A Healthy Lifestyle Reduces the Risk of Dementia
People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In the next 30 years, the number of people […]
Health and Disability System Review : Submissions Close 31 May
The Review aims to ‘future-proof’ NZ’s health and disability services. (see Terms of Reference) You are invited to give feedback on the 9 broad Phase One Questions via the online tool on the Review website.
Turning the Tide- from cars to active transport
Read the report and other documents here
Systemic Barriers and Equitable Interventions to Improve Vegetable and Fruit Intake in Children: Interviews with National Food System Actors
Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is declining in New Zealand, and over half of New Zealand’s children do not meet the recommendation of two serves of fruit and three serves of vegetables daily (with even lower adherence among children in high-deprivation neighbourhoods). The aim of this study was to map the potential causal pathways explaining […]
Nutrition Across the Life Stages
The food we eat plays an important role in our health and wellbeing. Good nutrition contributes to quality of life, helps maintain healthy body weight, protects against infection, and reduces the risk of chronic conditions and premature death. Chronic conditions—often linked with a poor diet—are the major cause of ill health in Australia. Australia has […]
Fresh Approach to PE and Physical Activity in Schools
Sport NZ is doubling the reach of its Play.sport pilot by adding 40 new primary and intermediate schools in Waikato and Southland in partnership with regional sports trusts Sport Waikato and Sport Southland. “We want everyone in New Zealand to have a life-long love of being physically active because we know this results in people […]
Child Poverty in NZ
In the year ended June 2018, 13 percent of children lived in a household experiencing material hardship. Material deprivation measures of child poverty use surveys to determine the proportion of children who live in households that cannot afford specific consumption items that most people regard as essential. Examples include not having two pairs of good […]
ANA Conference 21- 22 May
Alison Pask, ANA Acting Executive Director invites you to register for the 8th Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa conference to be held in Auckland 21/22 May 2019 Find out more here
NZ edition of the Special Olympics Fit Five guide
This ‘guide’ has been edited for NZ athletes, in conjunction with advice from the Ministry of Health, the Heart Foundation of NZ and Healthy Families Lower Hutt. The ‘guide’ aligns with NZ health messaging and the resource section is packed with websites to visit which have more information about healthy eating, water as the drink […]
Scott Duncan from AUT says…
Scott Duncan from the Auckland University of Technology shares what he enjoys about the ANA conference. Watch the video here