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18 Jan Walk to Work Day 2021

Walk2Work Day encourages New Zealanders to do just that – walk to work! Run by Living Streets Aotearoa, the focus is on the link between using public transport and walking, and celebrating walking in general.

18 Jan World Sleep Day 2021

18 Jan 2021 Aotearoa Bike Challenge Month

The Aotearoa Bike Challenge is a fun, free competition that’s all about seeing which workplaces or groups can get the most people to ride a bike for just 10 minutes or more.

18 Jan ANA Webinar – Growing Up in New Zealand study: Nutrition-related findings

Growing Up in New Zealand is a cohort study following more than 6,000 children born in the Auckland, Counties Manukau, and Waikato District Health Board areas in 2009/10. Participating children and their families generously give their time to the study, with face-to-face data collection waves...

18 Jan ANA Webinar – The food curriculum project – Investing in the life skills of NZ children

The New Zealand school curriculum states; ‘it is expected that all children will have had the opportunity to learn practical cooking skills by the end of Year 8’.  Research conducted by Massey University dietetic students in 2016 explored food programmes being taught in Year 8. The...

18 Jan ANA Webinar – Tohu Manawa Ora – Heart Foundation

The Heart Foundation has delivered the Tohu Manawa Ora (Healthy Heart Award) in early learning services since 2002. It is an established, innovative and credible programme that helps early learning services build an environment which promotes healthy eating and physical activity. The award emphasises the...

18 Jan 7th Canadian Obesity Summit

For the first time in history, the Canadian Obesity Summit (COS) and the Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (COSM) collide! This unique four day interdisciplinary conference is designed to share current understanding of the causes, complications, treatments and prevention approaches for obesity. The Canadian Obesity Summit delivers...