Recommended Websites

The Southland HEHA Programme recommends the following websites for information regarding healthy eating and healthy action.  We have catergorised them to allow easy access to various users.  

Disclaimer. Southland HEHA Programme takes no responsibility for the content or opinions expressed in the following websites.

Healthy Eating
5 + A Day: Fruit & Veg                                                        www.5aday.co.nz/
National Heart Foundation of NZ - Healthy Eating            www.nhf.org.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145826314
Cancer Society NZ: Eat Smart                                            www.livesmart.co.nz/eatSmart.asp

Healthy Action
Sport Southland                                                                    www.sportsouthland.co.nz
SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand)                           www.sparc.co.nz
SPARC - Active Children: Kiwidex                                         www.sparc.co.nz/education/sportfit/resources-and-tools/kiwidex
DOC Tracks & Walks: Southland                                          www.doc.govt.nz/templates/summary.aspx?id=36590
National Heart Foundation of NZ - Physical Activity          www.nhf.org.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145828149 
Cancer Society NZ: Move Smart                                          www.livesmart.co.nz/moveSmart.asp 
ACC Active Smart                                                                  www.activesmart.co.nz
Moving Smart Child Development                                         www.movingsmart.co.nz/home   

Health Professionals
Ministry of Health                                                                  www.moh.govt.nz
Ministry of Health - HEHA                                                      www.moh.govt.nz/healthyeatinghealthyaction
MoH HealthEd                                                                         www.healthed.govt.nz/
MoH Public Health Intelligence Online                                   www.phionline.moh.govt.nz/
Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand                              www.hpforum.org.nz/
Public Health Association of New Zealand Inc.                     www.pha.org.nz/ 
New Zealand Health Information Service                             www.nzhis.govt.nz/  
Agencies for Nutrition Action                                               www.ana.org.nz
Obesity Action Coalition                                                       www.FOE.org.nz
New Zealand Recreation Association                                    www.nzrecreation.org.nz
WalkIT - The Walking Resources Database                          http://walkit.info/  
Brainwave Trust - Health Professionals page                       www.brainwave.org.nz/category/articles/health-professionals 

Families
Well Child / Tamariki Ora                                                       www.WellChild.org.nz  
Plunket - Parent Info page                                                     www.plunket.org.nz/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Parent_Info
Team Up - Helping Kids Learn                                                 www.teamup.co.nz/default.htm
Project Energize - Parents Zone                                           www.projectenergize.org.nz/parents/parents.htm
Eat Well Be Active - Healthy Kids for Life (QLD GOVT)         www.communities.qld.gov.au/family/eatwell/
Brainwave Trust - Parents & Caregivers page                     www.brainwave.org.nz/category/articles/parents-caregivers  

Specialised Health Issues
Arthritis New Zealand - Treatment: Exercise page                www.arthritis.org.nz/index.php?section=treat&chapter=exercise
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand                            www.nhf.org.nz
Cancer Society of New Zealand                                              
www.cancernz.org.nz
Diabetes NZ - Type 2 Diabetes & Physical Activity               
www.diabetes.org.nz/managing/activity-t2.html
Diabetes NZ - Type 1 Diabetes & Physical Activity                www.diabetes.org.nz/managing/activity-t1.html
DOC - Easy Access Walks South Island                                    www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42802

Research
Australasian Society for Behavioural Health & Medicine        
www.asbhm.org
AUT - Pacific Islands Families                                                    
http://www.aut.ac.nz/about/faculties/health_and_environmental_sciences/research_centres_and_institutes/pacific_islands_families/
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study                                                 http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz
Agencies for Nutrition Action - Research Page                        
www.ana.org.nz/page.php3?16
WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention                
www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/who-obesity/ 
International Physical Activity & the Environment Network 
www.ipenproject.org/index.htm