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....
This UK paper considers how many policies influencing food systems could be interconnected and move food up the policy agenda in a systems approach in an integrated way....
Our mission is nothing less than a fairer, healthier society. The aim is to develop and support approaches to health equity and build on work that has assessed, measured and implemented approaches to tackle inequalities in health - works such as the ‘WHO Commission on Social Determinants of...
The Health and Disability System Review is charged with taking a system-wide approach to what needs to change to ensure our future system achieves better and more equitable health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders. The interim report aims to achieve three things: reflect...
