ORANGA KAI – ORANGA PUMAU ACTION REPORT

JANUARY 2008 – ISSUE NO: 7

WHAT’S INSIDE:

02 Introduction from Margie Apa

02 Government Response received

04 Aoraki Bound

05 Jim Mann

06 From the HEHA Project team

08 Cycling

09 Feeding our Futures

10 News from the regions

10 Introducing Nicholette Pomana

12 Info & tips

INTRODUCTION GOVERNMENT R

Firstly, Happy New Year to you all, Right now, Counties Manukau DHB GOVERNMENT RESPONSE I hope you’ve had a wonderful festive is undertaking a pilot programme and TO HSC INQUIRY INTO season and are feeling refreshed as putting forward a business case to we head into another exciting and the Ministry to review the options for OBESITY AND TYPE 2 challenging year. the treatment of morbid obesity, DIABETES Refl ecting back on 2007, I think we can including surgical and non-surgical The Government tabled its response be really pleased here at the Ministry interventions. This is going to be to the Health Select Committee’s and amongst the HEHA sector, on just considered by the Ministry next month Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 how much we have achieved in the past and we’ll keep you posted on any Diabetes in late November, giving the 12 months. developments. HEHA Project team at the Ministry There were many highlights last This year we’ll also celebrate some more scope to ramp up the current year, including the launch of Feeding exciting milestones. The Food and level of HEHA activity. Beverage Classifi cation System our Futures, the Ministry’s healthy The Health Select Committee support programme is currently eating social marketing campaign, (HSC) launched the Inquiry in February being rolled out and a product the launch of the Food and Beverage 2006 and released its report at the registration database will be up and Classifi cation System for schools and end of August 2007. The Government running online by March. We’ve early childhood education (ECE) then had 90 working days to formally funded DHBs to appoint District services and then of course the respond. The HSC report made Coordinators in each of the 21 regions Government Response to the Inquiry 55 recommendations and the to help schools and ECEs implement into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Government largely agrees with 47 the Food and Beverage Classifi cation being tabled in Parliament at the end of them. The current HEHA Strategy System and they’ll all be in action of November. will be revised and activity increased from next month. The Government Response has been over the coming year. A breastfeeding mass-media a major piece of work for the HEHA HEHA Programme Manager Cynthia campaign is also being planned to Project team and will see HEHA activities Maling says the recommendations begin soon. The HEHA team is in the ramped up over the next 18 months. made in the Government Response process of selecting a provider to The team is still fi nalising the will require an increased work develop the campaign. expanded work programme, given programme this year and in out years. that Fruit in Schools is being expanded 2008 is going to be a challenging to all Decile 2 schools and a Ministerial year of exciting new developments in Committee is being established, the HEHA arena, given our recently- which will be led by the Minister of expanded work programme and I’m Health. looking forward to taking up that We’ll also be spending part of 2008 challenge alongside you. reviewing the current HEHA Strategy in light of the Government’s Response, Kind regards, as well as embarking on other new initiatives that will fl ow out of the Inquiry, once we receive some clarifi cation from Cabinet. Over the past few weeks and Margie Apa months, there’s been an increased Deputy Director-General of the Sector Capability and media focus on bariatric surgery. Innovation Directorate, Ministry of Health

02 HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 ESPONSE RECEIVED

Some of the Government Response recommendations included: • The establishment of a Ministerial Committee, chaired by the Minister of Health, to provide high-level, strong, whole-of-government leadership with a focus on improving the obesogenic environments. The Ministerial Committee will also work alongside a steering group to set agreed targets. The group will include non-government organisations, academics, Maori- and Pacifi c representatives and the food and advertising industries. • Expansion of the Fruit in Schools programme to all Decile 2 schools. This will mean that around 450 low-decile schools will be part of Fruit in Schools by April 2009. • Further investment in workforce development to build Maori- and Pacifi c capability and capacity and enhancement of the diabetes workforce. The Government will also support scholarships with a focus on the need to increase the number of Maori- and Pacifi c dietitians in the health workforce.

