
Social vaccine vital to rebuild post-Covid, says Prof Fran Baum
December 10, 2020Professor Fran Baum, one of Australia’s leading researchers on the social and economic determinants of health has been quite vocal recently abou...
‘Now’s the time to make a difference’
December 10, 2020Grant Berghan brings a wealth of experience to his new role as CEO of the Public Health Association of NZ.Mr Berghan who was in public health for 25 y...

Otara Health committed to health and wellbeing of community
December 10, 2020“Otara Health (OH) walks its talk and strives to encourage the organisations in the systems across all the sectors to lower their barriers to work bet...
Webishop to focus on diabetes among Pacific peoples
December 3, 2020A webishop that will focus on obesity and diabetes putting them on par with suicide, mental health, teenage pregnancy and drug and alcohol abuse will ...

Climate change emergency ‘acknowledges next generation’
December 3, 2020HPF applauds the move by the Government this week to declare a climate change emergency.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who made the declaration yesterd...

Hui to connect public health leaders
November 25, 2020Public health leaders will connect and share expertise and experience at Te Ara Pounamu: a population health virtual hui organised by The Health Promo...

World must listen to voices of young people
November 19, 2020On November 20 we’re celebrating #WorldChildren’sDay by listening to the voices of children and young people. Our youth will be living with the ...
AGM: Challenging, but rewarding year for HPF
November 12, 2020HPF’s resilience and hard work during what has been a challenging year was acknowledged at our first online Annual General Meeting today. Board Chairp...

Call to support Kiwis living with diabetes
November 11, 2020This month is Diabetes Action Month and HPF is encouraging Aotearoa to take action to understand and support Kiwis living with diabetes and to learn m...

Learn to navigate both worlds
November 10, 2020A webishop that aims to give a basic introduction of the contrasting philosophies of te ao Māori and te ao Pākeha in relation to health and wellbeing ...
New CEO congratulated
November 3, 2020HPF congratulates Grant Berghan on his appointment as the new CEO of the Public Health Association of NZ (PHANZ). Mr Berghan who is from the Tai Toker...

Key issues, asks ahead of election
October 15, 2020On September 16, 170 health professionals from across New Zealand attended the Health Coalition Aotearoa Political e-Forum to hear six of the politica...
Community voices vital
October 15, 2020In the build-up to the election and with obesity in the spotlight over the past week, Professor Boyd Swinburn, one of the world’s leading obesity and ...

Governments must not return to business as usual after Covid, says Sir Michael Marmot
October 15, 2020HPF caught up with leading global advocate for action on the social determinants of health and health inequalities, Sir Michael Marmot recently to get...

Reflecting on a decade with HPF
October 15, 2020The significant contribution that Trevor Simpson has made over the past decade to HPF, Maori health promotion and the world was reflected on at a fare...

HPF’s Co-Deputy Executive Director to take up leading Māori role at PHARMAC
October 7, 2020After leading Māori health promotion for more than 10 years, the Health Promotion Forum’s Co-Deputy Executive Director Trevor Simpson will be the inau...

AGM to be held online
October 5, 2020Are you willing and able to steer the direction of Health Promotion in Aotearoa? If so, HPF has got governance roles for you! There will be four vacan...

Reinventing health promotion for the current era
September 29, 2020The possibility of a new type of health promotion centred on community, will be discussed at a webinar from 11am – 12.30pm on the 14th of next month. ...

Reimagining wellbeing
September 22, 2020Kiwis are being encouraged during Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) to reflect on the challenges the nation has faced together in 2020 and to reimag...

Celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
September 15, 2020“Ko taku reo tāku ohooho, ko taku reo tāku māpihi mauria.” Koinei tētahi o ngā whakataukī ka pēnei mai te Māori. E ai ki ngā korero, ki nga whakaaro h...

Webinar to boost Pacific health promotion
September 15, 2020The re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community in Auckland has put the Pacific community in the spotlight, uncovering the inequities of several decades...

Call for action
September 9, 2020This week is The global Week for Action on NCDs (Non-communicable diseases) and HPF is calling on individuals and communities to join the movement to ...

