30 Jan 2018

New Year, Old Me?

From Nine To Noon, 11:22 am on 30 January 2018

As February nears, some of those well-intended healthy New Years resolutions might be slipping into the back of some people's minds. But according to a leading health academic, it's this very mindset that needs to be flipped. Kathryn Ryan speaks with the director of the Centre for Health in the Bay of Plenty, Anna Rolleston, who specialises in the health and well-being of Maori and Pasifika. She says long-term goals and culture-specific strategies are essential in reversing some alarming trends.