Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Adults (2009)
www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/weight-management-adults-guidelines.pdf8
The aim of this guideline is to provide evidence-based guidance for weight management in adults. It is expected that this guideline will be used principally in primary care and community-based initiatives. Primary prevention of overweight and obesity, although vitally important, is outside the contracted scope of this guideline. This guideline stands alongside a guideline developed for weight management in children and young people. The guideline provides specific advice about improving weight management outcomes for Māori, Pacific and South Asian populations as a priority. It identifies that good practice that reflects the rights, needs, culture and context of priority populations can improve the uptake and impact of guideline-based interventions. The guideline emphasises the importance of involving others as appropriate (eg, spouse, family/whānau) and achieving mana-enhancing relationships through a responsive health system at all stages of the algorithm. Mana-enhancing relationships are ones where there is genuine respect for the person with weight-related risks and a sense of collaboration that connects with deeper values and beliefs to achieve behaviour change.