Literacy Day more relevant than ever
September 8, 2020HPF is encouraging Kiwis to mark World Literacy Day today, which is more relevant than ever, as it focuses on the role of educators and changing teach...

Mental wellbeing vital
September 3, 2020Mental Health Awareness Week this month is an opportunity to reflect on, and redefine and rediscover what wellbeing looks like, during COVID-19 and be...

Boost your approach to Pacific health
August 27, 2020A webinar to help you be more effective in your work with Pacific communities, especially during Covid-19, will be hosted by HPF on Friday, September ...

New DHB boss makes history
August 26, 2020HPF congratulates Keriana Brooking on her appointment as the first Māori wahine Chief Executive of the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Ms Brooking,...

Wellbeing focus of Conservation Week
August 19, 2020New Zealanders are being encouraged this week, which is Conservation Week/ Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa, to boost their health and wellbeing by looking at a...

Indigenous people’s role during Covid-19 recognised
August 8, 2020The crucial role of indigenous people’s knowledge, voice and wisdom during and after Covid-19 is being recognised on the International Day of the Worl...

New action plan to boost Māori health and wellbeing
August 4, 2020A new action plan that will help to achieve better health outcomes for Māori has been welcomed by HPF. Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 i...

Mātauranga Framework positive
July 28, 2020The launch by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of its Mātauranga Framework is a positive step towards recognising the role of indigenous k...

Webinars to launch from next month
July 24, 2020HPF’s workshops for the professional development of your staff will commence next month in the form of webinars. The first webinar “Key aspects of eff...

Pregnancy warning labels on alcohol now mandatory
July 23, 2020A 20-year battle has finally ended after Australian and New Zealand Ministers voted to make it mandatory for alcohol producers to include the world’s ...

HPF’s Pacific strategist to teach new uni paper
July 21, 2020A new paper being introduced in September by the University of Otago for those working with Pacific peoples and communities will be taught by HPF’s Se...

Pacific plan ‘encouraging’
July 17, 2020A new Pacific health action plan’s cross-governmental approach to addressing not only diseases, but the underlying determinants of health such as educ...

Māori astronomer wins top science prize
July 7, 2020A Tūhoe astronomer, well-known for his work in helping to elevate the understanding of Matariki as a significant occasion for New Zealanders, is the f...

Medical journal to tackle racism
July 2, 2020One of the world’s best-known general medical journals The Lancet is producing a series of academic papers to centre the complex challenges of racism ...

Pacific community united during Covid
July 1, 2020Unity, effective leadership, clear communication and collaboration were highlighted in a webinar run by HPF as some of the key factors that helped boo...

Looking through a Pacific lens
June 25, 2020What we can do as a group/community to better support our whanau in health and economic situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic will be discussed at ...

Pandemic offers chance for a ‘big reset’
June 24, 2020The pivotal role of health promotion and public health in helping to fight Covid-19, the renewed focus on the importance of planetary health and the c...

Exploring health promotion after Covid-19
June 17, 2020A webinar that will explore what health promotion might look like after the Covid-19 pandemic will be held next week on Tuesday, June 23 from 11.00am ...

HPF welcomes review
June 17, 2020The publication of a report this week recommending some of the most wide-sweeping reforms to New Zealand’s healthcare in a generation has been welcome...

Fonua Ola useful tool for family resilience
June 4, 2020A webinar exploring how the Pacific model Fonua Ola can be adapted as a tool for building Pacific family strengths and resilience, to help address pla...

Feedback from forum invaluable
May 28, 2020The feedback from members of HPF who participated in our second online forum recently provided some valuable information on the key factors that kept ...

Lessons learned from Covid-19
May 28, 2020The fourth in a series of webinars being run by HPF will focus on the positive outcomes and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar to...

Webinars now up on YouTube
May 26, 2020HPF has posted the latest in a series of webinars, to inform and provide guidance for your organisations and the community during these challenging ti...

Resource outlines valuable strategies
May 6, 2020HPF has another useful resource for health promoters and communities that can help with managing the Covid-19 challenge. The resource is just as relev...

