Preventing harm from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food
Who we are
We are a coordinating, umbrella organisation for the NGO, healthcare and academic sectors to achieve the collective vision of health and equity in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Unhealthy diets, high BMI, tobacco, and alcohol contribute about one third of the overall preventable health loss in New Zealand. As a collective we strive to prevent harm from unhealthy commodities and to strengthen the foundations of public health.
Tobacco
What progress are we making on tobacco control and how can we reach our national goal of being Smokefree by 2025?
Alcohol
What progress are we making on reducing the negative health and social impact of alcohol and what policies are needed to further reduce harm?
Unhealthy food
What progress we are making on reducing diet-related diseases, obesity, dental caries and mental health problems related to unhealthy foods and what are the WHO-recommended polices we need to implement?
Upcoming events:
Health Coalition Aotearoa Prevention Forum 2020
Health Coalition Aotearoa members and guests will launch the Prevention Brief 2020 and hear political party responses to it.
Professor Carlos Monteiro, University of Sao Paulo, will give the keynote address on the lessons learned from food policy implementation in Latin America. The Coalition’s inaugural AGM and action planning will follow.
Date: Tuesday 7 April 2020
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Venue: The Boatshed, Wellington Waterfront
Determinants of health
How do we prevent disease, prolong life and promote the health of all New Zealanders?
A core part of prevention is to address the underlying economic and societal determinants of health and disease, including historical and contemporary inequities in income and employment, housing, education, urban development and participatory democracy.
Determinants of health
How do we prevent disease, prolong life and promote the health of all New Zealanders?
A core part of prevention is to address the underlying economic and societal determinants of health and disease, including historical and contemporary inequities in income and employment, housing, education, urban development and participatory democracy.
News
Free under-30s dental care fills gap but more needed
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) welcomes Labour’s proposed policy to reduce the burden of dental disease in Aotearoa - but says more preventative action is needed to address the causes of tooth decay. Provision of free dental care for the under-30s, will help correct...
Alcohol bill step in right direction to reduce harm
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) commends the Government's passing of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill yesterday. While there is still much more to be done to reduce alcohol harm in this country, this is a step in the right...
Stronger youth vaping measures welcomed
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) welcomes Labour’s stronger proposed measures to address the serious problem of vaping among our tamariki and rangatahi. Labour’s policy announced today included capping all vape stores to 600 nation-wide, a requirement for all retailers...
Healthy school lunches alleviate hunger, poverty, mana: study
The latest research into the impact of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako – Aotearoa’s free school lunch programme – provides more important evidence of wide benefits including a reduction in food insecurity for students and whānau. University of Auckland research fellow Pippa...
‘We have failed our mokopuna’
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) stands in solidarity with the parents’ movement Vape-Free Kids and their petitions calling on the Government to protect children from vaping addiction. Vape-Free Kids NZ are handing over their petitions to Dr Tracey McLellan, Chair of...
Removing GST from fruit and vegetables not best solution for health equity
Removing GST from fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables as proposed by the Labour Party recognises the crisis in access to healthy food – but is not the most effective solution, Health Coalition Aotearoa says. For low-income whānau, we know that fresh fruit and...
Health Coalition Aotearoa is supported by its member organisations and academic leaders.
Contact
Email: info@healthcoalition.org.nz
Health Coalition Aotearoa is supported by its member organisations and academic leaders.
Contact
Email: info@healthcoalition.org.nz