Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa |

05 Dec Do nutrition labels influence healthier food choices? Analysis of label viewing behaviour and subsequent food purchases in a labelling intervention trial

Posted at 10:38h in Research by Alison Pask

AUTHORS:Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Helen C. Eyles, Yannan Jiang, Tony Blakely YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2017 ABSTRACT There are few objective data on how nutrition labels are used in real-world shopping situations, or how they affect dietary choices and patterns. The Starlight study was a four-week randomised, controlled trial of the effects...

04 Dec Indian Participation and Practices in Sport and Recreation

Posted at 15:31h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Alison Pask, ANA health promotion manager talks to Siona Fernandes from Auckland University of Technology about her master’s research. Immigration has led to the Indian population becoming the most rapidly growing ethnic minority community in New Zealand. Indians have a strong cultural history and this is...

04 Dec New Activity Book – Bright Ideas for Young Minds

Posted at 13:28h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

New Activity Book - Bright Ideas for Young Minds, Book Review Published November 2017 by Mary Egan Publishing RRP$ 39.95 This is a beautiful, large, hard cover book that has plenty of eye-catching photos which makes it attractive to pick up and read. There are 70 practical and...

04 Dec ANA’s Guide to Practical Christmas Gifts for Less than $20

Posted at 12:08h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Alison Pask has put together this basic guide to help you find healthy and affordable Christmas gifts . Create your own homemade voucher by giving the gift of time. This could be for: babysitting gardening lawn mowing washing the car mending doing the groceries A homemade ...

29 Nov Getting Female University Students Active

Posted at 12:41h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

There is a significant gender gap in the participation rates of Higher Education students. Women in Sport partnered up with British Universities and Colleges Sport to share insights into how to engage inactive female students within universities. Student Activators focused on engaging students and collating...

29 Nov Table Tennis in the Workplace Associated with Workplace Wellbeing

Posted at 11:31h in Healthy Workplace by Alison Pask

A new report by Table Tennis England as part of their Loop at Work programme, explores the impact of playing table tennis at work on employee job satisfaction, workplace wellbeing, physical activity levels and general wellbeing. The employees in the study predominantly played table tennis in...

28 Nov New Statistics from the 2016/17 New Zealand Health Survey

Posted at 12:17h in Research by Alison Pask

This new data (Tier 1) provides a snapshot of the health of New Zealanders through key indicators on health behaviours, health status and access to health care for both adults and children.Tier 1 Statistics 2016/17: The tables are published on the Ministry of Health website and include...

24 Nov NZ Health Sector’s Role in Responding to Climate Change

Posted at 15:22h in Research by Alison Pask

Health professionals from around the country meet on 23 November 2017, in Wellington, to talk about how the NZ health sector can respond to the challenges of climate change for health and healthcare services. This was the first national ‘Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa-NZ’ forum. Flooding, storms...

22 Nov Ka Pai Kai Rotorua

Posted at 15:33h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

Jasmin Jackson, nutrition advisor for the Heart Foundation based in Rotorua, shares her enthusiasm for improving both learning and health outcomes for children in Rotorua. The Heart Foundation has been supporting schools to improve their canteens and tuckshops across the country for many years. Jasmin has...

09 Nov Take Home Messages from the ANA Asian Forum, Auckland 2017

Posted at 14:03h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

Participants at the last session of the Asian Forum were asked to discuss and write down their take home messages from the day. The following is a summary of the key themes of this activity. There is no one size fits all Know the statistics...

Author: Alison Pask