Cynthia says many of the issues raised in the HSC’s report have already begun to be addressed. However, the Ministry recog- nises that the current HEHA Strategy needs to be reviewed and strengthened to ensure we continue to improve the health of all New Zealanders. A copy of the Government Reponse is available at: http://www.parliament.nz/ en-NZ/PB/Presented/Papers/1/4/ a/48DBHOH_PAP16044_1-Government- Response-to-Report-of-the-Health- Committee.htm

HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 03 AORAKI BOUND

CANTERBURY RADIO than sitting on the sofa, watching and others to do the same, Ra launched STATION LEADS THE WAY criticising sport whilst eating chips the Hundie Club. and drinking beer. I was full of talk Designed for people who weigh IN LIFESTYLE CHANGE about getting fi t and losing weight, but more than 100kg, are physically PROGRAMME like so many of my friends I never did inactive, and keen to change, the club - “We were just like the Simpsons – anything about it.” is a unique community and whanau- our evening meals consisted of TV In August 2007, that changed. based programme that is really dinners every night,” confesses Having been inspired by several of his starting to deliver results. The core Ra Dallas, who hosts a breakfast show colleagues at Tahu FM, Ra signed group of 13 members meets 2 or 3 himself up for Aoraki Bound next times a week taking part in activities on Canterbury’s Tahu FM, and is the month. A rigorous month-long ranging from walks in the park, to gym driving force behind the new whanau-- programme of healthy eating and sessions, to cooking workshops. based weight loss programme called exercise, including running a half Lisa Reedy, Ra’s co-presenter on the Hundie Club. marathon, Aoraki Bound was a the Tahu FM breakfast show, has also At 134kg before the start of the daunting challenge for a man taken on the Hundie Club challenge. programme, Ra was a self-confessed weighing over a hundred kilos. To get With her wedding to aim for in 2008, “procrastinator”. “I liked nothing better himself in shape, and to encourage Lisa is every bit as motivated as Ra.

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04 HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 UPCLOSE: JIM MANN

The programme is supported by the Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Hauora Matauraka at Community & Diabetes. The plans to establish a Public Health (a division of Canterbury cross-sectoral Ministerial Committee DHB), and CATINC (Community Action suggest that obesity is now being viewed to Improve Nutrition Capacity), a by the Government at the same level combined project between the local of concern as an infectious disease PHOs and Community & Public Health. would be. This is a signifi cant shift in “The thing that makes the Hundie terms of how we see the disease. Club different is the involvement of the The cross-sectoral group will be whole whanau- in the programme. bringing together experts from My brother-in-law used to be a KFC independent organisations, NGO’s and freak, but he hasn’t eaten a takeaway Government representatives from the at all since the Hundie Club began. 2007 was a big year for the public Ministries of Health and Education, and And my mum goes to the gym every health nutrition sector in terms of it’s this combination that gives the group day now,” says Ra. “Although there are promoting healthy eating and healthy the potential to have a really strong only about 13 of us who are core action. Before we say a formal impact on the future efforts and action members of the Hundie Club, some of farewell to 2007 and look to the new that will be taken to challenge the our sessions have up to 40 people year we asked Jim Mann, Professor in spread of obesity. there, as everyone brings along the Human Nutrition and Medicine at the The advice of those members will whanau.- It’s great to see the impact it is University of Otago, to refl ect on the be critical in shaping future efforts, having on the whole community”. last 12 months. as will their ability to be both pro-active With Aoraki Bound looming in a “Looking at all that has happened you as well as reactive in their role. They are couple of weeks, the pressure is fi rmly could defi nitely say 2007 was a year of a key body for ensuring that action on. But the challenge doesn’t end there. considerable activity! does happen. “Originally we thought this would be a It’s over 30 years since the obesity In terms of other action areas I know one off, but a few of us who are involved epidemic was put under the global that many people were hoping to see in the Hundie Club this time would spotlight in the Royal College of legislation come from the Government’s really love to run similar programmes Physicians report on the First Response to the Inquiry, especially in again in the future,” says Ra. International Congress on Obesity. It’s relation to legislation about the For more information on getting amazing how the predictions made marketing of unhealthy food to children. involved in the Hundie Club, or for back then about the spread and impact Yet looking forward I think that the updates on Ra’s progress as the of the obesity epidemic have become Public Health Bill offers a key step in countdown to Aoraki Bound continues, reality for so many countries today. So identifying what measures the food check out the Tahu FM website at when we look at all the activity taking industry is prepared to take for its www.tahufm.com place this last year, it’s great to see that contribution to fi ghting obesity. It will This article was submitted by Alison Beck, HEHA so much is fi nally being done within be interesting to see this unfold. Communications Advisor at Canterbury DHB New Zealand and around the world to These are defi nitely exciting times seriously address this important in Public Health – and the focus looking health issue. forward to 2008 will not just be about I think a real sign of this is seen in talking, but about taking action!” the Government’s Response to the This article was written by Anna Passera, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, Feeding our Futures, Health Health Select Committee Report on Sponsorship Council.

HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 05 UPDATE: FROM THE HEHA PROJECT TEAM

GUIDELINES NATIONAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE STEERING GROUP BREASTFEEDING CLASSIFICATION The Guidelines Steering Group has SOCIAL MARKETING SYSTEM SUPPORT met for the second time to continue CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME to help inform the development of A breastfeeding social marketing Many schools and early childhood guidelines for the management of campaign is set to begin in April education (ECE) services have already overweight and obesity. this year. begun implementing the Food and Chaired by Professor Peter Crampton, Beverage Classifi cation System It is part of the national breastfeeding the guidelines will recommend best (FBCS) since receiving their support promotion campaign, which aims to practice to clinicians and public health resources in August last year. increase the proportion of infants being professionals. exclusively breastfed to six months and To help support schools and ECE “There is an extraordinary bunch of partially breastfed beyond six months. services to continue their hard work, people sitting on the Guidelines A comprehensive plan to inform the the HEHA Project team has contracted Steering Group who bring a diverse design of a national breastfeeding the New South Wales Healthy Kids range of perspectives to the table. promotion campaign was developed School Canteen Association (NSW There are a number of complex issues last year. It recommended that a range Healthy Kids SCA) to implement a FBCS when it comes to managing overweight of strategies and messages are used to support programme. Components of and obese people and there is no quick, improve support for mothers and to the Food and Beverage Classifi cation easy fi x.” promote and encourage supportive System support programme include: Professor Crampton says there’s environments for breastfeeding. • An 0800 freephone line for people also a diversity of understandings about The focus of the mass-media who choose or prepare food for school what obesity actually is, what causes it campaign is on informational support, canteens and tuckshops. Help and and what we do about it. “It’s not only particularly targeted at Maori- and information is available for questions developed countries facing increased Pacifi c peoples. It will include two about the classifi cation system. rates of obesity and diabetes but stages: • A product registration scheme and increasingly poor countries too.” 1. Increasing family/whanau- support to product database. Food and The group meets again in April. initiate and maintain breastfeeding, beverage manufacturers will be in particular for Maori- and Pacifi c required to submit their products, peoples. along with the nutritional 2. Increasing broader community information, that they would like to support, including workplaces and be sold or provided in schools. Lists early childhood education services/ of these ‘everyday’ and ‘sometimes’ childcare. registered products will be available A Request for Proposals (RFP) process as a product database. This database was carried out late last year and the will be available online in March and HEHA Project team is currently hard copies will be distributed to working on selecting a provider. schools by the middle of 2008. There are a number of other • A quarterly newsletter for schools components to the national which will keep you updated on breastfeeding promotion campaign, food and nutrition issues in the including an infant feeding health education setting. promotion, the Baby Friendly Initiative, • 21 District Coordinator positions – one workforce training and development, position for each district health board strategy and policy alignment and around New Zealand. The Ministry of monitoring and evaluation. Health is funding these positions to assist schools to access the Nutrition Fund and implement the Food and Beverage Classifi cation System.

