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24 Aug

Posted at 15:30h in Advocacy by

The New Zealand Beverage Guidance Panel has written a  Policy Brief: A Sugary Drink Tax for New Zealand This document provides: The rationale why a sugary drink tax is an important component of any strategy to address childhood obesity, adult obesity and dental caries. An outline of...

17 Aug

Posted at 11:49h in Research by

Abstract from article published in the BioMed central (BMC ) Background Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, health behaviours and child wellbeing. Methods All children from primary schools in an...

17 Aug

Posted at 11:02h in Research by

This study published in the BMJ is the first to report health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with obesity in New Zealand. Abstract Objective To describe health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being of children and adolescents at enrolment in a multidisciplinary community-based obesity...

14 Aug

Posted at 16:06h in Healthy Community by

The health promotion team at WellSouth has been working on a Breastfeeding Friendly Pharmacy project, a settings based approach to cultivating pharmacies as a community environment supportive of breastfeeding. This is a case study from the ANA June 2017 Newsletter....

14 Aug

Posted at 15:35h in Healthy Education by

This toolkit has been designed to provide schools with information and resources to enable them to successfully adopt and implement a water-only policy. This resource includes: How is success measured?; frequently asked questions about going water-only; Case study - Ōtaki College Composite School; Case study - Brooklyn School; Case study -...