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19 Oct Workplace Wellbeing Toolkit

Posted at 10:14h in Healthy Workplace by Alison Pask

A new toolkit to support New Zealand workplaces and their people to flourish was launched on World Mental Health Day by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and Health Promotion Agency (HPA). The Five Ways to Wellbeing at Work Toolkit makes it easy for workplaces to support their people to build...

10 Oct Children’s everyday exposure to food marketing: an objective analysis using wearable cameras

Posted at 14:21h in Research by Alison Pask

Published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 Authors: L.N Signal, J. Stanley, M. Smith, M. B. Barr, T. J. Chambers, J. Zhou,A. Duane, C. Gurrin, A. F. Smeaton, C. McKerchar,A. L. Pearson, J. Hoek, G. L. S. Jenkin and C. Ni Mhurchu Abstract Background Over the past three decades the global prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased by 47%. Marketing of energy-dense nutrient-poor...

10 Oct Kiwi Kids are Exposed to 27 Junk Food Advertisements a Day

Posted at 08:15h in Research by Alison Pask

Some Kiwi kids are being bombarded with an average of 27 junk food advertisements a day in their schools, homes and on the streets, new research has found. In a world-first study by Otago and Auckland universities, 168 children from across the Wellington region, aged between 11 and...

09 Oct Otago Study Finds Solving Obesity Epidemic Can Start At Home

Posted at 10:43h in Research by Alison Pask

Fighting the wave of adolescent obesity in New Zealand could be as simple as establishing family rules and routines around food consumption and limiting screen time, a new University of Otago study has found. These positive approaches to staying healthy were revealed to be working for...

09 Oct Using appreciative inquiry methodology to develop a weight management program for obese children in New Zealand

Posted at 09:34h in Research by Alison Pask

Authors:Tasileta Teevale, Joseph Kaholokula Published in Australia and New Zealand of Public Health Abstract Objectives: Paediatric obesity predicts adult obesity, and alarming new data in New Zealand reveals that obesity among the young continues to rise. In this study, we used a novel solution-focused paradigm, or appreciative inquiry...

03 Oct Making sense of evaluation: A handbook for everyone

Posted at 15:34h in Research by Alison Pask

This handbook, published by Superu, is an introduction to the main concepts and language of evaluation, and points users to a range of other resources that provide more detail on specifics. The contents are presented in four modules, featuring a penguin case study to ground the...

03 Oct The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Kiwis Eat More Fruit and Vegetables

Posted at 14:17h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

A decade has passed since the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust was launched to help encourage us all to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. The message is simple – eat at least five servings each day to help maintain good health – but one which...

03 Oct Development of an Evaluation Tool to Measure Accessibility and Usability of Parks and Playgrounds.

Posted at 13:09h in Research by Alison Pask

Urban parks and children’s playgrounds have the potential to provide a free environment to participate in social, leisure and physical activities for all ages. There is evidence that people who visit parks are more likely to meet recommended physical activity guidelines and report better physical,...

02 Oct What are the determinants of food insecurity in New Zealand and does this differ for males and females?

Posted at 11:17h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

This is an article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2010 Abstract Aims: Food insecurity is a lack of assured access to sufficient nutritious food. We aimed to investigate the demographic and socio-economic determinants of food insecurity in New Zealand and whether...

29 Sep Faith Led Pacific Wellness Programme Wainuiomata

Posted at 08:46h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Perise Iupeli’s enthusiasm is catching, she’s lively, energetic and at the time of sharing this story was working for Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley (PHSHV), where she was involved in the creation of Wainuiomata’s Faith Led Wellness programme. As she speaks, passion shines through her voice...

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