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What's NewNew Research: Advertising Restrictions on High Fat, Salt or Sugar FoodsJuly 2010 This review into the effectiveness of restrictions on advertising for products that are high in fat, salt or sugar, compares the way in which the balance of television advertising of food and drink seen by children has changed, by looking at their exposure to advertisements in 2005 (before advertising restrictions were introduced) and in 2009 (after the restrictions had been fully implemented).
New Food Security ResearchJuly 2010 The Families Commission has published a new report titled Family food environment: barriers to acquiring affordable and nutritious food in New Zealand households.
Lecture: Professor Philip JamesJuly 2010 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.
Asian Health in AotearoaJuly 2010 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.
The website community gardeners have been waiting for!July 2010 This new one stop website contains guidelines, models and resources that can be to support people in starting a community garden.
Should NZ scrap GST on healthy food?July 2010 A panel of experts assembled to discuss research into the public's attitude to healthy foods, the SHOP study (which looked at the effect of taking GST off healthy foods), and the potential implications for New Zealand's public health of exempting healthy food from GST.
Launch of Project HeartSafeJuly 2010 Project HeartSafe is a new industry led initiative involving food manufacturers, food industry associations, health and nutrition experts and is facilitated by the Heart Foundation. It aims to reduce the sodium in some of our most commonly consumed manufactured and pre-prepared food.
SecondBiteAustralia based, SecondBite, is committed to making a positive difference to people by identifying sources of nutritious surplus fresh food and produce that might otherwise go to waste and facilitating its safe and timely distribution to agencies and people in need. This site also has links to various food security publications.
Register now for the 2010 NZ Recreation ConferenceJuly 2010 The 2010 NZ Recreation Association Annual Conference theme this year is CONNECT...the dots and combines a two day business programme followed by one day of optional field trips or a workshop on 18-20 October.
Launch of Māori Rangatahi Tu Rangatira: Physical Activity ProgrammeJuly 2010 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.
Register Now for Dollars and Sense of Walking; Creating Liveable CommunitiesJuly 2010 Living Streets Aotearoa is running the 4th New Zealand Conference on walking and liveable communities 2-3 August 2010 in Wellington. The focus of this conference is on economic value, with the theme: "Dollars and Sense of Walking; creating liveable communities". Walking is part of the solution to many of the issues facing New Zealand today. Communities which are walking-friendly and liveable attract people, businesses and tourists, resulting in higher property values, revitalised local businesses, lower health costs and safer, more pleasant neighbourhoods. The iconic cities in the world are walkable communities.
Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book 2010June 2010 Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book 2010, provides a snapshot of Māori health in the mid to late 2000s. It updates the first Māori Health Chart Book, which was released in 2006. The chart book presents key indicators relating to the socioeconomic determinants of health, risk and protective factors for health, health status, health service utilisation, and the health system.
The Best Start in Life: Achieving Effective Action on Child Health and WellbeingJune 2010 This report prepared by the Public Health Advisory Committee, outlines the key issues and steps required to improve child health in New Zealand. It has a number of references to nutrition and physical activity related issues.
MOH Nutrition and Physical Activity UpdateJune 2010 The nutrition and physical activity policy team at the Ministry of Health has been busy working on a number of key projects. The revised Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper will soon be available to download from the Ministry of Health's website: www.moh.govt.nz/nutrition. The team is also in the process of developing the first national physical activity guidelines for older people, starting with a literature review which is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Another major project has involved work around creating a new subsidised iodine tablet for pregnant and breastfeeding women. This will be available in New Zealand pharmacies from July 2010. For further information email elizabeth_aitken@moh.govt.nz. Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in Children and Young PeopleJune 2010 Developed by the Clinical Trials Research Unit, the aim of this guideline is to provide evidence-based guidance for the management of overweight and obesity in children and young people. It is expected this guideline will be used principally in primary care and community-based initiatives.
Top Tips to Promote Cycling To and From School and the WorkplaceJune 2010 The British Heart Foundations National Centre for Physical Activity and Health has put together this series of top tips to encourage and sustain active transport. The document was put together to coincide with Bike Week in the UK which was held 19-27 July.
Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for ActionMay 2010 Launched 8 May 2010, this charter is a call to all countries to make physical activity a priority for all. The Charter provides a framework for action and partnerships across multiple sectors and with communities to build healthier, active, environmentally sustainable communities. It is a result of two years of international drafting and large scale global consultation.
Local Government's Contribution to WellbeingMay 2010 Published by the Ministry of Health in 2009, the purpose of this document is to highlight good practice and encourage more effective working relationships between health and local government agencies. The document provides a selection of intersectoral examples of work that local government is involved in for other agencies to consider applying in other districts
Cost of physical inactivity fact sheet1 April 2010 This fact sheet was produced by the British Heart Foundations Centre for Physical Activity and Health. It summarises some of the key facts and figures on the disease burden of physical inactivity and the associated healthcare and economic costs in the UK. This fact sheet can be used to make the economic case for physical activity intervention and may prove useful considering the current economic climate.
Walk this Way1 April 2010 This British report offers practical guidance and support on key components of successful walking initiatives that physical activity and health professionals can use to make the case for investment in walking.
Romania mulls over fast food tax27 March 2010 An interesting article published in the Lancet on Saturday, discussing Romania's push to introduce taxes on fast food.
Kōrero Mārama: Health literacy and Māori3 March 2010 This new report published by the Ministry of Health describes the health literacy skills of the adult Māori population (aged 16-65 years) compared to the adult non-Māori population (aged 16-65 years). The findings show that overall the majority of New Zealanders are limited in their ability to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services in order to make informed and appropriate health decisions. Furthermore, Māori have much poorer health literacy skills compared to non-Māori, and this is likely to have a negative impact on their health status. The report poses questions for health promoters as to how we acknowledge low health literacy levels.
Price 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.
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