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The human eye is one of the most valuable sense organs that enables us to see the world around us.
Let us study about the different parts of an eye.
Three-quarters of us wear some sort of corrective lenses. But what is the science behind artificial perfect vision? Heather Brown talks with a Twin Cities ophthalmologist (2:32).
Te Hapū O Ngāti Wheke is the heart of the Rāpaki community, and it’s a heart the hapū are committed to keeping healthy.
From the National Heart Foundation. Lots of resources including drafts of policies, menus, newsletter snippets, info on Calcium, etc etc etc
In this video, I discuss how the heart functions in the body. I cover how blood flows through the heart, deoxygenated blood from the body returns to the heart, and oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart. I also discuss pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins and how the heart pumps blood through them.
Videos to connect to a range of learning resources. Heart health and recipe / cooking videos.
Blackline teachers resource
Diagram to explain circulation system
There is a bright and colourful poster that can be ordered or downloaded for free.
New Zealand Blood Service teaching resource - developing students' knowledge about how to keep their body (and their blood) healthy by making healthy choices.
The ‘Healthy Heart’ visual food guide from the National Heart Foundation
This is the website of a monthly New Zealand magazine - Healthy Food Guide. Provides accurate advice, practical ideas and a range of healthy recipes. You will need to subscribe to this website.
Poster to view or download. Poster A2 available locally from Wendi Wolfen-Duvall, Napier Health, 76 Wellesley Road, Napier. 06 834 1815 ext 4162 wendi.wolfen-duvall@hbdhb.govt.nz
https://www.healthed.govt.nz/resource/healthy-food-and-drinks-%E2%80%93-english-version HE1711
Also a wide range of other "Healthy Eating" material on line, and in pamphlet form.
Healthy eating is essential for good health and wellbeing, and supports a healthy productive workforce.
The Policy enables organisations to demonstrate commitment to the health and wellbeing of staff, and visitors by providing healthy food and drink options consistent with the Eating and Activity Guidelines.
The Ministry of Health encourages all organisations to consider adopting and/or tailoring the Policy to meet your organisation’s needs.
The Policy has been adapted from the National Healthy Food and Drink Policy, developed by the National District Health Board Food and Drink Environments Network.
Ideas and suggestions to develop your school events and fundraisers to support the healthy Eating messages in your curriculum
Lots of different things affect how healthy we are including what we eat and how active we are. Food plays a huge part in keeping us healthy and so we need to make sure we're eating a variety of foods to get all the right vitamins and nutrients.
What and how much you eat and drink, and being physically active are important for your health. Being healthy improves your quality of life and your sense of wellbeing. Being healthy also means that you are more likely to be around longer for your whānau.
The advice in this booklet is to help you:
This booklet is based on the Ministry of Health’s Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults.
Helping New Zealanders stay well - a series of pamphlets and on-line resources in many languages.
These pamphlets are also available locally from Wendi Wolfen-Duvall, Napier Health, 76 Wellesley Road, Napier. 06 834 1815 ext 4162 wendi.wolfen-duvall@hbdhb.govt.nz
The School Canteen Project aims to improve the range and nutritional quality of food provided at the school canteen. Food Technology/Home Economics students have the opportunity to either create a new food product or modify an existing product on offer at the school canteen. The unit includes a school-wide survey to determine the needs of the students to assist with the development of healthy, affordable food options.
The overall objective of the Nestlé Healthy Active Kids programme is to raise nutrition and health knowledge and promote physical activity with school-age children around the world. In New Zealand, we partner with AUT Millennium and the NZ Nutrition Foundation to support the development of free teachers resources, designed for teachers in partnership with teachers at School Kit, to inspire healthy and active kids through cross-curricular enquiry-based learning modules that are innovative and informative.
An inquiry-based unit plan that aims to investigate the foods that provide the best type of ‘fuel’ for our bodies using athletes as role models.
This unit provides links to reading, writing and mathematics standards and Te Reo.
The overall objective of the Nestlé Healthy Active Kids programme is to raise nutrition and health knowledge and promote physical activity with school-age children around the world. In New Zealand, we partner with AUT Millennium and the NZ Nutrition Foundation to support the development of free teachers resources, designed for teachers in partnership with teachers at School Kit, to inspire healthy and active kids through cross-curricular enquiry-based learning modules that are innovative and informative.
