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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...

21 Jun Barriers and facilitators to physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children under 6

Posted at 13:17h in Healthy Education by Kim Tucker

A systematic review of has been published exploring the qualitative evidence on barriers and facilitators to physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young children (aged 0-6). The review looked at perceptions of children, parents and childcare providers on their barriers and enablers to physical activity and...

21 Jun The Energize Way Poster

Posted at 13:03h in Healthy Education by Kim Tucker

Poster for The Energize way:working in the education setting to "eat healthy, be active, have fun"...

16 May Life skills for the future: year 7 & 8 school curriculum

Posted at 15:14h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Vegetables.co.nz and the Heart Foundation recently partnered with the Massey University Dietetic programme, to investigate the current food programmes being run in New Zealand schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching of food programmes taught to Year 7 and 8 students in...

24 Apr Physically active Chilean school kids perform better in language and mathematics

Posted at 12:19h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

This research examined 1271 school age children from Santiago Metropolitan Region and looked at the association between the engagement in regular physical activity and the academic performance. The findings support the notion that academic and health-related behaviors are linked and, similarly, that school health programs may...

24 Apr Great Fundraising Ideas

Posted at 10:29h in Healthy Education by Kim Tucker

The Heart Foundation has a wonderful resource providing helpful tips on healthy fundraising ideas for schools. These are great alternatives to less healthy options. While this resource is made for schools it is also useful for sports clubs and other organisations doing fundraising....

18 Apr Education Review Office ( ERO): Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in NZ Schools and Early Learning Services

Posted at 10:17h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

ERO effective practice report" Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in NZ Schools and Early Learning Services". ERO found that most schools and services were doing a good job of equipping young people with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to make healthy choices around food, nutrition...

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