Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa |

23 Feb A physical activity learning module improves medical students’ skills and confidence for advising patients about physical activity

Posted at 15:21h in Research by Alison Pask

This research article was published on 1st March 2018 in the Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 7(1), 31-38 Authors Sandra Mandic, Hamish Wilson, Monika Clark-Grill, Diana O’Neill This study evaluated the effects of a physical activity (PA) learning module on knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward...

23 Feb 25 Years of New Zealand Travel

Posted at 13:35h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

This resource published in 2015 by the Ministry of Transport looks at the past 25 years of household travel in New Zealand and related information sources from 1989 to 2014. It highlights a range of changes in our travel behaviour. ...

21 Feb Nutrition Readiness for Natural Disasters

Posted at 13:21h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Planning to stay safe and have adequate supplies for a natural disaster takes organisation. Download the PDF to find out more about nutrition readiness for a natural disaster and what to have in store should this be needed....

21 Feb Sport over screens: New program to get teens active

Posted at 11:37h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

A new report from VicHealth has shown teenagers are struggling to do even an hour of physical activity a day and are almost five times more likely to be on their smartphone or tablet than being active. The report highlights 92 percent of teenagers aren’t meeting...

20 Feb Food, fizzy, and football: promoting unhealthy food and beverages through sport

Posted at 15:49h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

Published in the BMC Public health 2013 Authors:Mary-Ann Carter, Louise Signal, Richard Edwards, Janet Hoek and Anthony Maher Abstract Background: High participation rates in sport and increasing recognition of how diet benefits athletic performance suggest sports settings may be ideal locations for promoting healthy eating. While research has...

20 Feb Public health and the food and drinks industry: The governance and ethics of interaction. Lessons from research, policy and practice

Posted at 15:31h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

Public health and the food and drinks industry: The governance and ethics of interaction. Lessons from research, policy and practice This publication aims: To increase awareness and understanding of the ethical challenges that may arise from public-private interactions for the prevention of nutrition-related NCDs across research,...

20 Feb A Systematic Search and Review of Adult-Targeted Overweight and Obesity Prevention Mass Media Campaigns and Their Evaluation: 2000–2017

Posted at 14:36h in Research by Alison Pask

Abstract from the Journal of Health Communication. Authors James Kite, Anne Grunseit, Erika Bohn, Goldaum, Tom Carroll & Adrian Bauman Mass media campaigns are a commonly used strategy in public health. However, no review has assessed whether the design and evaluation of overweight and obesity campaigns meets...

20 Feb State of the Nation: Kei a Tātou – It Is Us

Posted at 11:47h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

Some people are missing out despite more jobs and GDP rising: ‘The full impact is seen in a “frightening” rise in the number of families falling into food poverty. After five years of almost unchanged demand the number of families seeking food parcels from The...

16 Feb Preventing Falls can be Very Cost-Effective in NZ

Posted at 16:17h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze, Dr Linda Cobiac, Prof Tony Blakely have published a blog in 'Expert' highlighting a modelling study on exercise programmes in NZ to prevent falls in older people. They also examine some programme options. This work suggests that home-based or...

16 Feb Why is the Olympics associated with products that can lead to obesity?