Professor Fran Baum, one of Australia’s leading researchers on the social and economic determinants of health has been quite vocal recently abou...

Grant 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 (OH) walks its talk and strives to encourage the organisations in the systems across all the sectors to lower their barriers to work bet...

A webishop that will focus on obesity and diabetes putting them on par with suicide, mental health, teenage pregnancy and drug and alcohol abuse will ...

HPF applauds the move by the Government this week to declare a climate change emergency.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who made the declaration yesterd...

Public health leaders will connect and share expertise and experience at Te Ara Pounamu: a population health virtual hui organised by The Health Promo...

On November 20 we’re celebrating #WorldChildren’sDay by listening to the voices of children and young people. Our youth will be living with the ...

HPF’s resilience and hard work during what has been a challenging year was acknowledged at our first online Annual General Meeting today. Board Chairp...

This 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...

A 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 ...

HPF 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...

On September 16, 170 health professionals from across New Zealand attended the Health Coalition Aotearoa Political e-Forum to hear six of the politica...

In 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 ...

HPF caught up with leading global advocate for action on the social determinants of health and health inequalities, Sir Michael Marmot recently to get...

The 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...

After leading Māori health promotion for more than 10 years, the Health Promotion Forum’s Co-Deputy Executive Director Trevor Simpson will be the inau...

Are 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...

The 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. ...

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

“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...

The re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community in Auckland has put the Pacific community in the spotlight, uncovering the inequities of several decades...

This 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 ...

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

A 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 ...

HPF congratulates Keriana Brooking on her appointment as the first Māori wahine Chief Executive of the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Ms Brooking,...

New 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...

The 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...

A 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...

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

HPF’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...

A 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 ...

A 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...

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

A 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...

One 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 ...

Unity, effective leadership, clear communication and collaboration were highlighted in a webinar run by HPF as some of the key factors that helped boo...

What 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 ...

The 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...

A 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 ...

The 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...

A 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...

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

The 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...

HPF has posted the latest in a series of webinars, to inform and provide guidance for your organisations and the community during these challenging ti...

HPF has another useful resource for health promoters and communities that can help with managing the Covid-19 challenge. The resource is just as relev...

HPF caught up with public health physician and leading authority on planetary health and health promotion, Professor Anthony Capon to get his views on...

When 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 ...

Last 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 is sorely needed in a world full of challenges, particularly in the COVID-19 context, says Dr Richard Egan in an interview with Hauor...

While 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...

To our HPF members, other partners, and our health promotion workforce and community at the national and international level In this fast-changing env...

For the health and wellbeing of existing and potential participants we have decided to cancel until further notice our Certificate of Achievement cour...

We 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...

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

A 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...

An 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...

The 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...

Human rights, social justice, rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, the health of our planet, and advancing a form of development that w...

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

More 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 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...

The annual summer Fizz Free Whānau challenge has been laid down by Māori Public Health organisation and HPF member Hāpai Te Hauora. The chal...

A 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...

Constant media reports of raging bushfires, flash floods, super-charged storms, heatwaves and prolonged droughts are evidences of the catastrophic imp...

The ‘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. ...

A 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...

International health promotion leader Dr Trevor Hancock has helped put health on the agenda of thousands of cities and towns around the world. Dr Hanc...

“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...

Hauora sits with Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi to reflect on some of the highlights for the year including the outcomes of the 23rd International ...

Up 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...

Otago 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 farewelled three outgoing board members and announced its new members at the Annual General Meeting in Auckland yesterday. (Thurs, Nov 14) Leaving...

The addictiveness of sugar, the efficacy and political realities of sugar taxes, what corporate responsibility looks like, school and workplace interv...

A 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...

HPF 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...

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

“Helping people and community to be health literate is enabling and empowering people to be confident, informed and engaged in decisions that influenc...

Students 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...

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

The leading role of women in agriculture throughout the Pacific must be recognised and supported says the Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi M...

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated ac...

“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...

The Health Promotion Forum is encouraging New Zealanders to participate in Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) which started yesterday (September 23)....

This 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...

Congratulations to HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi who received the 2019 Public Health Champion Award of the Public Health Association of New ...

HPF is making good progress on the establishment of a national accreditation organisation (NAO), under the global accreditation framework of the Inter...

New Zealand like many other countries around the world is taking seriously the ambitious challenge to ramp up efforts to achieve the United Nations (U...

With 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...

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

If 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...

A 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 ...

HPF’s Dr Viliami Puloka encouraged Tongan tertiary students at their annual National Tertiary Students’ conference in Dunedin from July 3 to 8 t...

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

STIR (Stop Institutional Racism) has made two submissions to the Government on Health & Disability Workforce Strategic Priorities and the Health S...

The 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...

IUHPE2019 Rotorua put Māori culture on the world stage. Māori culture was woven through the 23 rd International Union for Health Promotion and Educati...

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

A general legacy document and an inaugural indigenous legacy document are being drafted for the conference. The general statement will capture the ess...

