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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...

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...

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...

03 Oct The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Kiwis Eat More Fruit and Vegetables

Posted at 14:17h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

A decade has passed since the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust was launched to help encourage us all to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. The message is simple – eat at least five servings each day to help maintain good health – but one which...

02 Oct What are the determinants of food insecurity in New Zealand and does this differ for males and females?

Posted at 11:17h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

This is an article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2010 Abstract Aims: Food insecurity is a lack of assured access to sufficient nutritious food. We aimed to investigate the demographic and socio-economic determinants of food insecurity in New Zealand and whether...

31 Aug Short Bursts of Physical Activity Improve Children’s Brain Power

Posted at 12:01h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

University of Auckland media release, 30 August 2017 A new study has found that short bursts of intensive exercise boosts children’s brain power and has benefits for children with learning difficulties or conditions such as autism. Scientists have long known that exercise is good for the brain....

14 Aug Water Only School Toolkit

Posted at 15:35h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

This toolkit has been designed to provide schools with information and resources to enable them to successfully adopt and implement a water-only policy. This resource includes: How is success measured?; frequently asked questions about going water-only; Case study - Ōtaki College Composite School; Case study - Brooklyn School; Case study -...

11 Aug Campus Vending Machines Deliver Healthy Snack Choice

Posted at 08:38h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Students and staff can grab a healthy snack or drink, following the introduction of new vending machines offering healthy food choices across Monash University campuses. In all, 35 new machines have been rolled out across Monash Clayton, Caulfield, Parkville and Peninsula campuses. Users can select a food or drink...

09 Aug Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun ‘n healthy in Moreland!

Posted at 09:53h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Abstract Background Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, health behaviours and child wellbeing. Methods All children from primary schools in an inner urban, culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged area in...

26 Jun Growing up in New Zealand: Now we are 4 report (2017)

Posted at 11:04h in Healthy Education by Kim Tucker

This report is part of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study and was prepared by the University of Auckland. It focuses on the children from the study as they get ready to start school. The biggest shift for most children is that they now...

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