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General Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources

Active Healthy Communities

This Australian resource has been released for Local Governments as a tool to assist in creating supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating. It contains useful ideas, practical information, and case studies based on the latest research on the impact of the built and social environment on health.

  • Download a copy here.

Advocacy in Action: A toolkit for Public Health Professionals 2nd Edition

Released by the Public Health Institute of Western Australia this toolkit provides an introduction to public health advocacy. It also gives an outline and examples of key advocacy strategies and samples of practical tools to get you started.

  • Download a copy of the toolkit here.

Asian Health in Aotearoa

This report released in July 2010 provides research to inform our understanding of the disparities in the health of Asian sub groups compared to other New Zealand populations.

  • Download a copy here.

Assessing the Cost Effectiveness of Prevention

The overall aim of this project was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative cost-effectiveness of preventive intervention options addressing the non-communicable disease burden in Australia, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians.

  • Download a copy here.

Breakfast Club Guidelines

Produced by the Counties Manukau DHB Schools Accord, these guidelines give tips for setting up Breakfast Clubs in Schools.

  • Download a copy of the guidelines here.

Community Gardeners Website

The website community gardeners have been waiting for! This new one stop website contains guidelines, models and resources that can be to support people in starting a community garden.

Concise NZ Food Composition Tables 6th Edition

This resource is invaluable for nutrient information on more than 900 commonly used New Zealand foods. Copies are available from Crop & Food Research at a cost of $45 + $3.50 for postage and packaging.

Orders should be made to: Publications Section, Crop and Food Research, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch. Phone 03 325 6400. Fax 03 325 2074. Email: coupd@crop.cri.nz.

Feeding our Families

The Feeding our Families campaign promotes the following messages:

  • Kids do better when they eat fruit and vegetables.
  • Make at least half your meal vegetables.
  • Snacks don't need to come in packets.
  • Kids eat better when they eat with you.
  • Eat together as a family.
  • Help your kids learn about food.
  • Make water or milk the first choice.

Resources such as CDs, posters, information cards and recipes are available from www.feedingourfamilies.org.nz.

Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for Cycling

The World Health Organization has developed a tool to estimate the economic savings resulting from reductions in mortality that result from cycling.

  • Click here for more information.

Healthy places, healthy lives: urban environments and wellbeing

This evidence based review of how the urban environment influence the health of communities, identifies where New Zealand's health system can best add value in the creation of urban areas that promote health.

  • Download a copy here.

Heart Foundation Resources

The Heart Foundation has general nutrition information available about the relationship between coronary heart disease and a wide range of foods and substances including alcohol, antioxidant supplements, calcium, carbohydrates and dietary fibre, caffeine, deep fat frying, eggs, fats and oils, fish, folate, fruits and vegetables, garlic, meat and poultry, nuts and seeds, sodium, and soy-based foods.

Topics such as cholesterol, dietary patterns and energy balance are also covered.

How Much Sugar is in Drinks?

How Much Sugar is in Drinks? is an eye-catching A2-sized resource highlighting the sugar content of common drinks. Based on a resource by Auckland Healthcare the poster has sugar filled plastic bags attached along with graphical representation – $3.00/poster +postage and packaging. A Māori language version of the resource developed with Te Hotu Manawa Māori, is also available.

Lecture: Professor Philip James

Professor Philip James recently visited New Zealand to raise awareness of the relationship between the increasing prevalence of chronic disease, the mismatch with the changing environment and the importance of the interactions between the food chain, climate change, and health from conception and across generations. A YouTube video is available of a lecture he gave in association with AUT and the Australia New Zealand Obesity Society.

  • View the video here.

Live Smart

This resource has been launched by the Cancer Society of New Zealand to encourage people to Live Smart. It has great information and tips on nutrition and physical activity. You can even sign up for a Live Smart coach to email you helpful reminders.

Nutrition Guide for Health Professionals

March 2011

Auckland DHB has developed a set of resources aimed at making it easier for health professionals in general practice to deliver personalised and consistent nutrition advice.

Nutrition Advice for Primary Care

Public Health Nutrition Advice is published quarterly by the nutrition team of the Auckland Regional Public Health Service to provide analysis and advice on current nutrition issues and useful tips for patients. It is primarily aimed at practice nurses, but will also be of use to general practitioners, teachers, Plunket and public health nurses, pharmacists and dental therapists.

Nutrition Fact Sheets – Auckland Regional Public Health

The Auckland Regional Public Health Nutrition Team has developed fact sheets to answer common enquiries. These cover a range of topics from fad diet myths to food choices for common health complaints and the food pyramid debate.

Physical Activity Resources

Position Statement: Planning for Active Living

This document, produced by the New South Wales (NSW) Government, provides a succinct summary of the importance of active living, the link between active living and the physical environment, characteristics of a supportive environments and an overview of some of the opportunities and priorities that exist in NSW to promote active living.

  • Download a copy here.

Practical tips for engaging inactive communities

This resource from the British Heart Foundation's National Centre for Physical Activity and Health gives tips relevant to practitioners working across a broad range of communities and/or groups, and specific tips for engaging the following key target groups: People with disabilities, girls and young women, older adults, people with mental ill-health, minority ethnic communities and socially deprived communities.

  • Download a copy here.

Reducing Cancer Risk – the Benefits of Being Physically Active

Did you know that being physically active is one the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of developing cancer of the bowel or breast? Between one quarter and one third of these cancers are directly related to being overweight and insufficient physical activity.

The Cancer Society and Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) have worked together to produce a leaflet about reducing cancer risk. If you would like to know more or order a copy of the resource see: www.cancernz.org.nz, or call into your local branch of the Cancer Society.

Tips from Diabetes New Zealand

The Diabetes New Zealand website has great nutrition information in easy to print files on the following topics:

  • Label reading
  • Nutritional claims
  • Ideal plate
  • Healthy shopping pyramid
  • What to shop for
  • Supermarket tours
  • Glyceamic index
  • How to adapt your recipes
  • Information for health professionals.

Diabetes New Zealand also runs a 'Dear Dietitian' service to answer your questions about food and nutrition.

It also produces a number of resources on nutrition and physical activity for health professionals.

Top Tips to Promote Cycling To and From School and the Workplace

The British Heart Foundation's National Centre for Physical Activity and Health has put together this series of top tips to encourage and sustain active transport.

  • Download a copy here.

Urban planners' knowledge of health and wellbeing issues

This report released by the Public Health Advisory Committee seeks to understand how much planners know about the impact o the urban environment on health and wellbeing, as well as what planners think about how urban settings influence health outcomes.

  • Download a copy here.

Vegetables

The www.vegetables.co.nz website has information, resources and recipes useful for promoting fruit and vegetables.

Why the Fuss?

Why the Fuss? is a resource developed to encourage people to make healthy food choices.

The pictures show the fat and sugar content of a range of frequently eaten foods alongside a healthier food choice, with similar cost and preparation time. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and takeaways are covered. It also includes fact sheets on the importance of drinking water, eating breakfast, the food baskets and a revision sheet.

  • To order call Regional Public Health: 04 570 9002.

Why the Fuss? The Three Food Baskets

The brightly coloured Why the Fuss? flipchart and CD produced by Northland DHB have now been updated. The resource uses pictures of real food and presents healthy alternatives to commonly eaten foods that are high in fat and/or sugar. A graphic teaspoon indicates the amount of fat and sugar in the foods.

It is very visual and easy to use. It would be suitable for parent groups, marae groups, schools, community groups, church groups, sports teams and people with limited literacy.