Healthy Community

11 Jul Atua Matua Māori Health Framework

Posted at 15:25h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

An interesting look at health engagement frameworks from a Māori perspective may lead to the Atua Matua Māori Health Framework created by Dr Ihirangi Heke. It highlights that at its beginning point the development of relationships (in particular between Iwi and health providers) because the...

11 Jul Whānau Ora Summary

Posted at 15:16h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Whānau Ora is an inclusive approach to providing services and opportunities to families across New Zealand. It empowers families as a whole, rather than focusing separately on individual family members and their problems. Whānau Ora is not a one size fits all approach. It is deliberately...

11 Jul Te Whetu Rehua

Posted at 15:07h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Within a sporting and activity context, Sport New Zealand has developed an engagement framework know as ‘Te Whetu Rehua’. Te Whetu Rehua is utilised as an assessment tool to understand whether engagement is through an “as Māori” way of working and to what level “as...

11 Jul The Wellington Region Fruit & Vege Co-Op

Posted at 14:54h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

The Wellington Region Fruit & Vege Co-Op (the Co-Op) is a great example of a collaboration between communities across greater Wellington, government and non-government organisations and local businesses. The Co-Op is run as a partnership between Wesley Community Action (WCA), Regional Public Health (RPH) and the...

02 Jul Fifty Indoor Play Ideas

Posted at 15:16h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

This is a list of more than fifty different indoor play ideas for cold, wet winters days. These activities encourage movement and prevent sitting and screen time. They are ideal boredom busters for the winter school holidays. Grow some seeds, they will be ready to...

12 Jun THE FUTURE OF RED MEAT: SUSTAINABILITY AT THE CORE

Posted at 15:44h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

As a significant exporter of premium, nutrient-dense food and employer of 80,000 people around the country, the New Zealand beef and lamb sector plays a central role in our nation’s economic backbone, while nourishing 40 million people around the world. With growing concerns about the environmental...

29 Apr Nutrition Across the Life Stages

Posted at 08:42h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

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...

28 Mar NZ edition of the Special Olympics Fit Five guide

Posted at 13:04h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

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...

15 Mar Waka Ama: Committed to Māori Wellbeing

Posted at 12:04h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Anita Taggart works at Regional Public Health, Wellington as a Community Liaison in Porirua. She is a strong advocate and role model for living a healthy lifestyle, which complements her role in the Healthy Communities team at Regional Public Health. Anita has attended the national Waka Ama...

04 Mar Choosing Body Positive Photos for Written Communication

Posted at 14:03h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

In health-related articles, images play a very important role in how messages are communicated. The purpose of this article is to show how to include body positive images in written communication. The research article, Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health by Puhl et al, 1...