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03 Aug Risk factors for pelvic floor injuries during childbirth – what can be done to help stop symptoms developing later in life?

Posted at 13:18h in Resources, Healthy babies and children by Kim Tucker

Preventing and treating pelvic floor injury can improve a persons’ ability to do physical activity for life. Research shows there are ways of helping to minimise the risk of damage during childbirth, and helping to stop symptoms developing later in life. Read here

03 Aug Current and future trends in chronic disease prevention research in Australia and globally

Posted at 13:13h in Resources, Research by Kim Tucker

This report identifies and summarises the current and future trends in chronic disease prevention research in Australia and globally. A literature review was conducted to capture a broad view of the current research landscape in prevention, including both grey literature (policy and government documents and...

03 Aug Supporting priority actions in the food and nutrition system

Posted at 13:09h in Resources, Healthy Systems by Kim Tucker

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

03 Aug Inside our supermarkets: Assessment of the healthiness of Australian supermarkets, Australia 2020

Posted at 12:35h in Research, Resources by Kim Tucker

In this study, we assessed the degree to which the in-store environments within major Australian supermarket chains (Coles, Woolworths, ALDI and independent stores) promote healthy eating, and how this varies according to the level of socioeconomic disadvantage of the area in which the stores were...

03 Aug Ultra-Processed Foods and Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review

Posted at 12:32h in Research, Resources by Kim Tucker

Growing evidence confirms a link between consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) and drinks and non-communicable diseases with 37 of 43 studies associating dietary UPF exposure with at least one adverse health outcome. No study reported an association between UPF and beneficial health outcomes. Read research...

03 Aug Whole grain and dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort

Posted at 12:29h in Research, Resources by Kim Tucker

This research concluded that dietary guidance for colorectal cancer prevention should focus on the intake of whole grains as a source of fibre. Read research here

03 Aug Healthy Built Environment Checklist

Posted at 12:25h in Resources, Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

The Healthy Built Environment Checklist is a practical tool developed by the NSW Government to help deliver quality local environments needed for well-connected and liveable communities. The checklist supports the capacity to provide informed, health-focused advice on development policies, plans and proposals to promote healthy planning...

03 Aug The effect of food taxes and subsidies on population health and health costs: a modelling study

Posted at 12:22h in Resources, Advocacy by Kim Tucker

A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a 20 per cent subsidy on fruit and vegetables, would bring major benefits for the health sector, researchers from Otago, Auckland and Melbourne Universities say. Download File

03 Aug Progression to type 2 diabetes in women with a known history of gestational diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Posted at 11:25h in Resources, Healthy babies and children by Kim Tucker

This systematic review and meta-analysis published in the BMJ looked at the progression of women with gestational diabetes (GDM) to Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) While this research didn’t include any populations similar to the New Zealand population it does highlight the importance of targeting and intervening...

03 Aug Booze, baking and biking in our bubbles: Studies reveal Kiwis’ health during lockdown

Posted at 11:22h in Research, Resources by Kim Tucker

Researchers at Auckland University’s School of Population Health and Victoria University of Wellington looked at how New Zealanders changed their shopping and cooking habits during alert levels 3 and 4 . While the full report is yet to be completed Niki Bezzant pieces together the...

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