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26 Sep The relationship between transport-to-school habits and physical activity in a sample of New Zealand adolescents

Posted at 12:42h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

Adolescents using active transport (AT) to school have higher levels of physical activity (PA) compared with motorized transport (MT) users. This study compared school day and weekend day PA in adolescents using AT, MT, or combined AT and MT (AT + MT) to travel to school....

26 Sep 2019 Healthy Auckland Scorecard

Posted at 10:35h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

The Scorecard brings together obesity, nutrition, physical activity and child dental health data, giving a consolidated insight into the health of adults and children living in New Zealand’s biggest city, Tāmaki Makaurau. ...

11 Sep New Zealand Research

Posted at 09:32h in Blog by Alison Pask

Curriculum-based health programmes can result in consistent improvements to physical activity levels in primary school-aged children, with significant but limited effects on body size and fruit consumption. Read the research here...

07 Aug The impact of daily commuting on employee productivity

Posted at 09:56h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

A new study from three Australian cities has found that active transport improves the productivity of middle-aged workers. The findings support that how people commute affects their productivity in the workplace. Encouraging active commuting not only improves the physical health of employees, but may also enhance...

18 Jul Physical Activity (Ministry of Health)

Posted at 11:28h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

The Ministry of Health provides advice to the Government on nutrition and physical activity for healthy New Zealanders....

17 Jun ANA Encourages Diversity

Posted at 08:36h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

ANA media statement on the Plus size Nike mannequins “Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa (ANA) is pleased to see a diversity of models representing the population living in Aotearoa. This diversity includes multiple factors such as gender, culture and body size. It’s great to see people in...

26 Apr Fresh Approach to PE and Physical Activity in Schools

Posted at 13:38h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

Sport NZ is doubling the reach of its Play.sport pilot by adding 40 new primary and intermediate schools in Waikato and Southland in partnership with regional sports trusts Sport Waikato and Sport Southland. “We want everyone in New Zealand to have a life-long love of being...

28 Mar NZ edition of the Special Olympics Fit Five guide

Posted at 13:04h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

This ‘guide’ has been edited for NZ athletes, in conjunction with advice from the Ministry of Health, the Heart Foundation of NZ and Healthy Families Lower Hutt. The ‘guide’ aligns with NZ health messaging and the resource section is packed with websites to visit which...

15 Mar Waka Ama: Committed to Māori Wellbeing

Posted at 12:04h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Anita Taggart works at Regional Public Health, Wellington as a Community Liaison in Porirua. She is a strong advocate and role model for living a healthy lifestyle, which complements her role in the Healthy Communities team at Regional Public Health. Anita has attended the national Waka Ama...

28 Feb Lessons From Walking The Te Araroa Trail

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

[caption id="attachment_5365" align="alignleft" width="300"] Celia walking at Lake Tekapo[/caption] 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...

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