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07 Aug The Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2019

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The Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2019, held in Auckland in June, brought together the theme of Innovation and Intervention, Environment and Equity with a focus on health equity and the environment, innovative policy and practical intervention. It supported a comprehensive approach to the chronic and lifestyle-related disease...

05 Aug Vacancy: Project Coordinator position

Posted at 10:23h in News by admin-toitangata

We are looking for a project coordinator to join our wonderful team! About the role This newly developed role includes tasks as delegated by the CEO which align with the Board’s updated strategic plan. We are a small team and are looking for a person who is...

14 May Maramataka hui at Hapai te Hauora

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Maramataka Innovation / co-design kaupapa | Healthy Families Waitākere In April, Toi Tangata kaiarahi nutrition, Sande Mareroa-Gates, attended the Healthy Families Maramataka Innovation/co-design kaupapa at Hāpai Te Hauora Māori Public Health offices in Henderson. The hui, hosted by Vikki Ham, kaiwhakaauaha pūnaha for Healthy Families Waitākere,...

14 May Sugar sugar everywhere

Posted at 13:38h in News by admin-toitangata

Sugar has recently resurfaced in the media again, with new research denouncing the sugar in sugary drinks as being more dangerous than sugar in foods along with renewed calls for a sugar tax. It is clear, through various studies, that we are consuming way more...

14 May Consultation open on health and disability system review

Posted at 13:33h in News by admin-toitangata

Submissions for feedback on the New Zealand health and disability system are currently open. This first round of consultation is seeking feedback on how the health and disability system is working currently and to identify critical issues to improve the effectiveness and equity of the...

14 May Navigating Māori, Down Syndrome, and Nutrition in Tāmaki Makaurau

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Summer Wright (Ngāti Maniapoto) Post Grad Nutrition student received a joint venture Toi Tangata and University of Auckland, Growing the Puna internship. Summer’s passion and experience of working alongside whanau living with disabilities was an area in which Toi Tangata was very interested to explore. Summer...

14 May IUHPE 23rd World conference on Health Promotion 2019 Rotorua

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The Toi Tangata team attended the International Union for Health Promotion and Education conference in Rotorua 8th-11th April 2019 With the theme of Waiora: Promoting Planetary Health and Sustainable Development for all, the conference drew crowds from many corners of the world bringing with them many...

14 May He Au Honua- Indigenous research conference Maui, Hawaii 2019

Posted at 12:36h in News by admin-toitangata

Aloha mai kākou! In March our Kaiarahi-Training and development specialist, Darrio Penetito-Hemara, attended and presented at He Au Honua, an Indigenous research conference in Hawai’i on the island of Maui. The kaupapa for the conference was I Mana ka Mauli, I Mauli ka Mana - Life...

14 May Ngahuru

Posted at 12:32h in News by admin-toitangata

With the days getting shorter and the temperatures cooling down, we are now well and truly in the grasp of Ngahuru. Let’s take a quick look back to the times of our tupuna and learn a little about the season of Ngahuru. Traditionally, the word ngahuru...

14 May How Digitally Prepared is the Workforce- Part II

Posted at 12:23h in News by admin-toitangata

Health literacy, digital literacy, digital health literacy, physical activity literacy, nutrition literacy… argh there is so much to think about, no wonder some of our whānau are confused! In designing digital tools and resources for Māori public health, it is important for us to understand the...