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08 Aug Risk of stomach cancer in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Māori population based case-control study

Posted at 10:34h in Research by Alison Pask

Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, experience disproportionate rates of stomach cancer, compared to non-Māori. The overall aim of the study was to better understand the reasons for the considerable excess of stomach cancer in Māori and to identify priorities for prevention. Māori stomach...

08 Aug Promoting Active Travel to School: a systematic review (2010–2016)

Posted at 08:37h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

This review has provided a detailed analysis of AST interventions published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and 2016. Following systematic literature review procedures’ 18 AST interventions were identified and subsequently analysed. The main findings of our study are: Theory utilization in AST interventions published between...

04 Aug Inactivity too High in Australia

Posted at 11:03h in Research by Alison Pask

Trends in prevalence of leisure time physical activity and inactivity: results from Australian National Health Surveys 1989 to 2011 Objective: To examine trends in leisure time physical activity and inactivity in Australians aged 15 years or older from 1989 to 2011. Three in five adult Australians are not...

04 Aug World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August

Posted at 08:49h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Breastfeeding rates in New Zealand are increasing slowly, according to Plunket data released during World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August). Plunket says in 2015 and in 2016, 87.5% of babies aged between 2 and 6 weeks received breast milk, a figure 1.5% higher than in 2013 and...

04 Aug It’s Good for me and my Whanau

Posted at 08:32h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Marae participation as a springboard for oranga The Atiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust recently instigated qualitative research to better understand the notion of iwi connectedness and the link with oranga. This paper reports of the findings of that research, which examined how connectedness is understood by...

01 Aug Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory

Posted at 15:30h in Research by Alison Pask

Although overweight and obesity are widespread across most of the developed world, a considerable body of research has now accumulated, which suggests that adiposity often goes undetected. A substantial proportion of individuals with overweight or obesity do not identify they are overweight, and large numbers...

01 Aug Obesity is Like a Kererū on Berries

Posted at 13:41h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Te Miri Rangi shares views on Obesity from a Māori perspective "The lesson here is in order to avoid an early trip to the hāngi pit, intermittent fasting and reducing the ‘berries’ in your life will help you trim down and dodge that bird’s snare! Times of...

01 Aug Are we Feeding our Manuhiri to Death?

Posted at 12:39h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Te Miri Rangi (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is the founder and author of Whakapapa Fridays, a blog dedicated to sharing a Māori perspective on health, physical activity, nutrition and wellbeing. He has a background in the delivery of health, sport and recreation initiatives underpinned by a Māori philosophy, and is...

24 Jul Nine Things New Zealand Must do to Tackle the Child Obesity Crisis

Posted at 15:34h in Research by Alison Pask

A panel of 71 independent and government experts have undertaken an evaluation of New Zealand Government food environment policies, compared to international best practice. This is the second such evaluation, the first being in 2014. In this blog we summarise the findings. There are some...

20 Jul Breastfeeding Peer Support In Rural New Zealand: The Views Of Peer Supporters

Posted at 11:00h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Authors Raewyn Johnson, Pauline Ansley, Fiona Doolan-Noble, Erin Turley, Tim Stokes have published this article in the Journal of Primary Health Care 9(2) 173-177 BACKGROUND: New Zealand (NZ) has a high rate of breastfeeding initiation, declining sharply during the first six months. Although there is a range of support...