trade and health in Samoa
Further investigation, using new methodologies are required to determine both the opportunities and threats for trade as a mechanism to improve the health of Samoa's population
Training the next generation of global health experts
BACKGROUND: Finding solutions to global health problems will require a highly-trained, inter-disciplinary workforce. Global health education and research can potentially have long-range impact in addressing the global burden of disease and protecting and improving the health of the global population. METHODS: We conducted an online survey of twelve higher education institutions in the Pacific Rim that spanned the period 2005-2011. Program adminis…
Monitoring and accountability for the Pacific response to the non-communicable diseases crisis
The framework for the Pacific Monitoring Alliance for NCD Action (MANA) draws together core country-level components of NCD monitoring data (mortality, morbidity, risk factors, health system responses, environments, and policies) and identifies key cross-cutting issues for strengthening national and regional monitoring systems. These include: capacity building; a regional knowledge exchange hub; innovations (monitoring childhood obesity and food …
Factors influencing the sustainability of digital health interventions in low-resource settings
No description supplied
Falling into a deep dark hole
BACKGROUND: Prediabetes is a precursor for type 2 diabetes. Compared to the New Zealand/European and other population groups (24.6%), the prevalence of prediabetes is higher within Pacific groups (29.8%). The diagnosis of prediabetes presents a potential opportunity to intervene to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE: To develop an understanding of how being 'at risk' of developing type 2 diabetes is perceived by Tongan people with …
Just Be Strong, You Will Get through It” a Qualitative Study of Young Migrants’ Experiences of Settling in New Zealand
Migration, when it occurs during adolescence, is particularly challenging as it coincides with a myriad of other developmental and social changes. The present study set out to explore recent young migrants' experiences of settling in New Zealand. The qualitative study aimed to identify areas of particular challenge, examples of resilience and new insights into the acculturation process. Focus group interviews were conducted with migrant youth age…
Getting there together
We conclude that achieving a smoke-free Oceania is possible through already existing bold country and regional smoke-free goals, excellent tobacco control leadership, experience and resources, and an understanding of how to work collectively. However, a commitment to focus tobacco control efforts regionally is required to achieve a smoke-free Oceania together
E-Cigarette Retailers’ Use of Instagram in New Zealand
E-cigarette companies claim their products are key to improving health outcomes by providing smokers with lower-risk alternatives. However, the rapid uptake of e-cigarettes among young people has prompted concern about company marketing practices. In 2019, there was no legislation to govern e-cigarette marketing in New Zealand. This period provides an ideal context for examining how e-cigarette companies promoted their products before the introdu…
Navigating digital inclusion and the digital vā among Niue mamatua through the provision of mobile phones during Covid-19
Technology and digital platforms have become essential for people and communities to interact because of COVID-19. Despite its benefits, digital exclusion disproportionately affects Pacific communities living in New Zealand. This article provides insights into how Niue mamatua (older adults) used their gifted mobile phones and mobile data as part of a COVID-19 digital inclusion initiative. It begins with an overview of the digital inclusion needs…
Industry response to New Zealand’s vaping regulations
An analysis of social media strategies used to promote the e-cigarette brand Vuse
Social media has been instrumental in the promotion of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands globally. As a result of concerns around these types of promotions, many countries have introduced policies to restrict aspects of digital e-cigarette marketing, along with some restrictions introduced by social media platforms. This paper critiques the Instagram account of the leading global e-cigarette brand ‘Vuse’, owned by British American Tobacco…
Stakeholder perceptions on the impact of trade and investment agreements on nutrition policy space in small island developing states
BACKGROUND: Trade liberalisation has contributed to obesogenic food environments globally. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have some of the world's highest rates of obesity and nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases. Nutrition regulations have been recognised as necessary population health measures for combating malnutrition, however, legally-binding trade and investment agreements (TIAs) can constrain the policy options available to go…
When one size does not fit all – New Zealand perspectives on the International Health Regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic
The International Health Regulations (IHR) form the basis of the World Health Organization's governing framework for global health security and have a key role in preventing the international spread of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic rightfully brought the 'fitness for purpose' of the IHR (2005) into question, spurring WHO Member States to embark on a process of amending and improving the Regulations. This process concluded in mid-2024, with a pac…
How vape companies use greenwashing to bypass New Zealand’s festival sponsorship bans
Tobacco industry documents reveal that music events have long been a part of strategies to position products within the spaces and lifestyles of young people. Recently, e-cigarette (vape) companies have also widely used this marketing strategy, including in New Zealand. In 2020, the New Zealand Government introduced legislation to prevent vape companies from sponsoring such events. One vape company that owns multiple popular vape brands has since…
Burnout Among New Zealand-born Pacific Communities
Culturally contextualized burnout interventions are needed for Pacific communities. Selflessness and responsibilities preventing physiological needs to be met are associated with increased odds of burnout and high burnout frequency
Medicine (19 works) · Political science (16 works) · Business (15 works) · Public health (12 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Advertising (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (9 works) · Media Influence and Health (8 works)