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Last Modified: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:00 a.m.
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| I love My Healthy Active Childhood |
New Zealand children are fortunate to live in a country where there are plenty of green spaces to play and run
and an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables to enjoy.
Despite this there is a growing problem with obesity in our young people, which has serious ramifications for
their future health.
Dr Jan Pearson, Health Promotion Manager for the Cancer Society makes no bones about the fact that we all
need to encourage young people to eat better and exercise more. “There is a plethora of fantastic
organizations in New Zealand with good information on nutrition and healthy activity. In addition there are
some tremendous programmes promoted by the Ministry of Health and SPARC - so there is plenty of support for
parents and those caring for and working with children.”
World Cancer Day, 4 February, is ‘I love my health active childhood,’ a theme focused on the link between
being overweight and cancer. Being overweight or obese has been shown to increase the risk of cancer among
adults.
“Because healthy habits start early, families, health professionals, educators and policymakers must promote
and encourage a healthy diet and physical activity to children so that they can maintain a healthy body weight
– setting them on the right path to reduce their risk of cancer later in life.”
“As part of our promotion for World Cancer Day 2009 we have produced a postcard with a few simple messages
on the back and as the year progresses we will continue to promote healthy diet and activity as part of the
society’s health promotion programme, aligned to other New Zealand campaigns,” added Dr Pearson.
Dr Jan Pearson
Health Promotion Manger
04 494 7276 Mob 027 4517 359
Lynne St.Clair-Chapman
National Communications Manager
04 494 7196 Mob 027 444 4150 |
Published: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:00 a.m.
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