News

03 Jul Kahungunu Hook Summit

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As told by Crystal Pekepo, Kaiārahi, Community Research and Co-Design Specialist While there are many benefits to eating healthy, exercising and drinking plenty of water, looking after our taiao (environment) is very important if we wish to continue to live fulfilling lifestyles. Everything that sustains us is sourced...

02 Jul Weighing in on weightism: Does a weight focused approach align with the Māori view of health?

Posted at 15:32h in News by admin-toitangata

Last month, guest presenter Dr Isaac Warbrick graced our e-waves for one of our most popular webinars to date bringing us his whakaaro and insights on obesity and weightism, honing in on whether ‘weight’ and ‘weight loss’ are appropriate ‘health’ measures for Māori. The war on...

02 Jul New WHO physical activity plan to help people around the world get out and active

Posted at 15:13h in News by admin-toitangata

Earlier this month, the World Health Organization launched the new Global Action Plan on Physical Activity in Geneva. The action plan aims to achieve a 15 percent increase in the number of regularly physically active people worldwide by 2030. It comes as the Ministry of Health...

02 Jul New Active Play resources to help young children sit less, move more and sleep well

Posted at 15:10h in News by admin-toitangata

In early May, the Ministry of Health launched a package of free online resources aimed at getting children aged five and under to play regularly and have quality sleep. Toi Tangata worked closely with the Ministry to develop the Active Play resources. The resources were designed...

02 Jul New 5+ A Day Teaching Resources

Posted at 15:09h in News by admin-toitangata

5+ A Day has recently launched a new nutrition education resources for year 9 students. It’s the first time resources have been developed specifically for this age group by the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust who partnered with Plant & Food Research and education experts,...

02 Jul Makitānara: The role of reo Māori in hauora

Posted at 15:07h in News by admin-toitangata

Looking back at the headlines last month you may have spotted our take on Hastings McDonalds becoming the first in the country to introduce bilingual menus, written in both English and Māori. Here at Toi Tangata, we stand behind using Māori culture and language to...

02 Jul How is Auckland doing? 2018 Monitoring Report

Posted at 15:03h in News by admin-toitangata

Every year, the Healthy Auckland Together (HAT) coalition looks at whether they are making progress around Auckland’s pressing health issues – the population’s weight, diet and levels of physical activity. They report on whether the neighbourhoods encourage good eating and physical movement every day by looking...

02 Jul Britain’s sugar tax on soft drinks takes effect

Posted at 14:59h in News by admin-toitangata

Britain’s sugar tax on soft drinks came into effect on 6 April 2018, a move that hopes to reduce sugar intake, whilst funding sports programs and nutritious breakfast clubs for children. The tax, announced in March 2016, has already cut sugar content in drinks by 45...

14 Jun The Ol@ Or@ Journey: Navigating Digital Health and Wellbeing Platforms and Mātauranga Māori

Posted at 14:38h in News by admin-toitangata

The Ol@-Or@ research project, initially called the Welltext project, aims to create an intervention tool to reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity and diabetes in Māori and Pacific Islanders. Funded by the Healthier Lives He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge, the study works in partnership...

05 Jun IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion

Posted at 09:44h in News by admin-toitangata

The Global Scientific Committee invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at the 23rd IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion held in Rotorua, New Zealand from 7th to 11th April 2019. All abstract submitters, including individual contributors, are encouraged to interact and collaborate with other...