06 HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 UPDATE: FOOD INDUSTRY NEWS

There has been much work going on the food consumption aspect of the to create a product that also competes on behind the scenes amongst food inputs/outputs equation created a on a ‘taste experience’ level to draw and beverage manufacturers to heightened awareness of the need to children away from less-healthy reformulate products so they fit educate about moderation and balance. options, the number of competitive in with the Food and Beverage We were keen to be part of the solution, products to the Smart Cookie are Classifi cation System, launched not part of the problem, and sought to very few. last year. offer a wider choice of products and Jonathan says that it is still too early One company to take up the challenge smarter options.” to evaluate its commercial success, is Cookie Time Ltd in . Because of the complexity of but from a product development point Creative Director at Cookie Time, meeting strict nutritional criteria with of view, its success is very evident with Jonathan Collins says their Smart the Ministry’s Food and Beverage indications suggesting that the Smart brand arose from their desire to give Classifi cation System and the need Cookie has so far been well received. their overall product range more balance. The Smart brand has been one of the leading priorities for Cookie Time over the past 24 months with managers, food technologists and marketers involved in the project, as they would with any new product. Focus groups were used at various stages of the project to ensure that the product would be accepted by the target market. “We launched our fi rst Smart Cookie in October 2006, then relaunched a new and improved range of Smart Cookies in October last year which meets the criteria for the ‘sometimes’ category of the Ministry’s Food and Beverage Classifi cation System and the Heart Foundation Tick.” He says the original concept of the Smart Cookie came about at the end of 2005. Throughout 2006, the company’s food technologists worked on the development of a recipe that would deliver the attributes requested in the brief. “There is a growing demand for products that meet both the requirements of being enjoyed by the child as a treat, while at the same time, being a genuinely healthier option. This was an area that we saw the Smart Cookie fi tting nicely.” Jonathan says, “Growing concern about increasing screen time and decreasing activity time and attention

HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 07 UPDATE: MISSION-ON CYCLING

INITIATIVE 2: STUDENT SPARC CYCLE-FRIENDLY HEALTH PROMOTION AWARDS 2007

Initiative 2 of Mission-On is Student The NZ Cycling Conference 2007 in Health Promotion and the Ministries November last year also doubled as of Education and Health have come up the awards ceremony for the SPARC with an innovative idea to contribute Next month, at the beginning of Cycle-Friendly Awards. to the goals of this initiative in 2008. Term 1, each school selected for the pilot will receive information to help Now in its fi fth year, the Cycle-Friendly Fuelled 4 School is a Mission-On them get started on their plans and Awards are designed to help acknowledge pilot competition being launched Fuelled 4 School ‘welcome packs’ to and celebrate some of the most notable next month, aimed at improving distribute to new students. achievements nationwide that are helping the eating habits and overall health A website at www.fuelled4school. to promote cycling and to create a cycle- of intermediate and secondary co.nz has been created to further friendly environment. school students. assist students at pilot schools, Minister of Transport Over the next year, the Fuelled 4 as well as providing a platform for presented the awards to the following School challenge will provide funding, engaging intermediate and secondary groups and organisations, from a total support and incentives for students school students not in the pilot. of 47 nominations: from 50 intermediate and secondary In March, representatives from all schools to develop and implement their Avanti Award for Best Cycle Facility of the pilot schools will get together own ideas to improve their health and Project: in for a national workshop, the health of their peers. which will provide students with Transit NZ for Cycle/ One student group from each school further inspiration and support to Pedestrian Crossings will receive $1,500 to develop and develop their launch plans. These Land Transport NZ Award for Best implement a plan to encourage fellow plans will then be fi nalised and Cycling Promotion: students to eat better (and stay active). submitted for approval at the end of PR Team On Ya Bike Tools and templates have been created Term 1. The plans will be implemented to assist the students in their planning. Land Transport NZ Award for Cycle- over Terms 2 and 3, with judging and When applications closed on Friendly Commitment to Business: an awards ceremony held in Term 4. 21 December 2007, more than 70 MWH New Zealand LTD for Green Following a formal evaluation Expressions of Interest had been kilometres on ‘pool’ bikes of the Fuelled 4 School pilot, the received, from which 50 pilot schools ViaStrada Award for Cycle-Friendly Ministries of Education and Health are now being selected. Commitment by a Public Organisation: will look at how they might extend the Fuelled 4 School challenge to other Nelson City Council for ‘Nelson City schools in the future. Council – Pedalling Along’ Roger Boulter Consulting Award for Cycling Champion of the Year: Tama Easton (VORB Owner/Director, Editor of Spoke Magazine)

