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Healthy Eating - Healthy Action
Oranga Kai - Oranga Pumau

How was Healthy Eating – Healthy Action developed?


In December 2000 the Minister of Health launched the New Zealand Health Strategy.  The New Zealand Health Strategy set the platform for the Government’s action on health.   Thirteen population health objectives were identified; improving nutrition, increasing physical activity and reducing obesity were three of them.

Healthy Action – Healthy Eating.  Oranga Pumau – Oranga Kai: A draft for consultation. was published following reviews of relevant policy, services, programmes, literature, international strategies, epidemiology, and research; focus groups and forums.

Healthy Action – Healthy Eating.  Oranga Pumau – Oranga Kai:  A summary of feedback on the draft for consultation was published in 2002 following a consultation period and analysis of feedback.  As a result of the feedback, the name of the strategy was altered to become Healthy Eating – Healthy Action.  Many other changes were made following consultation.

Healthy Eating – Healthy Action.  Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau: A Strategic Framework was published in 2003 following the consultation, and international and external peer review.  The Strategy is a planning tool that outlines the key priorities and establishes a framework for addressing nutrition, physical activity and obesity.

Healthy Eating – Healthy Action. Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau: A Background provides the justification and evidence to support the Strategy.

A number of groups were involved in the development of the Healthy Eating – Healthy Action: Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau Implementation Plan 2004-2010.  There was an external advisory group, an industry group, a government interagency group and an internal Ministry of Health steering group.  The Implementation Plan has an outcome focus and outlines a set of actions to help us achieve the goals and vision of the Strategy.  The reducing inequalities framework has guided the development of the Plan.