Resources

16 Sep Energy in alcoholic drinks – fact sheet

Posted at 13:06h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

This new fact sheet provides information on energy in common alcoholic drinks in the absence of energy labelling. It includes a graphic of kilojoules in alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and foods with data sourced from the New Zealand Food Composition Database. The intended audience is...

16 Sep New employer guide to encourage e-bike use

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

The NZ Transport Agency, in partnership with the Sustainable Business Network has launched an e-bike purchase support guide aimed at helping employers make it easier for their staff to buy e-bikes....

12 Sep Stronger focus on nutrition within health services could save 3.7 million lives by 2025

Posted at 10:51h in Healthy Systems by Kim Tucker

Health services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each stage of a person’s life, according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is estimated that the right investment in nutrition could save 3.7 million lives by 2025[1]....

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 Active NZ Survey 2018

Posted at 12:03h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

The Active NZ survey measures nationwide participation in play, active recreation and sport. The survey is sent to a sample of New Zealanders on the electoral roll through our research partner, Neilsen. Following on from the redesign in 2017, this is the second year of data collection...

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)...

22 Aug West Auckland community ready to take action on unhealthy food

Posted at 15:25h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

A west Auckland community is tired of seeing its children being targeted by fast-food marketing and suffering the effects of a poor diet and is gearing up to make its food environment healthier. The University of Auckland and Healthy Families Waitākere partnered to facilitate four workshops...

22 Aug Workplace Wellness Report 2019

Posted at 09:43h in Healthy Workplace by Alison Pask

The Southern Cross Health Society -Business NZ Wellness Survey has tried to provide a picture of health and wellbeing in the NZ workplace. ANA takes a brief look at a workplace wellness report published on New Zealand (NZ) workplaces on 22 August 2019. This new report...

21 Aug Exploration of Maori household experiences of food insecurity

Posted at 09:56h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

Researchers explored how food insecurity was experienced in Maori households and how this can affect hauora (well-being)....

20 Aug Boycott of ASA Review of Alcohol Advertising

Posted at 10:37h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

This open letter published in the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) on 16th August 2019 is in response to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) review of the Alcohol Advertising and Promotion Code. It explains the reasons for the decision by the Health Coalition Aotearoa not...