Health is always a hot topic all around the world. To be healthier is not only about citizens eating healthy, and doing physical exercise. It is more about landscape design, living environment, life standard, government strategies and so on. To be exact, government has a duty to promote and protect all citizens’ health. And that is the reason of why we have the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health’s role is to improve, promote and protect the health of New Zealander. Through the Ministry of Health’s leadership of the health and disability system we would help ensure New Zealanders live longer, healthier and more independent lives. Under this government concerns, the Ministry of Health undertakes variance of strategies to aim for different health issues.
The way government using to solve the obesity issue is a good case study. The proportion of people who are overweight and obsess is drawing attention for global width. Nowadays, Obesity becomes a serious health issue. In allusion to the obesity issue, an International Conference on Nutrition was held in Rome during December 1992. This conference passed the National Nutrition Policy 1992. In response to the international challenge, New Zealand produced series actions to mitigate the obesity problem. Healthy Eating- Healthy Action is one of the most important policies of the obesity area. It has been investigate, analysis and development through the background, strategic framework and implementation plan. Eventually, it became part of Government Policy in 2002.
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