Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa |

03 Oct The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Kiwis Eat More Fruit and Vegetables

Posted at 14:17h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

A decade has passed since the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust was launched to help encourage us all to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. The message is simple – eat at least five servings each day to help maintain good health – but one which...

03 Oct Development of an Evaluation Tool to Measure Accessibility and Usability of Parks and Playgrounds.

Posted at 13:09h in Research by Alison Pask

Urban parks and children’s playgrounds have the potential to provide a free environment to participate in social, leisure and physical activities for all ages. There is evidence that people who visit parks are more likely to meet recommended physical activity guidelines and report better physical,...

02 Oct What are the determinants of food insecurity in New Zealand and does this differ for males and females?

Posted at 11:17h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

This is an article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2010 Abstract Aims: Food insecurity is a lack of assured access to sufficient nutritious food. We aimed to investigate the demographic and socio-economic determinants of food insecurity in New Zealand and whether...

29 Sep Faith Led Pacific Wellness Programme Wainuiomata

Posted at 08:46h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Perise Iupeli’s enthusiasm is catching, she’s lively, energetic and at the time of sharing this story was working for Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley (PHSHV), where she was involved in the creation of Wainuiomata’s Faith Led Wellness programme. As she speaks, passion shines through her voice...

27 Sep Effect of a mobile app intervention on vegetable consumption in overweight adults: a randomized controlled trial

Posted at 08:50h in Research by Alison Pask

Mummah, S., et al. (2017). Effect of a mobile app intervention on vegetable consumption in overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14:125. The authors tested the effect of a mobile app to increase vegetable consumption among overweight adults attempting...

19 Sep Health Promoting Schools Impact on Targeted Student Outcomes

Posted at 11:42h in Healthy Systems by Alison Pask

Dr Heidi Leeson has conducted an external evaluation of Health promoting schools (HPS). After crunching through a great deal of data, she concluded effective involvement in HPS can explain: 60% of the increases in attendance observed in HPS schools; 42% of the decreases in stand-downs and suspensions; and 29%...

19 Sep Loving Pēpe for life

Posted at 11:06h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Loving Pēpe for life: Your guide to being healthy and keeping activity during your pregnancy Loving Pēpe for Life was developed by the Health 4 Life Project to support health and community workers who work with pregnant women and whānau with babies, to have conversations about healthy...

19 Sep Research Commentary on Cancer and Obesity Research

Posted at 09:42h in Research by Alison Pask

Association between Dietary Energy Density and Obesity-Associated Cancer: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative Commentary by: Dr Rachel Nicholls, Health Promotion Advisor, Cancer Society of New Zealand A diet high in energy dense foods (those high in fats and/or added sugars and/or low in fibre) contribute to increasing rates...

18 Sep Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Posted at 12:43h in Research by Alison Pask

Cradock K, OLaighin G, Finucane F, Gainforth H, Quinlan L, & Ginis K. (2017). Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 18. Abstract BACKGROUND: Changing diet and physical activity behaviour...

18 Sep Children Living Near Fast Food Outlets More Likely To Gain Weight

Posted at 11:34h in Research by Alison Pask

Children who live near fast food outlets are more likely to gain weight compared with those living farther away, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) tracked the weight of more than 1,500 state primary school pupils aged four to...

October 2017