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...
The first INFORMAS national food environments and policies survey in New Zealand: A blueprint country profile for measuring progress on creating healthy food environments sur Using NZ as a case study, this study proposes a blueprint country profile for measuring progress on creating healthy food environments....
Health services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each stage of a person’s life, according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is estimated that the right investment in nutrition could save 3.7 million lives by 2025[1]....
• A general recommendation to reduce meat and dairy in hospitals is not appropriate • The government should focus its efforts on prevention to reduce the number of people admitted to hospital Dietitians across New Zealand are disappointed in some of the food-related recommendations included in sustainability...
Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is declining in New Zealand, and over half of New Zealand’s children do not meet the recommendation of two serves of fruit and three serves of vegetables daily (with even lower adherence among children in high-deprivation neighbourhoods). The aim of...
Imagine Aotearoa like this: “…our communities, towns and cities actively promote and attract healthy food retail outlets such as grocery stores, produce markets, and dairies with fresh fruit and vegetables; our environment supports local farmers, and promotes local agriculture, such as community gardens and edible forests;...
Findings of the Future of Food: a collaborative innovation project This UK report is the final output of a collaborative innovation project convened by the New Citizenship Project with support from the Food Ethics Council. The Future Of Food: Beyond The Consumer was a ten month...
Dr Heidi Leeson has conducted an external evaluation of Health promoting schools (HPS). After crunching through a great deal of data, she concluded effective involvement in HPS can explain: 60% of the increases in attendance observed in HPS schools; 42% of the decreases in stand-downs and suspensions; and 29%...
