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07 Nov Food Citizenship: How Thinking of Ourselves Differently can Change the Future of our Food System

Posted at 12:05h in Healthy Systems by Alison Pask

Findings of the Future of Food: a collaborative innovation project This UK report is the final output of a collaborative innovation project convened by the New Citizenship Project with support from the Food Ethics Council. The Future Of Food: Beyond The Consumer was a ten month...

07 Nov What modes of transport are associated with higher levels of physical activity? Cross-sectional study of New Zealand adults

Posted at 10:47h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Published in the Journal of Transport and Health Authors: Caroline Shaw, Michael Keall, Hayley Guiney Abstract Objective: Active travel is seen as a way to increase net population physical activity. This paper examines whether people in New Zealand who walk, cycle or use public transport to get to their main...

07 Nov Walking and Cycling for Transport is Good for Physical Activity Levels in Kiwis

Posted at 09:14h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Dr Caroline Shaw Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced rates of breast and colon cancer, better mental health, lower obesity rates, lower heart disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at a new study we just published...

06 Nov Public Health Association widely misrepresented on Ronald McDonald House Charities

Posted at 15:55h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

“The Public Health Association strongly supports facilities for families of children in hospital with serious conditions receiving publicly funded health care. Our criticism is of the undesirable marketing of the fast food industry arising from the naming rights held by the McDonald’s brand”, says Warren...

03 Nov Local Choice at FreshChoice Supermarkets – five meals for a family of six for $50

Posted at 09:20h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

All FreshChoice supermarkets in West Auckland have changed their aisles to make shopping for healthy food easier and they also provide recipe ideas for large families cooking on a budget. Each week at FreshChoice in Ranui and Glen Eden, a new recipe book appears in the...

24 Oct Nuts

Posted at 08:56h in Research by Alison Pask

A recent national survey has shown New Zealanders aren't eating enough nuts, despite research showing frequent consumption is an effective way to get essential nutrients, University of Otago nut group researcher Dr Alexandra Chisholm says. The university's department of human nutrition has been conducting research since...

20 Oct Project Energize in Wellington

Posted at 08:43h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Project Energize is a programme that aims to increase children's physical activity levels, improve their nutritional status and ultimately their overall health. The programme began at Sport Waikato in 2005, funded by the Waikato District Health Board and was established in Wellington in 2016. Delivered by...

19 Oct Workplace Wellbeing Toolkit

Posted at 10:14h in Healthy Workplace by Alison Pask

A new toolkit to support New Zealand workplaces and their people to flourish was launched on World Mental Health Day by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and Health Promotion Agency (HPA). The Five Ways to Wellbeing at Work Toolkit makes it easy for workplaces to support their people to build...

10 Oct Children’s everyday exposure to food marketing: an objective analysis using wearable cameras

Posted at 14:21h in Research by Alison Pask

Published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 Authors: L.N Signal, J. Stanley, M. Smith, M. B. Barr, T. J. Chambers, J. Zhou,A. Duane, C. Gurrin, A. F. Smeaton, C. McKerchar,A. L. Pearson, J. Hoek, G. L. S. Jenkin and C. Ni Mhurchu Abstract Background Over the past three decades the global prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased by 47%. Marketing of energy-dense nutrient-poor...

10 Oct Kiwi Kids are Exposed to 27 Junk Food Advertisements a Day

Posted at 08:15h in Research by Alison Pask

Some Kiwi kids are being bombarded with an average of 27 junk food advertisements a day in their schools, homes and on the streets, new research has found. In a world-first study by Otago and Auckland universities, 168 children from across the Wellington region, aged between 11 and...

Author: Alison Pask