COVID-19 a planetary health issue, says expert
April 20, 2020HPF caught up with public health physician and leading authority on planetary health and health promotion, Professor Anthony Capon to get his views on...

Health promoter isolated in Matakohe
April 20, 2020When HPF’s Executive Director, Trevor Simpson and his wife Vanessa decided to make a radical change to their career-based lifestyle, sell up and take ...

Former chair reflects on highlights
April 20, 2020Last November (2019) former board chair Zoe Hawke was farewelled by HPF after completing her three terms. Upon her departure Hauora Newsletter asked M...

Health promotion crucial to facing challenges
April 20, 2020Health promotion is sorely needed in a world full of challenges, particularly in the COVID-19 context, says Dr Richard Egan in an interview with Hauor...

HPF offers new tool for families
April 2, 2020While we all stay at home in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19 and to save lives, our primary focus during these challenging and for many, stressfu...

HPF on hand to support you
March 23, 2020To our HPF members, other partners, and our health promotion workforce and community at the national and international level In this fast-changing env...

Course closed for health and wellbeing
March 20, 2020For the health and wellbeing of existing and potential participants we have decided to cancel until further notice our Certificate of Achievement cour...

Workshops cancelled
March 19, 2020We fully support all measures that the Ministry of Health has taken in order to safeguard our country from Covid-19. For the same purpose, we have dec...

Board welcomes new members
March 17, 2020Health promotion acumen, good governance, indigenous knowledge and leadership are some of the collective competencies that our new Board members have ...

Study reveals climate change impact on global wellbeing
March 11, 2020A wide-ranging UN climate report released yesterday (March 10) shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects of the environment as...

Tweet inspires anti-racism event
March 6, 2020An inaugural anti-racism, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and decolonisation online and offline open-access event to be held this month was inspired by a tweet f...

Registrations open for Pasifika workshop
March 5, 2020The importance of health promotion for Pacific communities will be the focus of HPF’s Pasifika Health Promotion workshop in Rotorua on April 3. You ca...

HPF Executive Director speaks at Adelaide symposium
February 25, 2020Human rights, social justice, rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, the health of our planet, and advancing a form of development that w...

Accreditation framework to enhance health promotion
February 20, 2020To further enhance the efficacy of health promotion, HPF is leading the development of an accreditation framework for health promoters and providers i...

Pacific health focus of short course
February 17, 2020More than 20 participants who attended a Pacific health course in Wellington on Monday, February 10 now have a better understanding of health issues f...

Waitangi Day a time for reflection
February 4, 2020Waitangi Day on Thursday, February 6 marks 180 years since the signing of Te Tiriti O Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) and is a time to reflect on our na...

Faze out the fizz
February 4, 2020The annual summer Fizz Free Whānau challenge has been laid down by Māori Public Health organisation and HPF member Hāpai Te Hauora. The chal...

Landmark ruling opens door for climate refugees
January 28, 2020A historic ruling based on a complaint filed by a Pacific Islander in New Zealand has opened the door to climate-change asylum claims. The UN Human Ri...

Health promotion solutions to climate crisis focus of timely editorial
January 22, 2020Constant media reports of raging bushfires, flash floods, super-charged storms, heatwaves and prolonged droughts are evidences of the catastrophic imp...

From plot to plate to person
January 15, 2020The ‘3ps’ for good health. From plot to plate to person. By growing on the plot, you provide healthy kai on the plate for people and help the planet. ...

True Christmas spirit
December 16, 2019A team from HPF took a trip to the Auckland City Mission’s distribution centre last Friday (Dec 13) to drop off food items collected by the staff to h...

Planetary health at a local level
December 5, 2019International health promotion leader Dr Trevor Hancock has helped put health on the agenda of thousands of cities and towns around the world. Dr Hanc...

Response to course, workshops overwhelming
December 5, 2019“People don’t care what you know until they know how much you care. It is about building relationships, seeing where people are at and not pushing you...

Past highlights set platform for bright future
December 5, 2019Hauora sits with Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi to reflect on some of the highlights for the year including the outcomes of the 23rd International ...

