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13 Sep Interim Evaluation Report: Healthy Families NZ

Posted at 14:58h in Research by Alison Pask

This Healthy Families NZ Interim Evaluation report shows that the initiative has been established with integrity to its intention and purpose and is a promising approach to prevention of chronic disease. The report also identifies enabling and supporting Māori leadership as an integral part of...

31 Aug Short Bursts of Physical Activity Improve Children’s Brain Power

Posted at 12:01h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

University of Auckland media release, 30 August 2017 A new study has found that short bursts of intensive exercise boosts children’s brain power and has benefits for children with learning difficulties or conditions such as autism. Scientists have long known that exercise is good for the brain....

24 Aug Effects of a Voluntary Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling System on Packaged Food Reformulation: The Health Star Rating System in New Zealand

Posted at 16:28h in Research by Alison Pask

Published in Nutrients 2017, 9(8), 918 Authors: Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Helen Eyles and Yeun-Hyang Choi Abstract: Interpretive, front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labels may encourage reformulation of packaged foods. We aimed to evaluate the effects of the Health Star Rating (HSR), a new voluntary interpretive FOP labelling system, on food reformulation...

24 Aug Physical Activity with a Cultural Twist at a Cook Islands Early Childhood Centre

Posted at 15:56h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

For the first time since Nor Western Cook Islands Early Childhood Centre in Ranui opened, children are learning new ways to be active and revitalising their culture at the same time. West Auckland’s only Cook Islands centre has been making connections with the Cook Islands language...

24 Aug Policy Brief: A Sugary Drink Tax for New Zealand

Posted at 15:30h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

The New Zealand Beverage Guidance Panel has written a Policy Brief: A Sugary Drink Tax for New Zealand This document provides: The rationale why a sugary drink tax is an important component of any strategy to address childhood obesity, adult obesity and dental caries. An outline of...

18 Aug Retailers Band Together in Bell Block to Stop Selling Sugary Drinks to Students Before School

Posted at 14:53h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB) Health Promoter, Jill Nicholls, has been working with schools and dairies in Bell Block to reduce the sugar consumption of Taranaki kids. ‘We are very excited to be the first in New Zealand to take this approach within our community...

17 Aug Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun ‘n healthy in Moreland!

Posted at 11:49h in Research by Alison Pask

Abstract from article published in the BioMed central (BMC ) Background Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, health behaviours and child wellbeing. Methods All children from primary schools in an...

17 Aug Assessment of health-related quality of life and psychological well-being of children and adolescents with obesity enrolled in a New Zealand community-based intervention programme: an observational study

Posted at 11:02h in Research by Alison Pask

This study published in the BMJ is the first to report health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with obesity in New Zealand. Abstract Objective To describe health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being of children and adolescents at enrolment in a multidisciplinary community-based obesity...

15 Aug Hutt Real Food Challenge

Posted at 14:28h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

A case study from the ANA June 2017 Newsletter....

15 Aug Pūmau Tonu te Mauri, Living as Māori, now and in the future

Posted at 09:07h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

In this paper, Pūmau Tonu te Mauri, Living as Māori, now and in the future Sir Mason reminds us of the challenge to adopt and support policies and programmes that foster a secure cultural identity so that Māori might live well as Māori. Sir Mason Durie KNZM FRSNZ...

September 2017