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What's NewPrice discounts more effective than education in encouraging people to purchase healthy food3 March 2010 Results for the long awaited SHOP study have just been published in the March edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Food Security: The what, how, why and where to of food security in New South Wales22 February 2010 Cancer Council NSW has collaborated with The Physical Activity and Nutrition Obesity Research Group (PANORG) at Sydney University and Heart Foundation NSW to prepare a discussion paper on food security. The paper considers food security in the context of food supply and access systems, and articulates how it links with food consumption patterns, weight and risk of chronic disease, in order to provide direction for research, policy and programmes. The paper also provides a summary of studies describing patterns of food insecurity in Australia, and strategies for promoting food security, with examples of programmes.
Advocacy in Action: A toolkit for Public Health Professionals 2nd Edition21 January 2010 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.
Financial incentives and disincentives to encourage healthy eating19 October 2009 This new report from Australia identifies and exemplifies the different types of financial incentives that could be applied to help consumers make healthier food choices.
ENHANCE report released19 October 2009 The long awaited ENHANCE report has been released. It is a culmination of a multi-phase programme of research on the environmental influences on food security and physical activity among Māori, Pacific and low-income families/whānau.
New Research: Policy recommendations for household economic determinants of childhood obesity30 September 2009 This new research published by the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, gives policy options for subsidies on non-discretionary household items and policies to increase access to nutritious foods, including fruit and vegetables.
Communities petition local council to plant more food bearing plants in public spaces18 September 2009 A petition is currently underway in Wellington for the Council to provide and care for food bearing trees in public areas and communities, utilising land that is green, but otherwise unproductive. This action will help provide freely accessible, locally grown food for the communities involved, jobs for those who tend the trees, as well as beneficial community gathering places. Such actions have been taken in a number of cities throughout the world with great success.
Local government actions to prevent childhood obesityThis publication from the United States provides recommendations for local governments to consider when designing and redesigning local environments. Based on an extensive research review, the report highlights 12 actions which have the greatest potential to make a difference in preventing childhood obesity at the community level.
Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesityThis report developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) identifies and recommends a set of strategies and associated measurements that communities and local governments can use to plan and monitor environmental and policy-level changes for obesity prevention.
Community Public Health, Canterbury District Health Board (2009)Valuing the health benefits of active transport modesReleased by the NZ Transport Agency, this report was commissioned to determine the monetary value of the health benefits of active transport modes, in order to include it in cost-benefit analyses for transport and other government sectors.
Kiwisport initiative launchedOn 11 August Prime Minister John Key Launched the National-led Government's Kiwisport initiative for you people, which will see $82 million invested in school sports over the next four years.
Government gets behind Food for Kids programmePrime Minister John Key announced the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Health will be putting $320,000 into the KidsCan Stand Tall food in schools scheme. Almost 150 schools have put their name on the waiting list for the programme, which will target children of families that struggle with food security. GST off food petition goes to select committeeA petition calling on the government to remove GST from all out food was discussed by Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on 29 July 2009. Re-thinking Urban Environments and HealthApril 2009 Commissioned by the Public Health Advisory Committee, this report contains a collection of articles exploring the link between urban environments and health in New Zealand.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A toolkit for developing local strategiesMarch 2009 This toolkit, released in October 2008 in the UK is intended as a resource to those working at a local level to plan, coordinate and implement comprehensive strategies to prevent and manage overweight and obesity.
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global PerspectiveMarch 2009 The latest review from the World Cancer Research Fund provides a comprehensive series of recommendations on food, nutrition and physical activity designed to reduce the risk of cancer.
NZ Pacific Health Review – Issue 6Welcome to the sixth edition of Pacific Health Review, a research-based publication focused on major health issues affecting Pacific people.
ANA Newsletter March 2009
Closing the gap in a generation: WHO report on reducing inequalitiesJanuary 2009 It is a fact that the opportunity to have a healthy life is not equal for all New Zealanders. This landmark World Health Organization report, released in late 2008, calls to significantly reduce health inequalities in a generation and outlines the steps to achieve this.
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