Major boost for mental health training
November 27, 2019Up to 12,000 people will be trained in mental health and addictions issues over the next four years boosting health and wellbeing for more New Ze...

Stunning Summer School line-up
November 20, 2019Otago University’s Summer School will be bringing its popular Pacific Health course to Auckland for the first time on February 14 next year. The cours...

HPF reflects on success
November 15, 2019HPF farewelled three outgoing board members and announced its new members at the Annual General Meeting in Auckland yesterday. (Thurs, Nov 14) Leaving...

Sugar warning issued at symposium
November 5, 2019The addictiveness of sugar, the efficacy and political realities of sugar taxes, what corporate responsibility looks like, school and workplace interv...

Stats show speaking Te Reo protects against alcohol harm
November 1, 2019A report into hazardous drinking in New Zealand reveals that Māori who drink alcohol and live in deprived circumstances are less likely to have a harm...

Māori leaders recognised
October 23, 2019HPF commends a new initiative by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence to celebrate and recognise the caree...

Workshop thought-provoking, say participants
October 22, 2019Thought-provoking, motivational and well-presented was just some of the feedback from participants at HPF’s Pasifika Health Promotion workshop at the ...

Call to boost health literacy
October 17, 2019“Helping people and community to be health literate is enabling and empowering people to be confident, informed and engaged in decisions that influenc...

Attendance at short course encouraged
October 9, 2019Students who completed HPF/MIT’s short course in Kaitaia, in the far North last week say they have gained a new-found enthusiasm for their work in the...

Pacific environment focus of symposium
October 8, 2019HPF’s Executive Director, Sione Tu’itahi joined a panel of speakers, who are passionate and committed to helping Pacific people combat climate change,...

Women in Pacific play vital agricultural role
October 4, 2019The leading role of women in agriculture throughout the Pacific must be recognised and supported says the Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi M...

Oceans and ice bear brunt of climate change
October 2, 2019The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated ac...

Building relationships focus of workshop
September 26, 2019“People don’t care what you know until they know how much you care. It is about building relationships, seeing where people are at and not pushing you...

Exploring way to wellbeing
September 24, 2019The Health Promotion Forum is encouraging New Zealanders to participate in Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) which started yesterday (September 23)....

Protecting nature priority for conservation week
September 19, 2019This year we’re celebrating 50 years of Conservation Week (Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa), a time to not only get involved in activities at home or at the ma...

Tu’itahi ‘humbled’ to receive Health Champion Award
September 12, 2019Congratulations to HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi who received the 2019 Public Health Champion Award of the Public Health Association of New ...
Supplement has an indigenous focus
September 5, 2019Indigenous health promotion is the focus of a supplement issue of the Global Health Promotion Journal that is now available online. The journal is own...

Feedback sought on accreditation process
September 3, 2019HPF is making good progress on the establishment of a national accreditation organisation (NAO), under the global accreditation framework of the Inter...

Summit calls for action on SDGs
August 29, 2019New Zealand like many other countries around the world is taking seriously the ambitious challenge to ramp up efforts to achieve the United Nations (U...

Enhance health promotion knowledge online
August 21, 2019With HPF’s online courses you can study at your own pace and time and from anywhere in the world. If you are already working in the field of health pr...

Call to support legacy documents
August 15, 2019Leaders and organisations in the public health sector are being invited to use and support two legacy statements that were approved at the recent worl...

Course an invaluable learning experience
August 8, 2019If you haven’t already registered for HPF’s short course in health promotion then now’s the time as you’ve only got a few weeks until the second-to-la...

Scabies back on radar
August 1, 2019A symposium to highlight the seriousness of scabies and boost treatment of the disease will be held at the School of Population Health in Auckland on ...

Exposing future leaders to health promotion
July 9, 2019HPF’s Dr Viliami Puloka encouraged Tongan tertiary students at their annual National Tertiary Students’ conference in Dunedin from July 3 to 8 t...

Pacific workshop reignites enthusiasm
July 4, 2019Participants emerged from the Pacific Health Promotion workshop at EastBay REAP, Whakatane last month with a renewed sense of vigour. Feedback from th...

