The Heart Foundation has recently released Healthy Celebrations, a new resource which aims to provide healthy alternatives for celebrating special occasions. The resource suggests practical ways to recognise and celebrate occasions such as birthdays and special holidays, with the child as the focus instead of the...
Healthy Auckland Together (HAT) has laid a formal complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about Frucor's Pepsi Max All Blacks Emoji campaign. Read their media release below. Pepsi Max campaign appealing to children, but avoids censure under new advertising code The Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) new...
Tuesday 21st November 2017 10am-2pm Springvale Stadium London Street Whanganui Based on traditional techniques used by our tūpuna, He Pī Ka Rere is a kori and kai (movement and nutrition) approach to nurturing the development of under 5's within their early learning environments. For enquiries, please contact Darrio Penetito-Hemara darrio@toitangata.co.nz 021 554 165 View flyer REGISTER...
Disc golf, like regular golf but… different. Though the sport was formalised in the 1970s, you’d be forgiven for never having heard of disc golf before and though it’s hard to know the level of interest, the sport continues to grow in popularity. Disc golf is...
Effectiveness of recruitment to a smartphone-delivered nutrition intervention in New Zealand: analysis of a randomised controlled trial Recently published in the BMJ Open in collaboration with Ekaterina Volkova, Jo Michie, Gerhard Sundborn, Helen Eyles, Yannan Jiang, and Cliona Ni Mhurchu, this article relates to one of...
The Ministry of Health is a holding a series of events throughout New Zealand to understand the journey our health system has taken since the launch of the New Zealand Health Strategy a year ago. At these events, participants will work together to understand how we...
The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) Nutrition and Physical Activity (NPA) programme is offering Community Partnership grants up to $5,000 to support community projects that provide opportunities for children under age five (5) to engage in active play. Community Partnerships are about enabling communities to develop and...
Delivery of interventions via smartphone is a relatively new initiative in public health, and limited evidence exists regarding optimal strategies for recruitment. This paper, written in collaboration with NIHI and the University of Auckland, describes the effectiveness of approaches used to recruit participants to a...
Recently, the NZ Beverage Guidance Panel (NZBGP), of which Toi Tangata Kaiwhakahaere Matua, CEO, is a member of, called for consultation on a policy brief they had developed highlighting the urgency for placing a tax on sugary drinks (SDs) in New Zealand. The document outlined...
Habitat Heroes is a kaupapa that encourages communities to support and protect our natural environments. By being active kaitiaki we can all connect to the biodiversity, spirituality, history, culture and overall health and wellbeing effects that a healthy environment brings. The Department of Conservation's 'Habitat Heroes' encourages...