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24 Nov NZ Health Sector’s Role in Responding to Climate Change

Posted at 15:22h in Research by Alison Pask

Health professionals from around the country meet on 23 November 2017, in Wellington, to talk about how the NZ health sector can respond to the challenges of climate change for health and healthcare services. This was the first national ‘Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa-NZ’ forum. Flooding, storms...

22 Nov Ka Pai Kai Rotorua

Posted at 15:33h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

Jasmin Jackson, nutrition advisor for the Heart Foundation based in Rotorua, shares her enthusiasm for improving both learning and health outcomes for children in Rotorua. The Heart Foundation has been supporting schools to improve their canteens and tuckshops across the country for many years. Jasmin has...

09 Nov Take Home Messages from the ANA Asian Forum, Auckland 2017

Posted at 14:03h in Key Documents by Alison Pask

Participants at the last session of the Asian Forum were asked to discuss and write down their take home messages from the day. The following is a summary of the key themes of this activity. There is no one size fits all Know the statistics...

07 Nov Food Citizenship: How Thinking of Ourselves Differently can Change the Future of our Food System

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

Findings of the Future of Food: a collaborative innovation project This UK report is the final output of a collaborative innovation project convened by the New Citizenship Project with support from the Food Ethics Council. The Future Of Food: Beyond The Consumer was a ten month...

07 Nov What modes of transport are associated with higher levels of physical activity? Cross-sectional study of New Zealand adults

Posted at 10:47h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Published in the Journal of Transport and Health Authors: Caroline Shaw, Michael Keall, Hayley Guiney Abstract Objective: Active travel is seen as a way to increase net population physical activity. This paper examines whether people in New Zealand who walk, cycle or use public transport to get to their main...

07 Nov Walking and Cycling for Transport is Good for Physical Activity Levels in Kiwis

Posted at 09:14h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Dr Caroline Shaw Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced rates of breast and colon cancer, better mental health, lower obesity rates, lower heart disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at a new study we just published...

06 Nov Public Health Association widely misrepresented on Ronald McDonald House Charities

Posted at 15:55h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

“The Public Health Association strongly supports facilities for families of children in hospital with serious conditions receiving publicly funded health care. Our criticism is of the undesirable marketing of the fast food industry arising from the naming rights held by the McDonald’s brand”, says Warren...

03 Nov Local Choice at FreshChoice Supermarkets – five meals for a family of six for $50

Posted at 09:20h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

All FreshChoice supermarkets in West Auckland have changed their aisles to make shopping for healthy food easier and they also provide recipe ideas for large families cooking on a budget. Each week at FreshChoice in Ranui and Glen Eden, a new recipe book appears in the...

24 Oct Nuts

Posted at 08:56h in Research by Alison Pask

A recent national survey has shown New Zealanders aren't eating enough nuts, despite research showing frequent consumption is an effective way to get essential nutrients, University of Otago nut group researcher Dr Alexandra Chisholm says. The university's department of human nutrition has been conducting research since...

20 Oct Project Energize in Wellington

Posted at 08:43h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Project Energize is a programme that aims to increase children's physical activity levels, improve their nutritional status and ultimately their overall health. The programme began at Sport Waikato in 2005, funded by the Waikato District Health Board and was established in Wellington in 2016. Delivered by...

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