STIR raises key concerns in submissions to Govt
June 24, 2019STIR (Stop Institutional Racism) has made two submissions to the Government on Health & Disability Workforce Strategic Priorities and the Health S...

Rotorua mayor keen to explore healthy city initiative
April 11, 2019The Mayor of Rotorua has agreed to explore further the idea of Rotorua becoming a healthy city. Steve Chadwick told delegates at the closing of the 23...

Maori leaders take centre-stage
April 11, 2019IUHPE2019 Rotorua put Māori culture on the world stage. Māori culture was woven through the 23 rd International Union for Health Promotion and Educati...

Salesa launches global health conference
April 10, 2019It is vital to improve planetary health and achieve sustainable development for all says the Associate Minister for Health, Jenny Salesa.Mrs Salesa ma...

Leaving a legacy
March 4, 2019A general legacy document and an inaugural indigenous legacy document are being drafted for the conference. The general statement will capture the ess...

New CE for PHA congratulated
March 4, 2019HPF congratulates Dr Prudence Stone on her appointment as Chief Executive of the Public Health Association (PHA). Dr Stone (Pictured left with Lee Tuk...

Smoking ban in cars with kids welcomed
February 15, 2019A new law that will be passed to ban smoking and vaping in cars carrying children has been welcomed by health advocates who have been lobbying for leg...

Waitangi Day time to reflect
February 4, 2019Wednesday, February 6 is Waitangi Day, a time to reflect on our past and present, but more importantly, the future of our nation, our relationship to ...

Fizz-free festival commended
January 18, 2019The Health Promotion Forum of NZ has commended Waka Ama New Zealand for sticking to its fizzy drinks ban at its national championship festival this we...

Symposium to promote health on campus
November 29, 2018A one-day International Health Promoting Campuses Symposium will be held in Rotorua on April 7 from 10am to 4pm To be held just before the global conf...

Coalition to focus on health equity
November 29, 2018To provide a collective voice and expert support for effective policies and actions to reduce the harm from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods, a ne...

HPF leads development of accreditation framework
November 28, 2018The development of an accreditation framework led by the Health Promotion Forum (HPF) to make health promotion a formal professional practice with a s...

Summer school offers great choices
November 21, 2018The University of Otago’s 2019 Public Health Summer School programme which will offer an outstanding range of courses, including 16 new ones, next yea...

Pasifika workshop thought-provoking
October 25, 2018The importance of health promotion for Pacific communities was emphasised at the Pasifika Health Promotion workshop in Christchurch on October 19. The...

New report issues stark warning
October 9, 2018Limiting global warming to 1.5C would require urgent, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society according to a stark new report...

Wellbeing from knowing to doing
September 20, 2018Looking at ways to help empower Pasifika peoples to achieve wellbeing and health – moving from knowledge to action – will be the main aim ...

He Rīpoata Karahipi – HPF Scholarship Report
September 13, 2018I tēnei tau ka tū tētehi o ngā mahi whakapakari o HPF ki Tāmaki Makaurau, arā , ko tō mātou Certificate of Achievement in Introducing Health Promotion...

Kiwis urged to celebrate Te Reo Maori
September 11, 2018All New Zealanders are being encouraged to take part in Māori Language Week which launched on September 10. Nau mai ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – ...

Plastic bag ban welcomed
August 29, 2018The plan by Government to phase out single-use plastic shopping bags over the next year has been greeted with a chorus of approval. Prime Minister Jac...

Diabetes revelations stun delegates
August 29, 2018As keynote speaker at the Pacific Wave Forum in Auckland from August 6 to 7 Dr Viliami Puloka showed findings that surpassed common perceptions of the...

Protection of indigenous peoples’ rights urged
August 9, 2018Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the spotlight is being shone on forced migration. This year’s theme focuses on ...

Time’s ticking to get abstracts in
August 2, 2018The deadline is looming for abstracts to be submitted for next year’s health promotion conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. Preparations for the...

Pioneering study gives snapshot of food environments
July 26, 2018A major cause of New Zealand’s high rates of obesity has been mapped in a world-first study from the University of Auckland. The study provides a full...

