Completed Research Projects
Fighting fit, fighting fat!
The Hinu Wero approach
Shockingly, New Zealand now has the third highest obesity rate in the OECD, with one in three adults and one in ten children being obese. These rates are worse for Māori and Pacific people and those living in the most deprived areas.
PIP: Prediabetes intervention
There is an urgent need to implement effective prediabetes management strategies to reduce the increasing health and economic costs of New Zealand’s growing diabetes epidemic. The prevalence of diabetes is 7% and the prevalence of prediabetes is 26%.
Hypoglycaemia Prevention
Hypoglycaemia Prevention in Newborns with Oral Dextrose
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) is the commonest metabolic condition of the newborn. It affects up to 15% of babies, and the incidence is increasing as risk factors such as maternal diabetes and preterm birth are becoming more common...
Back to Sleep
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of cot death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the world. The Foundation’s support allowed Hawke’s Bay to participate in a three-year national study (primarily funded by Health Research Council), which led to world-wide change on the best way to sleep newborns.
We talk about family violence

Working in the Community

Sexually transmitted infections
Young people in Hawkes Bay and nearby regions have some of the highest rates of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in New Zealand. What are some of the likely contributors to these high rates and what role can primary health care services play in reducing them?
Local Research, Global Impact

Discoverers of Tomorrow
