This online viewpoint by Donald M. Berwick that was recently published in the JAMA Network as it provides a wise oversight on the imperative for the health system to influence social determinants of health. The viewpoint reinforces the key elements as described by Marmot include conditions of birth and...
The Kore Hiakai Zero Hunger Collective is made up of a group of social service organisations who are working together to eliminate food insecurity in Aotearoa New Zealand. This collective supports the work of over 200 community food organisations across New Zealand, while also undertaking the...
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...
Hutt City Council CBD Development Manager Cyndi Christensen said Massey University students approached the Council in search of an under-utilised space they could energise. The Council closed Andrews Avenue to allow the students to bring the space to life through placemaking.“The area was reutilised with...
The third New Zealand Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) was conducted in February to May 2020 by an Expert Panel of over 50 independent and government public health experts. It used an evidence-based approach to benchmark policies and actions of the Government against international...
Mafi Funaki-Tahifote is the past manager – Pacific Health at the Heart Foundation.“My career pathway hasn’t been straightforward. Most dietitians start out in clinical roles, then move into public health. I went into public health first, then got asked to do clinics using my Tongan...
This cookbook is a collection of recipes from the Fruit & Vege Co-op Wellington Region. Download File ...
Clinical Question: Is exercise effective for pain management in hip/knee osteoarthritis? Download file ...
The heavy promotion of junk foods by Australia’s supermarket chains is encouraging poor dietary habits, particularly among shoppers living in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage, a new study has found. Visit website ...
Julia Rout is the national health promotion manager for the Stroke Foundation. “I always knew I wanted to work in health. I really liked hospitals and wanted to work in one, because I was fascinated with how the human body works and the clever things we...
