The Heart Foundation and the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge have joined forces to tackle inequities in health outcomes from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Māori and Pacific people. A $2 million research grant has been awarded to a team led by Dr Corina Grey and …
Healthier Lives congratulates researchers involved with our Challenge whose work has been recognised in the Health Research Council’s 2019 funding round with substantial investments. This recognition speaks to the research excellence, integrity and standing of our research colleagues. A number of these new studies are …
Researchers and policy makers from around New Zealand gathered at a Healthier Lives workshop in Wellington on 22 March 2019 to scope and prioritise research aimed at improving New Zealand’s food and physical activity environments for the benefit of our whole population. The 35 workshop …
In Phase 1 of National Science Challenges (2015-2019), Healthier Lives undertook research to develop more equitable cardiovascular disease risk prediction tools for the New Zealand population. In Phase 2 (2019-2024) we will undertake research aimed at achieving more equitable health outcomes for those at highest …
New research from the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge has found people who speak te reo Māori have a reduced risk of progressing from prediabetes to diabetes. The groundbreaking research, which has been published in the Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice journal, observed more than …
A recent study, co-funded by the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge*, concludes that people who eat higher levels of dietary fibre and whole grains have lower rates of non-communicable diseases compared with those who eat less. The study, published today in the prestigious international …