08 HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 FEEDING OUR FUTURES

BIKE WISE WEEK 2008 The Ministry of Health is proud to again be supporting Bike Wise Week 2008 which runs from the 23rd of February until the 2nd of March. The Ministry, along with Land Transport New Zealand, funds the Bike Wise Programme to increase active and safe participation in cycling. The aim of Bike Wise is to encourage more New Zealanders to safely cycle for recreation, sport and transport. Bike Wise Week 2008 will feature the three major events as in past years – the Bike Wise Business Battle, Go By Bike Day and the Mayoral Challenge. The Bike Wise Business Battle is a fun HEALTHY EATING grow to love as they mature. The competition that encourages more people ON THE MENU FOR message to parents is – don’t give up to give cycling a go, whilst creating a and keep offering them healthy foods healthier, happier work environment. CHILDREN’S DAY! like vegetables – they’ll soon get used Organisations or departments compete Thousands of kids around New Zealand to loving them!” against each other to see who can get the will have a new item on their Children’s Children’s Day has grown into a highest percentage of staff to ride a bike Day activity menu in 2008: healthy major nationwide celebration, with during the Bike Wise Business Battle eating. For the fi rst time the Feeding hundreds of events held around the competition from 18 February to 2 March. our Futures national programme will country attended by thousands of The Go By Bike Day on Wednesday be providing support and information children and their families. It is 27 February encourages Kiwis to ditch the for parents and community groups supported by a wide range of car or bus and take their bike to work involved in activities around this organisations and people, including the instead. Last year, 35 cities and towns important national day. offi cial Children’s Day patron, Her around New Zealand hosted organised Excellency Susan Satyanand. “We’re delighted to be able to work with breakfast events on the morning of Go By As well as promoting ‘new Children’s Day to bring our healthy eating Bike Day. experiences’, Children’s Day is also a tips and resources to more parents and The Mayoral Challenge involves a fun chance to promote important messages families across New Zealand,” says bike ride through your city or town with about giving children time and other Michelle Mako, Programme Manager for your Mayor and other local celebrities. things children need in their life to be Feeding our Futures. Everyone that participates earns points for happy – like love and affection, praise Children’s Day will be held on the their particular Mayor, and the Mayor with and encouragement and the art of 2nd of March. It is an annual non- the most points wins the national Cycle listening and talking. commercial day that’s all about Mad City Award. For more information about Children’s celebrating our nation’s children. Registrations are now open for these Day visit www.childrensday.org.nz “As this year’s theme is ‘new events and more information can be found For more information on Feeding our experiences’ we thought it was a great at www.bikewise.co.nz or by emailing Futures: www.feedingourfutures.org.nz [email protected] opportunity to talk to parents and kids This article was written by Anna Passera, Senior Marketing about getting children to try new foods, and Communications Manager, Feeding our Futures, Health new tastes and develop new skills to do Sponsorship Council. with food and eating healthy,” said Michelle. “Children’s tastes change as they get older, so foods that they may not like at a young age they can often

HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 09 NEWS FROM THE REGIONS INTRODUCING...

