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Nutrition and Physical Activity Links New ZealandThis comprehensive website has all you need to know to get active in Canterbury. It lists activities clubs, available classes, recreation facilities, parks or walking tracks, and upcoming events to train for. Developed by ACC, this website provides free tailored running, walking and cycling plans. It also provides nutrition information, and information about upcoming events. Auckland Regional Public Health Service The Auckland Regional Public Health Service website includes information and fact sheets developed by its Nutrition and Physical Activity team and extensive information about health resources in Auckland. The mission of the New Zealand Breastfeeding Authority is to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in Aotearoa New Zealand. Bike NZ is an umbrella body embracing all national cycling organisations in New Zealand. This website contains information on events, resources and media for cycling. Breakfast-eaters and Feeding our Families These HSC sites offer healthy, low-cost and fast food options for families. You can refer these sites to clients or download recipes and tips to use in your work. Print resources are available free of charge to support your work. Resources include:
Breastfeeding (Ministry of Health) The Breastfeeding section of the Ministry of health website provides detailed information on breastfeeding for mothers, supporters and health practitioners. It also provides breastfeeding information for employers and communities. Developed by the Cancer Society Wellington Division in partnership with Mitre 10 Mega Petone, the CanWork Toolkit is a workplace based tool designed to promote men’s health and raise cancer awareness. The Cycling Advocates Network aims to work with government and local authorities for better, safer cycling environments. The official website of the Cancer Society of New Zealand has facts sheets about the relationship between nutrition and physical activity and cancer. This website has recipes kids can make. It is based on a children's TV programme sponsored in part by the Auckland Regional Public Health Service. The Community and Public Health (Christchurch) website has a whole range of resources that can be ordered, including fact sheets about smart drinks, brain food etc, as well as recipe sheets from the Healthy Eating television show. Creating a Better Future is a five year plan to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes in the Counties Manukau region. The district-wide plan, aims for long-term sustainable change to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. This comprehensive website has loads of information about diabetes. Diabetes New Zealand's latest reports are available along with great recipes. New Zealand Dietetics Association The New Zealand Dietetics Association website features a database of registered dietitians in New Zealand. Dietitians are tertiary trained professionals knowledgeable in all areas of nutritional care, health and disease. Eating Difficulties Education Network The Eating Difficulties Education Network is based in Auckland. Its website has information for the public and health professionals about eating disorders and body image. eMark is a tool designed by the NZ Nutrition Foundation and Plant and Food Research to assist consumers with food choices as part of a healthy eating pattern. Feet First encourages primary school students to walk to school at least once a week, every week, during term time. This website contains information and resources for people interested in active transport. This is the website of advocacy group Fight the Obesity Epidemic. Its weekly newsletter is a good update on obesity news from around the world. Order Ministry of Health funded nutrition and physical activity resources through this website. This comprehensive website has information and resources focused on the prevention of heart disease and support for those who live with heart disease. It includes great recipes and tips for healthy eating. The website of the Healthy Food Guide magazine has good recipes and practical tips to fit healthy eating into today's busy lifestyles. This website provides information and resources about weight management. Home Economics and Technology Teachers' Association The Home Economics and Technology Teachers' Association of New Zealand is the official association for teachers and people interested in home economics, technology and the allied fields of health, human development, human nutrition, hospitality and life science. The resource section includes resources that could be of interest to anyone who works in public health nutrition. The Live Smart website was developed by the Cancer Society of New Zealand to help people "stack the odds in their favour" against cancer. It contains lots of tips and good ideas on ways to make healthy eating and physical activity part of your daily life. Living Streets Aotearoa aims to promote walking as a healthy, environmentally friendly and universal means of transport and recreation. This website provides a number of resources and advocacy tools to encourage walking. This website by the Ministry of Health provides information about Māori health. It has comprehensive links to Māori health providers and Māori health research organisations. The Manufactured Food Database is compiled by Auckland Hospital Nutrition Services, with information supplied by New Zealand Food Manufacturers. The website enables people with food allergies (or those who cook for them) to search for suitable manufactured products, such as those that are egg- or gluten-free. The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation is a professional, non-profit organisation whose members believe all New Zealanders should have access to accurate information to enable them to make informed choices about food and the effect it has on their health. The website contains a range of useful documents and links. This website contains information for people and organisations involved in all aspects of recreation, leisure, parks, open space management, aquatic, conservation and sport delivery. Nutrition (Ministry of Health) This section of the Ministry of Health website links to all the Ministry's publications about nutrition, including links to national surveys, nutrient reference values and the Food and Nutrition Guidelines. Nutrition (University of Otago) This website gives an overview of the work staff from the Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago are doing. It includes a diabetes lifestyle intervention study and research into changing eating behaviours. Nutrition Society of New Zealand The Nutrition Society of New Zealand website has details on how you can join and participate in the Society's activities. It also has reports to download and information about becoming a registered nutritionist in New Zealand. PHARMAC's One Heart Many Lives social marketing campaign aims to raise awareness about the level of cardiovascular risk among men age over 35, and decrease its prevalence. The campaign is happening in Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Central North Island, and Porirua. Rangatahi Tu Rangatira: Physical Activity Programme This programme aims to promote and assist in the implementation of regional physical activity programmes that revive and utilise Ngā Taonga Tākaro Māori (traditional values, knowledge, skills, activities and games). Rangatahi Tu Rangatira is targeted at Māori, including those with disabilities, aged 13-24 years to increase their physical activity and grow leadership skills. Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) This is the official website of SPARC – Sport and Recreation New Zealand. As well as information about SPARC's work there is research available about New Zealanders' participation in sport and recreation. Sustainable Households is a project developed in several New Zealand cities since 2001 by 12 local and regional councils with support from environmental centres, adult education providers and The Ministry for the Environment. It includes information sheets on sustainable gardening and active transport. Te Hotu Manawa Māori is a national health promotion organisation committed to providing leadership in promoting healthy lifestyles and healthy environments to achieve Māori heart health. This website lets you order nutrition and physical activity resources for Māori and provides information about community nutrition and physical activity training for Māori. The Women's Health Action website has dedicated information on breastfeeding advocacy in New Zealand. It includes information on World Breastfeeding week, the campaign to have breastfeeding supported in the workplace and the International Code on the Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes. This website, developed by the New Zealand Vegetable and Potato Growers Federation Inc, has lots of recipes resources and information to promote vegetable consumption. Provides information, tools and resources for people implementing workplace health programmes. This website has information and resources on the 5+aday campaign to encourage young New Zealanders to eat more fruit and vegetables. It includes activities for the classroom and for kids.
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