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04 Mar Choosing Body Positive Photos for Written Communication

Posted at 14:03h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

In health-related articles, images play a very important role in how messages are communicated. The purpose of this article is to show how to include body positive images in written communication. The research article, Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health by Puhl et al,...

28 Feb Lessons From Walking The Te Araroa Trail

Posted at 15:43h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Celia Wade-Brown says walking 3000km through cities, towns, forests, farms and mountains started as a simple political detox after twenty years of local government. However, on the way Celia found many lessons. Some were about personal perseverance and achievement, pleasure and pain. Some were...

07 Feb Download File

Posted at 09:16h by Alison Pask

07 Feb Infant Feeding In New Zealand

Posted at 09:04h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

At present, there are no national data collected on dietary practices and nutrient intakes among New Zealand (NZ) infants. This report represents the first study in New Zealand to provide evidence of population adherence to the national food and nutrition recommendations in the first year...

07 Feb Results of Annual Survey Released

Posted at 08:43h in Research by Alison Pask

Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa (ANA) has welcomed the results of its 2018 annual stakeholder survey as affirmation of its continued value to the sector. More than 200 members nationwide – ranging from district health boards, health providers and tertiary institutions to charitable trusts, NGOs and private businesses – support the work of the national...

28 Jan Download Position Statement

Posted at 09:02h by Kim Tucker

28 Jan Download Evidence Review

Posted at 09:01h by Kim Tucker

28 Jan RACP Obesity Evidence Review and Position Statement May 2018

Posted at 09:00h in Key Documents by Kim Tucker

These papers titled “Action to prevent obesity and reduce its impact across the life course” are an evidence review and position statement put together by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).

10 Jan The Ripple Effect: Over 40 kura (schools) in West Auckland have made the splash and gone fizz free

Posted at 11:22h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Over the past year, more than 40 kura in West Auckland have pledged ‘water is the first choice’ on school grounds. This initiative has resulted in Healthy Families Waitakere supporting the installation of more than 60 modern water fountains throughout West Auckland kura, making water...

07 Jan Aspirations 2019

Posted at 15:29h in Resources by Alison Pask

2019 will be a pivotal year for ANA with a new Executive Director and several new Executive Board members working works towards achieving the ANA vision: Everyone in Aotearoa, can and does eat well and leads an active life. Below key stakeholders share their aspirations for what...

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