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 …
Are you interested in making a meaningful difference to the health of New Zealanders and helping to set the national research agenda? Healthier Lives is seeking expressions of interest to join a focussed workshop designed to scope and prioritise the most important research topics and …
The Healthier Lives – He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge welcomes the announcement from the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation Hon Megan Woods, which confirms $17.6 million funding for our 2019-2024 research strategy. Director Professor Jim Mann says the new Healthier Lives five-year strategy …
