Key Documents

29 Aug Healthy environments: Why do they matter, and what can we do?

Posted at 14:37h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

The actions presented provide an initial overview and overall policy directions and refers to more detailed information for the next steps. They focus on intersectoral collaboration between a wide range of partners – international organisations, governments, and national and subnational actors – to create enabling...

23 Aug 2018 New Zealand Physical Activity Report Card for Children & Youth

Posted at 11:40h in Key Documents by Kim Tucker

This is the third report card which identifies and grades nine physical activity indicators for children and youth aged 5 – 18 years. Grades are assigned according to the percentage of children meeting a defined target. (2018)...

12 Aug Achieving Equity in Health Outcomes: Summary of a Discovery Process

Posted at 14:59h in Key Documents by Kim Tucker

In 2018, the Ministry of Health initiated a work programme on achieving equity in health outcomes. Specifically, this programme aims to ensure thatequity is at the heart of the way New Zealand’s health and disability system operates and to promote the cultural shift needed to achieve that. This report...

28 Jan RACP Obesity Evidence Review and Position Statement May 2018

Posted at 09:00h in Key Documents by Kim Tucker

These papers titled "Action to prevent obesity and reduce its impact across the life course" are an evidence review and position statement put together by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)....

16 Aug BMI Calculator

Posted at 09:28h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

The Ministry of Health has launched a new tool on its website which enables people to calculate their Body Mass Index (BMI) and quickly find out whether they’re in a healthy weight range. BMI is a simple, widely used screening tool to assess a person's...

09 Nov Take Home Messages from the ANA Asian Forum, Auckland 2017

Posted at 14:03h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

Participants at the last session of the Asian Forum were asked to discuss and write down their take home messages from the day. The following is a summary of the key themes of this activity. There is no one size fits all Know the statistics...

26 Jun Children and Young People Living Well and Staying Well

Posted at 10:46h in Key Documents by Kim Tucker

Children and Young People Living Well and Staying Well: New Zealand Childhood Obesity Programme Baseline Report 2016/17 This report was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Sport New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Health Promotion Agency. The report builds...

19 Jun Active play guidelines for under-fives

Posted at 10:21h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well: Active play guidelines for under-fives These Guidelines provide population health advice to support health practitioners, early childhood educators, regional sports trusts and others who provide advice to parents, caregivers and whānau or families on physical activity for children under five...

19 Jun How We Eat

Posted at 10:00h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

How We Eat – Reviews of the evidence on food and eating behaviours related to diet and body size How We Eat is a review of the available evidence on the effect of selected eating behaviours on diet and body size. The topics reviewed are: breastfeeding, parental...

10 May Updated physical activity guidelines

Posted at 13:01h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Education Minister Nikki Kaye have today welcomed the released updated physical activity guidelines for children and young people aged five to 17. “Children and young people are encouraged to live an active lifestyle. To sit less, move more and sleep well...