Join a network of change-makers
July 19, 2018Hāpai Te Hauora in collaboration with Australian Progress is recruiting participants for this year’s Fellowship. Designed specifically for mid-senior ...

NZ walks the talk for world’s wellbeing
July 5, 2018New Zealand is part of 23 countries walking the talk when it comes to pushing for effective climate action. The Declaration for Ambition on climate ch...

Course empowers participants
June 19, 2018Empowering, informative, inspiring and interactive were just some of the enthusiastic comments from participants at the Pasifika Health Promotion work...

Group aims to boost indigenous health
June 14, 2018A group launched in Switzerland last month is now ready to start forging a new path for improved indigenous health everywhere says the group’s Co-Chai...
‘Alcohol and schools don’t mix’
June 7, 2018A report which outlines the harm caused by exposing children to alcohol at school fundraisers is a good move from a health promotion perspective says ...

Renewed focus on spirituality applauded
June 6, 2018There is evidence that the attitude towards spirituality and health is changing says Health Promotion Forum’s deputy chair Richard Egan. ...

Retreat a safe place to explore anti-racism
May 31, 2018A residential weekend/retreat to explore anti-racism and our Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to Māori will be held in Auckland in November. ...

Course a real eye-opener for students
May 24, 2018A great learning experience, an eye-opener and thoroughly enjoyable were some of the comments from participants who attended a health promotion...

Pasifika Health Promotion course invaluable
May 17, 2018Registrations are open so get in quick for the chance to attend and boost your health promotion competency at the Pasifika Health Promotion Workshop i...

Māori identity focus of workshop
May 3, 2018Maori identity is the key philosophy behind the Māori Concepts of Health Promotion workshop says the course facilitator and Deputy Executive Director ...

Call for abstracts open
April 26, 2018You can now submit abstracts for the World Conference on Health Promotion that will be held in New Zealand next year. Submissions for the 23rd Interna...

Home gardening fuel for healthy living
April 25, 2018“Let your garden be your health and your health be your garden” By Dr Viliami Puloka, Senior Health Promotion Strategist New Zealand Health Promotion...

Whānau Ora Minister encourages collective effort to improve community wellbeing
April 19, 2018Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare commended the collective effort of Maori and Pasifika providers to collaborate with families and whanau to improve th...

Nutrition key to positive aging
April 12, 2018Evidence proving that eating the right food is vital for positive aging was the theme of a symposium for 100 health professionals at Massey University...

IUHPE calls for papers on Indigenous Health Promotion
March 12, 2018Guest Editors: Dr. Heather Castleden Canada Research Chair in Reconciling Relations for Health, Environments, and Communities, Queen’s University, Ca...

HPF and STIR celebrated the launch of Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based health promotion practice
January 29, 2018HPF and STIR celebrated the launch of Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based health promotion practice yesterday at the Health Promotion Forum with a boutique gat...

Plans for world conference all go
June 12, 2017April 2019 will be the month that the world health promotion community come to New Zealand. So diarise April 7-11, 2019, the dates for the World Healt...

Population Health Congress: Join With Us
June 11, 2017The New Zealand Population Health Congress, scheduled to take place from 18-20 April 2018 in Auckland, has been postponed. The Congress Partner organi...

A few moments with Colin Tukuitonga
May 23, 2017Without a doubt, a stand out figure from the global health, health promotion and public health sectors is Colin Tukuitonga. Speaking from Noumea, Col...

New collaboration for planetary wellbeing
May 3, 2017Health Promotion Forum (HPF) are part of the Planetary Wellbeing Coalition- a group passionate about supporting collective health promotion and public...

Ha’apai in the Kingdom of Tonga
May 3, 2017HPF Senior Health Promotion Strategist Viliami Puloka is currently in Ha’apai in the Kingdom of Tonga supporting research for the University of Otago ...

Dr Viliami Puloka engaged an audience on Pasifika Health Promotion
March 15, 2017Our Senior Health Promotion Strategist Dr Viliami Puloka has recently returned from Whakatane where he engaged an audience on Pasifika Health Promotio...

Western Pacific Action Plan on promoting health for sustainable development.
March 15, 2017At the Health Promotion Forum we continue to invest in sector leadership both nationally and globally. Our Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi has just ...