HPF congratulates Dr Prudence Stone on her appointment as Chief Executive of the Public Health Association (PHA). Dr Stone (Pictured left with Lee Tuk...

A 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...

Wednesday, 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 ...

The 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...

A 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...

To provide a collective voice and expert support for effective policies and actions to reduce the harm from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods, a ne...

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

The University of Otago’s 2019 Public Health Summer School programme which will offer an outstanding range of courses, including 16 new ones, next yea...

The importance of health promotion for Pacific communities was emphasised at the Pasifika Health Promotion workshop in Christchurch on October 19. The...

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

Looking at ways to help empower Pasifika peoples to achieve wellbeing and health – moving from knowledge to action – will be the main aim ...

I 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...

All 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 – ...

The 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...

As 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...

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the spotlight is being shone on forced migration. This year’s theme focuses on ...

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

A 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...

Hāpai Te Hauora in collaboration with Australian Progress is recruiting participants for this year’s Fellowship. Designed specifically for mid-senior ...

New 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...

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

A 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...

A report which outlines the harm caused by exposing children to alcohol at school fundraisers is a good move from a health promotion perspective says ...

There is evidence that the attitude towards spirituality and health is changing says Health Promotion Forum’s deputy chair Richard Egan.   ...

A residential weekend/retreat to explore anti-racism and our Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to Māori will be held in Auckland in November.   ...

  A great learning experience, an eye-opener and thoroughly enjoyable were some of the comments from participants who attended a health promotion...

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

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

You 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...

“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 Peeni Henare commended the collective effort of Maori and Pasifika providers to collaborate with families and whanau to improve th...

Evidence proving that eating the right food is vital for positive aging was the theme of a symposium for 100 health professionals at Massey University...

Guest 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 yesterday at the Health Promotion Forum with a boutique gat...

April 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...

The New Zealand Population Health Congress, scheduled to take place from 18-20 April 2018 in Auckland, has been postponed. The Congress Partner organi...

Without a doubt, a stand out figure from the global health, health promotion and public health sectors is Colin Tukuitonga.  Speaking from Noumea, Col...

Health Promotion Forum (HPF) are part of the Planetary Wellbeing Coalition- a group passionate about supporting collective health promotion and public...

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

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

At the Health Promotion Forum we continue to invest in sector leadership both nationally and globally. Our Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi has just ...

Proposed 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...

The 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 The leaders of two highly regarded international bodies have signalled their support of the next World Hea...

Health 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...

Consumer research by the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has found food choices for people of all ethnicities are heavily influenced by price and specia...

A 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...

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

A 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...

A 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...

campaigns for smokefree cars     Northland Health Provider Te Hiku Hauora is leading a campaign to encourage Government to legislate against...

The 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...

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

A 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...

A 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 MPs (MSPs) have called for a multi-agency approach to tackle inequalities.  This follows the publication of the Report on Health Inequ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) identified a need for the development of public health leadership at a conference in November.   The global body c...

  “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...

  “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...

A 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 are calling for a comprehensive health impact assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to protect the health o...

A briefing by the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZPCHM) for the incoming Health Minister focuses his attention on seven key issues: h...

All but one of all the political parties of New Zealand have responded to last month’s invitation, by the Institutional Racism Special Interest Group ...

A recent evaluation of HPF’s Certificate of Achievement in Introducing Health Promotion – often referred to as the ‘short course’ – has revealed that ...

Outgoing co-leader of the Maori Party, the Honourable Tariana Turia, signalled her support for public health and health promotion this week.  In a hea...

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

The 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...

Consumers International (CI) and World Obesity Federation (WOF) are calling on the international community to develop a global convention to fight die...

Consumers International (CI) and World Obesity Federation (WOF) are calling on the international community to develop a global convention to fight die...

An in-depth paper published in The Lancet this February urges policy makers to recognise and address global political determinants of health inequity....

Commission on Global Governance for Health calls on national governments to address global political determinants An in-depth paper published in The L...

    In a consultation draft published this month, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has renewed its commitment to health promotion as one of five...

In 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...

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

Child Poverty Action Group’s Associate Professor Susan St John has decried the Working for Families scheme and called for the correction of “the moral...

Child Poverty Action Group’s Associate Professor Susan St John has decried the Working for Families scheme and called for the correction of “the moral...

Pacific health researchers called for a greater focus and action around Pacific children in their early years to break the cycle of poverty before thi...

  The 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...

The 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...

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

  An article published in the 20 November edition of NZ Doctor suggests the Government may be considering funding a community based health promot...

  An article published in Christchurch’s The Press newspaper proposes the way we engage the broader public in the inequality debate is to make th...

  Papers published this month in England, Wales and Scotland further support the case for a reduction in health inequalities. An article publishe...

  A recent study shows that exercise is at least as good as most medications at preventing death from heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.  ...

Health 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...

A 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   “The large health disparities in the health status of New Zealand children, which hav...