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14 Jun Transition to School Research

Posted at 13:38h in Research by Alison Pask

Growing Up in New Zealand has released its latest study report, Transition to school. This is the study’s eighth report and summarises findings from Growing Up’s 72 Month Data Collection Wave. Study Director, Associate Professor Susan Morton, University of Auckland, says this report homes in on the cohort children’s experience of...

11 Jun Ripple Effect as West Auckland Schools Choose Water as First Choice

Posted at 11:36h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Healthy Families Waitakere has been working alongside 32 schools in West Auckland to implement water only policies and strengthen messaging around water within school environments. With the support of principals, teachers and board members, students have been driving water related changes in their schools. This has...

06 Jun #BeActive: What Can You do?

Posted at 15:37h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Kay Thomson, manager of strategic projects at Sport NZ shares her insightful blog with ANA. Did you wake up this morning wondering how you could get more people and populations more physically active? If so, then you are reading the right article. Do you remember the 7th...

06 Jun New Global Physical Activity Plan

Posted at 09:09h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

New WHO physical activity plan to help people around the world get out and active Health Minister Dr David Clark and Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson welcome the World Health Organization’s new Global Action Plan on Physical Activity, announced in Geneva on 5 June, 2018. The...

29 May Deficient Labels on Alcohol

Posted at 16:37h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

Warning labels on alcohol containers are highly deficient , new research shows. Current health warning labels on alcohol beverage containers in New Zealand are highly deficient, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows. The researchers suggest that current voluntary labelling has not worked in New...

29 May Go the H2O

Posted at 12:05h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Hutt City Council and Healthy Families Lower Hutt have taken action to make sure our residents can 'Go the H2O' when out and about with new water fountains being installed across the Hutt. So far two high profile community hydration stations have already been installed with...

29 May It’s Time to Make Schools Water-Only

Posted at 08:40h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Jesse Mulligan from the Project challenges all schools to go water only. Watch here...

28 May NZ Total Diet Survey

Posted at 15:34h in Research by Alison Pask

The NZ Total Diet Study gives more insight into what we're eating and the results show the NZ food supply is safe and wholesome. The report released last week says the levels of agricultural chemicals and contaminants in our diets remain low and we are eating...

24 May Salt

Posted at 15:44h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Letter to the Editor: Reading food labels to help make healthy food choices Earlier this week I was listening to a presentation by a dietitian who was discussing the nutrition information labels on food packaging. One of the comments she made suggested that we should look at the...

14 May Playground Drinking Fountains

Posted at 11:47h in Research by Alison Pask

Playground drinking fountains in 17 local government areas: survey methods and results Authors George Thomson and Nick Wilson Abstract: Appropriate public access to water is an increasing concern, and to further explore field observation methods for assessing such access, we aimed to survey drinking fountains in playgrounds...