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Asians are the fastest growing population in New Zealand currently making up 9.2 percent of the total population. There is increasing childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes rates among all... Read more

Asians are the fastest growing population in New Zealand currently making up 9.2 percent of the total population. There is increasing childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes rates among all Asians. There is a need to have a strategic direction to improve the high burden of cardiovascular disease in South Asians and the emerging issue for Chinese and other Asian population. Health promotion efforts are needed to preserve traditional dietary practices and encouragement of participation in culturally acceptable forms of physical activity, particularly in Asian women.

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Health Education in Hindi & Punjabi

4 November 2009 by Megan Fowlie in Asian>Health, Health>Green Prescription, and 11 more

South Asian communities are now able to access Self Management Programmes which help support those with an illness such as...

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Breastfeeding on Facebook & Bebo

21 October 2009 by breastfeedingnz in Māori>Health, General, and 36 more

The Ministry of Health’s breastfeeding campaign has launched two social media communities at www.bebo.com/breastfeedingnz and www.facebook.com/breastfeedingnz.  The communities are an...

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