13 Sep Marketing Food to Kid’s Online
Belinda Castles article in Consumer highlights how food companies are increasing using hi-tech ways to advertise and ensure repeated exposure of food, drinks and brands to our Kiwi kids. ...
Belinda Castles article in Consumer highlights how food companies are increasing using hi-tech ways to advertise and ensure repeated exposure of food, drinks and brands to our Kiwi kids. ...
If you missed this one-day symposium held on 4th September 2018 you will find a link to the abstracts and the key messages from the presentations here...
All New Zealanders should have sufficient access to healthy food that is affordable and safe to eat. The Kai Ora Fund is a small community grants process to support innovative projects that address food security, benefit the wider community and encourage employment and economic development in...
I met Lucy Godfrey at the 2 Walk and Cycle conference in Palmerston North in July 2018. Lucy works for Mott MacDonald in Auckland as a Senior Transport Planner and she previously worked in the UK for Transport for London. I was inspired by her...
Alison Pask shares her tips on working in public health. ...
We all know the consequences of too many late nights as we force ourselves out of bed. Parents of young children will be acutely aware of the difference between a tired and grumpy child and one refreshed from a good sleep. Although the popularity of Fitbit type devices has meant some people play close attention to...
Cars are like plastic bags. They’re not bad in themselves, it is just that we use them too often and too much. The crazy thing is that plenty of car trips in urban areas are short. (1) Short enough to walk or cycle. Sometimes we...
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...
What we do at ANA matters to the nutrition and physical activity sector. In our 2018 annual survey we asked a number of questions related to our services including the ANA eUpdates, website and regional forums. This year we added one new question: ‘What would it...
What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review by authors Charlie Foster, Paul Kelly, Hamish Reid, Nia Roberts, Elaine Murtagh, David K. Humphreys, Jenna Panter and Karen Milton. Alison Pask reviewed this paper published in a special series of the British Journal...