WAIKATO DHB IS SHOWING ITS SUPPORT FOR HEALTHY NICHOLETTE POMANA ACTION BY ENCOURAGING STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN HEHA Programme Manager, SPORTING EVENTS. Hutt Valley DHB

Janet Hanvey, HEHA Project Manager “We were a sea of red and you 2007 was a huge year for Nicholette said there had been an “awesome couldn’t miss us. It all made for a really Pomana since beginning the year in a response” from staff wanting to great day,” she said. new role as the HEHA Programme participate in a number of activities but Waikato DHB’s Maori- Health Unit – Manager at Hutt Valley DHB. the best was the annual Round the Te Puna Oranga is also working to get The mother-of-two from Nuhaka in Bridges race in Hamilton. HEHA messages out to the Maori- northern Hawkes Bay, affl iates to “We entered a team of 210 staff community. Eight staff members from Rakaipaaka, Rongomaiwahine me members, all keen and enthusiastic to the unit successfully completed the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. She came to the take part. It was the fi rst offi cial team recent Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge as job last year, bringing with her a vast to be entered by Waikato DHB and a way to provide a role model and amount of knowledge and experience - ended up being the biggest entry in the encourage other Maori people to get through her work within the public - event’s 63 year history.” out and do more physical activity. and Maori health sectors, having had Janet, who was part of the team, previous roles at a national level as a - said the HEHA team called for entrants Maori manager with The Quit Group, - through the intranet and had only the Maori advisor to the Ministry expected to be putting forward a team of Health’s National Immunisation of around 50 people. Programme, working on the “We gave them two weeks to get development of the National their entries in but I still had entry Immunisation Register and MeNZB forms coming in after the closing date. programmes as well as a range of Everyone wanted to get in on the fun,” other local and regional coordination she said. roles in public health in . The team was made up of staff from Nicholette says the biggest different areas of Waikato DHB and challenge she faces in the Hutt Valley is each team member was given a red trying to do everything required of the HEHA shirt to wear on the day which HEHA role and needing it to happen all Janet said made the biggest team at once. “There are and were plenty of on the day the one that stood out the ‘Healthy Action’ initiatives happening most too. around Te Awakairangi (the original name for the Hutt Valley). We’re using the ‘Healthy Action’ part of HEHA as the

