Publications Ngā whakaputanga kōrero

The Healthy Food and Drink Guidance for Organisations policy provides an example of how organisations can improve the food and drink environment within their workplace.

Guidance on creating healthier food and drink options for staff and visitors in district health boards (DHBs) and the wider health sector.

This publication provides clinical guidance for primary health care practitioners and others who provide advice on weight management for New Zealand adults.

This publication provides clinical guidance for primary health care practitioners and others who provide advice on weight management for New Zealand children and young people aged 2 to 18 years.

A practical resource to equip health providers with the most up-to-date evidence-based tools to monitor, assess and manage overweight and obese patients.

This background paper provides evidence-based technical information and best practice recommendations on nutrition and physical activity for health practitioners working with children and young people.

This report presents key findings of the national survey of physical activity, sedentary behaviours and dietary habits in five to 24 year-olds in New Zealand. The survey was commissioned by SPARC together with the Ministries of Health, Education and Youth Development.

With increasing rates of preventable health conditions related to poor nutrition and sedentary lifestyles, and the rising obesity epidemic, the need to act now is becoming urgent. But getting people to change their lifestyles is not an easy task.