This is a thorough and carefully done analysis of the ways in which Big Food companies took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic as a marketing opportunity. The report gives more than 40 specific examples of corporate: Nutri-washing: Coupling “solidarity actions” with aggressive marketing of junk food...
As the government shifts its focus from COVID- 19 elimination to addressing the longer- term social and economic repercussions of the pandemic, it is critical that Mäori are able to partner and lead in decision- making. In the new normal of a post- COVID Aotearoa,...
Foodhui 2020 was held in Wellington in October to discuss the need for a national food strategy. Eat New Zealand chief executive Angela Clifford tells RNZ why this is necessary Listen to the RNZ interview or see more about a proposed national food strategy. Angela Clifford said...
The first ever 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults show Canadians what a healthy 24 hours looks like when it comes to physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep, The Guidelines are unique because it is the first time there are recommendations that integrate the three movement behaviours (physical...
The Berkeley City Council, in Northern California is the first US city to ban junk food in grocery store checkout aisles.. Read article ...
It is well known that food retailers shape purchasing decisions through marketing strategies, particularly the ‘four Ps’ of price, promotion, place and product.There is ample evidence to show settings-based interventions can create supportive environments for healthy food choices especially at the point of purchase such...
Prevention Centre’s project finds that the promotion of junk food by supermarkets is encouraging poor dietary choices, particularly among areas of socioeconomic disadvantage. Visit website ...
This online viewpoint by Donald M. Berwick that was recently published in the JAMA Network as it provides a wise oversight on the imperative for the health system to influence social determinants of health. The viewpoint reinforces the key elements as described by Marmot include conditions of birth and...
Kai Town came about following a national Healthy Families focus on the kaupapa of kai. Armed with our learning from a previous Healthy Families Far North kai project in Kaikohe, a design challenge question was posed that was “How might we flood Kaitāia with an...
Kim Hill explores the true cost of abundant cheap, fatty and sugary food with Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Matire Harwood, Deborah Manning and Prof. Hugh Campbell....