010 HEHA ACTION REPORT, JANUARY 08, ISSUE 07 hook for Maori- and Pacifi c populations to encourage and build on more of the summer. Our support for them will be ‘Healthy Eating’ side of things.” WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ongoing throughout the year and they’ll “Selling the HEHA message has NICHOLETTE’S REGION: be back with us next summer too.” actually been one of the easy parts of Hutt Valley DHB Student Cadetship The summer Student Cadetship the job. I have been surprised at how Programme Programme is supported and champ- many people know of the HEHA brand As part of the Hutt Valley DHB Student ioned by the DHB’s Maori- Health Advisor and the key messages surrounding it. Cadetship Programme, the HEHA team Kuini Puketapu and CEO Chai Chuah. We’re ensuring that those messages at the DHB has had two nutrition “We like to think we are doing a little bit are presented in a way that is relevant students working with Nicholette over towards boosting the Maori- nutrition and and appropriate to the different the summer break. Both students are dietetic workforce of the future and have audience groups, particularly in the recipients of the Te Rau Matatini – no qualms about encouraging both respect of languages and cultures.” Manu Tipuranga Scholarship programme. Tammy and Adrian to come back to work Nicholette says they’ve made use of Tammy Kaiwai is studying nutrition for Hutt Valley DHB.” the Ministry’s colourful HEHA banners with an intention to go on to dietetics, “Given what we know from the at various events, from the ‘Drop it like through the University of Otago and Health Select Committee Inquiry into Itz HUTT’ youth forum, the Hutt Valley Adrian Maxwell is studying towards his Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, the need Interzone Primary Athletics Day, the BSc with a focus on nutrition at Massey to improve the lifestyles of our whanau- Central Zone Primary University. Both originate from the Hutt and our tamariki also need to be Schools Touch Tournament and the Valley, with Tammy from Wainuiomata matched by a workforce with expertise Valley-wide kohanga reo annual event and Adrian from Lower Hutt. and knowledge around nutrition and ‘Te Ra o Nga Mokopuna’. Nicholette says both Tammy and Adrian physical activity,” says Nicholette. “One of the exciting parts of the have been providing assistance at a range role is working with the communities of events and activities, in particular and groups that are doing some several Tamaiti Whangai initiatives within awesome work. Very recently we’ve the community and the Wainuiomata become involved with the Rugby League Pukeatua Programme. Wainuiomata Rugby League Pukeatua “Tammy has been having early Programme which focuses on at-risk starts on Monday and Friday mornings, Wainuiomata youth, in association heading along at 6-30am to the training with ex-league stars and locals Ken session and providing basic nutrition Laban and Johnny Lomax. The boys advice to the boys during their healthy attend intensive training sessions breakfast.” three times a week to set them on a “Recently she did a nutrition quiz pathway to a successful rugby league with them and got them thinking about career and I’ve managed to head how much physical activity you’d have along to these at 6-30am to provide to do if you ate certain foods. You might a nutritious breakfast and basic be interested to know that to burn off nutritional advice to the boys.” the fat in a medium-sized burger meal Nicholette says the support that the you’d have to jog vigourously for about Hutt Valley DHB HEHA team is two hours!” providing is minimal compared to what Nicholette says Adrian’s combined the community and the people of his sports management and nutrition Wainuiomata are contributing. skills to provide advice to the boys on “I’m looking forward to developing the link between what you eat and how our involvement with this programme you perform. and many more in 2008, to continue to “I’m delighted to have Tammy and improve the lifestyles of those living in Adrian working alongside me over the the Hutt Valley.” INF0 & TIPS

LIBRARY CORNER Sleep Duration in Middle Childhood: Risk Factors and Consequences HEHA TIPS The following include the latest studies A study of New Zealand seven- and research in the HEHA arena: year-olds has found that sleeping Healthy eating is... Summer is the season for fruits such Garden-Based Nutrition Education fewer than nine hours a night is Affects Fruit and Vegetable Consumption associated with being overweight or as berries and stone fruits like plums, in Sixth-Grade Adolescents obese, even after accounting for time peaches and nectarines, so make the The purpose of this study was to spent watching television and physical most of their availability. Try making investigate the effects of garden-based exercise. some summer fruit salads to take to nutrition education on adolescents’ The study, published on 1 January work or having fruit as a healthy after- fruit and vegetable consumption. 2008 in the scientifi c journal Sleep, dinner snack. The research showed that followed 591 children in New Zealand adolescents who participated in since birth, making periodic health Healthy action is... garden-based nutrition intervention and developmental assessments and Getting out on your bike. Register for increased their servings of fruits and interviewing parents. Bike Wise Week now (23 Feb – 2 March vegetables more than two other student Ed Mitchell, senior author and 2008) at www.bikewise.co.nz groups who did not participate. a professor of child health research Register for the Bike Wise Business Signifi cant increases were also found at Auckland University was quoted Battle with your workmates and get out in vitamin A, vitamin C and fi bre intake. on TV3 News as saying, “The study is on your bike training. Remember to stay Although further research is needed, important from the perspective of safe while cycling by: the results of the study indicate the providing another means of preventing effi cacy of using garden-based nutrition the development of obesity”. • Checking your bike regularly – education to increase adolescents’ http://www.journalsleep.org/ brakes, tyres, chain, refl ectors consumption of fruits and vegetables. ViewAbstract.aspx?citationid=3449 and light Journal of the American Dietetic • Make sure you can be seen – Association, April 2007 (Volume 107, bright-coloured clothes, lights and Issue 4) refl ectors all help • Wear an approved helmet. Make sure it fi ts fi rmly and keep it done up. If your helmet gets dented or breaks, replace it • Know the road rules and follow them.

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