Session 2

Session 2 of the workforce development programme covers:

- Eat less fatty, salty, sugary food
- Promoting Physical Activity #2
- Tikanga Maori Cultural Sensitivity

The information and handouts from these learning sessions are found below.

Key HEHA Message: Eat less fatty, salty, sugary food

Stephanie presented to the group on the HEHA message: Eat less fatty, salty, sugary food.  This topic included the food pyramid, fat, sugar, and salt in our diets, and label reading.

Click here for the first half of the presentation>>
Click here for the second half of the presentation>>

More information on reducing fat in the diet can be found by clicking here>> Fat: How to Eat Less

More information on reducing salt in the diet can be found by clicking here>> Salt: How to Eat Less

Drinking less sugary drinks is one way to consume less sugar in the diet.  The following resource shows how you can make a kit demonstrating the sugar that is in various drinks:

How to Make a Sugary Drinks Kit>>
Background to the Sugary Drinks Kit>>

Also refer to session 1:
            What is Your Eating Pattern Questionnaire?
            Changing Eating Patterns

Promoting Physical Activity #2

This section is still under development

Tikanga Maori Cultural Sensitivity

Makuini Mckerchar presented the first of two presentations on cultural sensitivity

Click on the folowing for supporting resources to this presentation.

Glenn-Vega, A.(2002); Acheiving a more minority friendly practice, American Academy of Family Physicans

Bacal, K. (2006); Developing cultural competency in accordance with the Health Praciticioners Assurances Act, NZFD, 33(5)

Guidelines for cultural safety for nurses: Nursing council of New Zealand; Te Kaunihera Tapaihi o Aotearoa (2002)

Te Pae Mahutonga: A model for Maori health promotion; Durie, M. (1999)

www.teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/journals/teaohou/issue/Mao01TeA/c8.html