Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Adults – December 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009. Filed under: Health Mgmt Policy Planning | Tags: |

Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Adults
Date of publication (online): December 2009
“Summary of publication
The Ministry of Health commissioned the development of the Guidelines in 2008 for the management of overweight and obese adults, children and young people, with a focus on Māori, Pacific and South Asian populations.
Obesity is considered a major risk factor [...]

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Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Children and Young People – December 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009. Filed under: Public Hlth & Hlth Promotion | Tags: |

Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Children and Young People
Date of publication (online): December 2009
“Summary of publication
The Ministry of Health commissioned the development of the Guidelines in 2008 for the management of overweight and obese adults, children and young people, with a focus on Māori, Pacific and South Asian populations.
Obesity is considered a [...]

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Weighing it up: Obesity in Australia – House of Reps Standing Committee report 1 June 2009

Posted on June 8, 2009. Filed under: Health Status | Tags: |

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing has reviewed the 2006-07 annual report of the Department of Health and Ageing and, pursuant to Standing Order 215(c), resolved to conduct an inquiry into obesity in Australia on 19 March 2008.
On Monday, 1 June 2009, the Committee tabled its report on the inquiry into [...]

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Obesity prevention in young children: what does the evidence say? Parliament of Australia – Parliamentary Library Background Note 1 May 2009

Posted on May 1, 2009. Filed under: Child Health / Paediatrics, Preventive Healthcare | Tags: , , |

Obesity prevention in young children: what does the evidence say? Parliament of Australia – Parliamentary Library Background Note 1 May 2009   13 p.
Dr Anne-marie Boxall, Social Policy Section

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OHS implications for manual handling of bariatric patients report and case studies released 13 March 2009

Posted on April 17, 2009. Filed under: Occupational Hlth Safety | Tags: , , |

OHS implications for manual handling of bariatric patients report and case studies released
Australian Safety and Compensation Council
Friday, 13 March 2009
OHS Implications for Manual Handling of Bariatric Patients Report and Case Studies Released (HTML) – Press release
OHS Implications for Manual Handling of Bariatric Patients Report and Case Studies Released (PDF 132kB)    Press release
Manual handling risks associated [...]

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Manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients in Australia

Posted on April 8, 2009. Filed under: Occupational Hlth Safety | Tags: , |

Manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients in Australia March 2009   ISBN: 978 0 642 32740 6  Australian Safety and Compensation Council
This report, ‘Manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients in Australia’ and four case studies for the ambulance, [...]

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