A systematic literature review of the association between a vegetarian diet and depression, anxiety and stress has found no significant associations. Read review ...
How we eat, what we eat and how our body uses food can all have an impact on our physical and mental health.Daily stress and uncertainty can play havoc with our mental well-being. But so can other factors, such as our eating habits and general...
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...
Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui is a national centre of evidence-based workforce development for the mental health, addiction and disability sectors in New Zealand.Te Pou has published a summary of the 2019 population projection update from Statistics New Zealand. The DHB population profiles 2020-2030...
The importance of positive wellbeing has been highlighted as we experience life during COVID-19. Our ability to socialise with friends and family and to live and work normally changed massively after the 2020 outbreak. The combination of stress and uncertainty in our lives can all affect our mental...
The importance of positive wellbeing has been highlighted as we experience life during COVID-19. Our ability to socialise with friends and family and to live and work normally has changed massively since January 2020. In 2018 nearly 1 in 4 New Zealand adults reported experiencing ‘poor’...
SuperFriend presents their 2018 edition of their Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Survey report, from their research involving over 5,000 Australian workers in a broad range of industries and occupations. The survey tracks the progress of mental health and wellbeing across Australia against an ideal...
An information sheet of key facts about Equally Well, illustrating the need to achieve physical health equity for those experiencing mental health and addiction issues....
This Commission summarises advances in understanding on the topic of physical health in people with mental illness, and presents clear directions for health promotion, clinical care, and future research. The wide range and multifactorial nature of physical health disparities across the range of mental health...
A new toolkit to support New Zealand workplaces and their people to flourish was launched on World Mental Health Day by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and Health Promotion Agency (HPA). The Five Ways to Wellbeing at Work Toolkit makes it easy for workplaces to support their people to build...
