Graduate Stories from the Certificate in Pacific Nutrition CPN

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Graduate Stories from the Certificate in Pacific
Nutrition (CPN)

• by
• Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, Maria Cassidy, Heart
  Foundation
• Kate Smallman Sue Pirrit, Diabetes Project
  Trust
• Vaiola Haunga, Tongan Health Society

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Certificate in Pacific Nutrition (CPN)

• Accredited Train-the-Trainer programme to develop
  Pacific and mainstream nutrition and physical
  activity workforce involved in the delivery of
  heart health promotion to Pacific communities
• Partnership initiative of the Heart Foundation
  and AUT University

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Certificate in Pacific Nutrition

• Main aims
• To reduce the incidence of food-related
  disorders by providing scientifically-based,
  relevant and practical nutrition information
• To increase awareness of the value and importance
  of good nutrition for individuals, their family
  and community.

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Workforce Development
2002-2007
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MALO E LELEIWARM PACIFIC GREETINGS

• THE TONGAN HEALTH SOCIETY INC.
• KOE SOSAIETI TONGA KI HE MOUI LELEI
• VAIOLA MONE HAUNGA (PARISH COMMUNITY NURSE)

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Outline

• Parish Community Nurse (PCN)
• Certificate in Pacific Nutrition (PIHB)
• Success stories from church groups
• Acknowledgement

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Parish Community Nurses

• Role of Parish Community Nurse
• 10 Tongan church groups in Central Auckland.
• Health Committees
• Lifestyle modification
• Nutrition
• Physical Activity
• Smoking

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Certificate in Pacific Nutrition

• Healthy cooking methods
• Meal portion
• Importance of physical activity
• Budget
• Healthy lunch box,
• reading food labels
• Food nutritional values
• Food and Nutrition Guidelines.

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Nutrition Sessions

• Use fruit and vegetables in Season
• Importance of eating a variety of fruit and
  vegetables
• Portion size is also important if they want to
  keep the weight off.
• Energy in should be equal to energy out. If you
  eat more you have to move more!!!

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Cooking Demonstration

• A team from the Tongan Health Society went to
  different churches and deliver nutrition sessions
  and cooking demonstration.
• Team Tai Matenga Smith
• (nutritionist at THS)
• Elisapeta Williams (Former CPN graduate)
• Vaiola Haunga (PCN)
• Liuaki Tahaafe (CHW)
• Healthy cooking methods is demonstrated to
  members of Orakei Free Church of Tonga. No oil
  or salt is needed, trim fat off meat, use less
  meat and more vegetables, also use vegetable in
  season.

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Water is Best!

• Water is the best and fist choice
• All 10 churches had water coolers
• Family homes
• Other churches outside of the HVAZ zone.
• Non or less fizzy drinks

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• Churches get moving

• THS had own aerobic instructor and entertainer
• Church had own instructor
• Other churches outside zone join in the fun
• Time out for church members
• Have fun
• EXERCISE IS VERY POPULAR!!!

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GET THE BLOOD FLOWING PROGRAMME

• An Exercise programme had been established at the
  Tongan Health Society which is called Get the
  Blood Flowing Programme. The class is for the
  staff of the THS and anybody from the Public who
  is interested.

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Home inspecting and vegetable garden
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Less pigs more fruit and vegetables

• Less pigs
• More fruit and vegetables
• More sea food
• Less exdpensive

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Fruit for Sunday School

• By encouraging children to eat fruit and
  vegetables. Fruit for Sunday School is a new
  initiative for Tongan Church. Sunday School start
  at 10am, 11.40 am is fruit time before the
  service at 12pm. These are children from Otara
  Parish, Otara.

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Food and exercise festival (labour weekend)

• Exercise (church performance)
• Food display
• Special quests invited
• Celebration

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT!!!!PIHP AND
CERTIFICATE IN PACIFIC NUTRITIONAGENCY FOR
NURTITION ACTION(ANA) FRIENDS , FAMILY
COLLEAGUES

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Ultimate Goal
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Mentoring Support Programme
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Collective Support
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Ultimate Goal
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Train-the-Trainer Programme