This #DietitiansWeek2024 we celebrate the vital role dietitians play in #research and #health
The Te Kaika Direct study for remission of #type2diabetes relied on the invaluable support provided to participants and whānau by its dietitian, Natalie Ashton.
https://t.co/V0MKL7eAJR
A huge congratulations to FMHS doctoral graduate and senior lecturer, Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa, who has received a prestigious 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis!
Learn more here: https://t.co/FzlbGGZbY1
FMHS associate professor, research director of @GrowingUpinNZ and kaupapa Māori epidemiologist Dr Sarah-Jane Paine (Ngāi Tūhoe) comments on new findings from a survey which indicates kiwi tamariki (kids) have a strong sense of their #gender and #culture: https://t.co/BTGenPpzkr
Applying for research funding is like being on Tinder. You put yourself out there, hoping to find the perfect match, but all you get are rejections and ghosting. But, when you do find the right one, it's a match made in research heaven! #ResearchFunding#Tinder@kiwimitoman
Very honoured to be awarded Officer of the Order of Australia today at NSW Government House by her Excellency Governor Margaret Beazley AC KC @Uni_Newcastle @HMRIAustralia
RECRUITING: Eating Well for Likes – a study on social influence in healthy eating. We want to find examine 'social influence' and investigate whether social factors increase willingness to use social media and eat healthily. https://t.co/aS6wJ0heqD or DM me for more info.
Happy to announce my first paper evaluating the experiences of patients and whānau with nutrition after surviving childhood cancer has been published! Thank you to Emma Clarke for your mahi and @GemmaPugh2!! https://t.co/bLmLDYuqjG
Took me 20yrs in academia but I made it to Associate Professor! @FMHS_UoA@ACSRC_UoA#goodthingscometothosewhowait
(Not so great at coordinating cross-platform info -sorry to those who’ve already heard!)
Of 500 pre-schoolers we found a third at high risk for inadequate consumption of major food groups, exposure to screens during meals and overuse of supplements.Prevalence of nutrition risk and associated risk factors among New Zealand pre‐school children https://t.co/mFoDS0GaO2
We're conducting our first of the codesign workshops today and it has been a great start so far getting to know everyone. If you're keen to design a social media health promotion intervention for young adults, by young adults, get in touch with us!