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Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper - Draft for consultation

Date of publication (online): September 2009

Summary of publication


Submissions close at 5 pm on 6 November 2009.

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper supports three of the key priorities of the New Zealand Health Strategy (Minister of Health 2000) namely: to improve nutrition, to increase physical activity and to reduce obesity, and The Health of Older People Strategy (Ministry of Health 2002). The background paper highlights how the Food and Nutrition Guidelines can be specifically applied to healthy older people. It also informs the health education resources for the general public including Eating well for healthy older people / Te kai totika e ora ai te hunga kaumatua.

It is envisaged that Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper will provide sound and practical advice for health practitioners including dietitians, nutritionists, doctors, nurses, primary health care providers, health promoters, and others working with older people in the practice of healthy nutrition.

How to have you say


A submission Booklet is provided in at the end of the consultation document.

Only submissions written in and attached to this booklet, either as electronic or hard copy, will be accepted.
Handwritten comments written within the draft background paper for consultation will not be read or accepted

Please return only one copy of your submission no later than 5 pm on 6 November 2009 by post to:

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper
Submissions
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
WELLINGTON


Submissions close at 5 pm on 6 November 2009.


Related information


Nutrition
Food and nutrition guidelines
Healthy eating healthy action
Physical activity

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Date of publication (hard copy): September 2009

ISBN numbers: 978-0-478-31978-1 (print)
978-0-478-31979-8 (online)

HP number: 4926

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2009. Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper. Draft for consultation. Wellington: Ministry of Health


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