Dementia was once thought to be a natural part of getting older.“But research is showing that dementia may be preventable,” says Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa (ANA) executive director Alison Pask.“By increasing awareness that the condition is not necessarily an inevitable part of ageing, we can...
At RefillNZ we have been ‘working’ with councils to get location data of all the public water fountains throughout NZ on the RefillNZ map and App, so it’s easier to find somewhere to get ‘free water’.Unfortunately the findings show there is room for improvement -...
This National Science Challenge brief summarises He Pikinga Waiora project and framework that aimed to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity by finding an effective way of creating, implementing and evaluating health interventions for Indigenous communities. Read the...
How we eat, what we eat and how our body uses food can all have an impact on our physical and mental health.Daily stress and uncertainty can play havoc with our mental well-being. But so can other factors, such as our eating habits and general...
Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui is a national centre of evidence-based workforce development for the mental health, addiction and disability sectors in New Zealand.Te Pou has published a summary of the 2019 population projection update from Statistics New Zealand. The DHB population profiles 2020-2030...
Vishal Rishi is the director for The Asian Network Inc (TANI). When I came to New Zealand from India 17 years ago, I’d never heard of ‘public health’, but I managed to get a job as a part-time public health coordinator at The Asian Network Inc...
This cookbook is a collection of recipes from the Fruit & Vege Co-op Wellington Region. Download File ...
The importance of positive wellbeing has been highlighted as we experience life during COVID-19. Our ability to socialise with friends and family and to live and work normally changed massively after the 2020 outbreak. The combination of stress and uncertainty in our lives can all affect our mental...
The importance of positive wellbeing has been highlighted as we experience life during COVID-19. Our ability to socialise with friends and family and to live and work normally has changed massively since January 2020. In 2018 nearly 1 in 4 New Zealand adults reported experiencing ‘poor’...
The recipes from our JUST COOK Healthy Ageing and Tika Tuna programmes are developed with a combination of in season and staple ingredients while keeping good nutrition in mind. Most of these dishes serve 1 or 2 people....
