Obesity discourses are shaping us. Amidst an avowed obesity 'epidemic', we are all considered at-risk, hailed to understand ourselves as such, and persuaded that we have the capability to author our bodies in a desired/required slender form. Attention has shifted from 'fat' adult bodies that have thwarted reform, to the bodies of 'innocent' babes, drawing...

The foundations of good social and emotional development are formed in early infant-parent and caregiver relationships (Centre for Community Child Health, 2009). In developing those relationships, families and caregivers ensure that their child develops on a healthy trajectory. With strong foundations, each child can go on to develop the capacity to manage life’s struggles and...

Background: Although various parental feeding practices have been associated with dietary intake and body weight in children, many studies are limited by sample size or lack of diversity, perhaps explaining conflicting results.

Background: The Free Child Health Care Scheme was introduced on July 1, 1997. It provided increased government subsidies for general practice consultations and fully subsidised doctor-prescribed medicines for children aged less than six years old.Thesis: The central thesis of this work is that health policy affecting general practice cannot be adequately understood by analysis from...

Evaluation is defined as "the process by which we judge the worth or value of something" (Suchman, 1967). Improving nutrition, reducing obesity and increasing the level of exercise were three priority population health objectives identified by the Ministry of Health in the early 2000's. The Healthy Eating – Healthy Action: Oranga Kai - Oranga Pumau...