College decries government decision to cut study funding
October 26, 2016Proposed funding cuts to the longitudinal Growing Up in New Zealand study will drastically affect the study’s potential to improve the health of New Z...

RCEP patent clauses lack compassion says Public Health Association
October 21, 2016The Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHA) is calling on New Zealand Government negotiators to oppose clauses in the Regional Comprehensive Ec...

Leaders pledge support for World Conference
June 29, 2016Leaders pledge support for World Conference The leaders of two highly regarded international bodies have signalled their support of the next World Hea...

Health Promotion Forum Wins Bid to Host World Conference
June 13, 2016Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand – Runanga Whakapiki Ake i te Hauora o Aotearoa (HPF) has been successful in its bid to host the next World Confe...

‘Food choices influenced by price, quantity and taste’ – Health Star rating research
May 4, 2016Consumer research by the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has found food choices for people of all ethnicities are heavily influenced by price and specia...

Research confirms global uniqueness of NZ Health Promotion Competencies
March 16, 2016A Master’s Degree dissertation by HPF’s Senior Health Promotion Strategist Karen Hicks has upheld the widely held view that the 2012 New Zealand Heal...

Taranaki students narrow health gap
February 10, 2016In a bid to address health inequalities and the under-representation of Māori in health and disability services, Taranaki DHB is creating new career p...

Charter: call to action on health and wellbeing in tertiary education
November 26, 2015A new charter is a call to action on health and wellbeing at tertiary education centres around the world. The Okanagan Charter was produced in Octobe...

Glowing review for new Michael Marmot book
October 17, 2015A glowing review by Henry March was published this month in UK paper NewStatesman of Michael Marmot’s book The Health Gap: the Challenge of an U...

Northland health promoter campaigns for smokefree cars
October 9, 2015campaigns for smokefree cars Northland Health Provider Te Hiku Hauora is leading a campaign to encourage Government to legislate against...

Majority support for tax on sugary drinks
September 30, 2015The majority of New Zealanders now support a tax on sugary drinks. That is according to public health advisory group FIZZ (Fighting Sugar in Soft-dri...

First New Zealand health promotion book
September 16, 2015New Zealand’s first health promotion book was launched in Wellington on Friday 28 August 2015. Edited by Associate Professor Louise Signal and ...

Indigenous health gap – social determinants key
July 29, 2015A feature article on an Australian TV website has highlighted the issue of the indigenous health gap; an issue that echoes the situation of Māori here...

Physical exercise linked to lower death rate
July 15, 2015A paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found that boosting physical activity levels in elderly men seems to be as good for he...

Scottish politicians seek multi-agency approach
January 14, 2015Scottish MPs (MSPs) have called for a multi-agency approach to tackle inequalities. This follows the publication of the Report on Health Inequ...

WHO calls for greater commitment to public health leadership
December 18, 2014The World Health Organization (WHO) identified a need for the development of public health leadership at a conference in November. The global body c...

“Inequalities stymie health gains for Polynesians”
December 15, 2014“Making inroads into the elimination of child poverty may just be the remedy we all need for the ever increasing costs to the health system. Ke...

Inequalities stymie health gains for Polynesians – Manawatu Standard
December 15, 2014“Making inroads into the elimination of child poverty may just be the remedy we all need for the ever increasing costs to the health system. Ke...

Chinese Women’s Wellness Community Group
December 8, 2014A pilot sexual health training programme for Asian youth workers in 2012 provided invaluable insight into the best ways to reach Chinese youth with im...

Health professionals urge review of TPP
October 28, 2014Health professionals are calling for a comprehensive health impact assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to protect the health o...
‘Prescription for a Healthier NZ” – NZCPHM
October 13, 2014A briefing by the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZPCHM) for the incoming Health Minister focuses his attention on seven key issues: h...

NZ political parties state their position on institutional racism
September 13, 2014All but one of all the political parties of New Zealand have responded to last month’s invitation, by the Institutional Racism Special Interest Group ...

