Obesity, Food and Policy: New Solutions? 16th November, 2006
Workshop organised by School of Population Health, University of Auckland and Auckland Regional Public Health Service.
The following papers are available:
- Session One: What’s causing the obesity epidemic?
- Prof Boyd Swinburn: Overview of drivers of the epidemic around the world (pdf 4.3Mb)
- Dr Cliona Ni Mhurchu: Burden of disease from obesity in New Zealand
- Jennifer Utter: Risk factors for obesity in New Zealand children
- Prof Robert Scragg: Agencies for Nutrition Action reports: Sugary drinks, TV & childhood obesity.
- Session Two: What’s currently happening to stem the epidemic?
- Dr Don Matheson: “Healthy eating- Healthy action” - an overview of the government response
- Robert Bree: Role of the Food Industry and the New Zealand Food Accord.
- Session Three: Are there new solutions?
- Dr Louise Signal: Lessons from tobacco, including taxation & legislation.
- Margo Wootan: Impact of US Food & Nutrition Policy on Obesity
- Session Four: Response to current and new solutions?
- Prof Jim Mann: Response to current government strategies
- Dr Papaarangi Reid: Maori Response
- Dr David Schaaf: Pacific Response.
