Abstract:
The Healthier Lives–He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge held a workshop on Friday 22 March 2019 with 35 academics and policy makers to scope and prioritise research topics related to healthy food and activity environments, with the purpose of informing decisions about Theme 1 (Population Scale) in Phase 2 of the Challenge (Figure 1). Theme 1 is distinct from the other two themes as it is focused on altering the underlying conditions that reduce risk in the population, in contrast with the other two themes, which are focused on community and individuals, respectively. This report summarises the processes used at the workshop and the outputs from the day, which prioritise research areas related to healthy food and physical activity environments. The report ends with the workshop participants’ agreed recommended priority research areas, and the top ranked topics to be considered by the Healthier Lives Governance Group and Kāhui Māori for commissioning in Phase 2.