Certificate of Achievement course highly valued: survey results
July 31, 2014A recent evaluation of HPF’s Certificate of Achievement in Introducing Health Promotion – often referred to as the ‘short course’ – has revealed that ...

“Mauri ora!” Strong endorsement of population health from Tariana Turia
July 15, 2014Outgoing co-leader of the Maori Party, the Honourable Tariana Turia, signalled her support for public health and health promotion this week. In a hea...

World’s first health promotion professional society in Aotearoa New Zealand
June 9, 2014Sixteen people met in Auckland on Monday 9 June to ratify the founding constitution of the world’s first health promotion professional society. “This ...

Obesity worse than smoking for health impacts on Kiwis
June 8, 2014The NZ College of Public Health Medicine is backing the New Zealand Medical Association’s call for more urgent and coordinated action on the country’s...

Call for global controls of food
May 20, 2014Consumers International (CI) and World Obesity Federation (WOF) are calling on the international community to develop a global convention to fight die...

Call for global controls of food
May 20, 2014Consumers International (CI) and World Obesity Federation (WOF) are calling on the international community to develop a global convention to fight die...

Call for national governments to address determinants of health
May 1, 2014An in-depth paper published in The Lancet this February urges policy makers to recognise and address global political determinants of health inequity....
Call for national governments to address global political determinants of health
April 30, 2014Commission on Global Governance for Health calls on national governments to address global political determinants An in-depth paper published in The L...

Ministry of Health renews its commitment to health promotion
March 18, 2014In a consultation draft published this month, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has renewed its commitment to health promotion as one of five...
Ministry of Health renews its commitment to health promotion
March 18, 2014In a consultation draft published in 2013, the Ministry of Health (MoH) renewed its commitment to health promotion as one of five core functions for p...

New Bachelor in Health Promotion
March 13, 2014UNITEC has this year launched a new Bachelor of Health and Social Development with a major in health promotion. Offered at its Waitakere campu...

Worsened poverty figures prompt call for revised social security scheme
March 4, 2014Child Poverty Action Group’s Associate Professor Susan St John has decried the Working for Families scheme and called for the correction of “the moral...

Worsened poverty figures prompt call for revised social security scheme
March 4, 2014Child Poverty Action Group’s Associate Professor Susan St John has decried the Working for Families scheme and called for the correction of “the moral...
Call for action on Pacific Child Poverty – Dec 2013
December 12, 2013Pacific health researchers called for a greater focus and action around Pacific children in their early years to break the cycle of poverty before thi...

Monitor reveals a quarter of NZ children live in poverty
December 10, 2013The release, on Monday 9 December, of the first annual monitor of child poverty shows that one in four children in Aotearoa New Zealand live in...
Monitor reveals a quarter of NZ children live in poverty
December 10, 2013The release, on Monday 9 December, of the first annual monitor of child poverty shows that one in four children* in Aotearoa New Zealand live in incom...

Strong economic case for health promotion
December 4, 2013A new policy summary, issued by the WHO (World Health Organisation) on 4 November, reveals substantial evidence to support the economic case fo...

Tony Ryall considers funding community Health Promotion
December 2, 2013An article published in the 20 November edition of NZ Doctor suggests the Government may be considering funding a community based health promot...

Make inequality relevant to the broader public – article in The Press
October 31, 2013An article published in Christchurch’s The Press newspaper proposes the way we engage the broader public in the inequality debate is to make th...

New research in UK makes strong case for reduction in health inequalities
October 29, 2013Papers published this month in England, Wales and Scotland further support the case for a reduction in health inequalities. An article publishe...

Study shows exercise as good as drugs in most cases
October 3, 2013A recent study shows that exercise is at least as good as most medications at preventing death from heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. ...

New Zealand health promotion held up as international best practice
September 30, 2013Health promotion programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand were held up as models of best practice in August at the annual conference of the world’s most hig...
International recognition for NZ road safety resource
September 12, 2013A New Zealand safe driving resource, “Just Another Saturday Night”, has received national and international recognition for its impactful message abou...

Children’s health disparities require urgent action
August 13, 2011Children’s health disparities require urgent action “The large health disparities in the health status of New Zealand children, which hav...