2. FANAU FAB Food * Activity * Behaviour Aim: To find the best way to help Pacific fanau/children grow into healthy weight adults reduce weight through Fanau FAB

3. Who can take part? Fanau –Aged between 6 and 12 years –Belong to a Pacific ethnic group –At least one parent/primary caregiver –Live in or near to Mangere or Otara

4. What happens? We will measure your height and weight You will answer some questions on paper You will be randomly put into a group −Group 1: Receive the Fanau FAB treatment programme −Group 2: Receive the Kids in Action treatment programme

5. What do you have to do? Attend 3 baseline sessions over a15-month period In these sessions you will - answer some questions - have your height & weight measured Each session will take approximately 45 minutes

6. What else? After the first session –Attend Fanau intervention programme once a week, for 10 weeks –This will last 2 hours each week –Parents/primary caregivers will have group discussions –Fanau will do games and activities. –In last half hour, parents and fanau will come together for game or activity.

7. What else? Fanau team will keep in touch to support you with your weight management through: -Phone calls or text messages -Email or Post -Home Visits

8. What’s in it for us? We can lose weight together – it’s FREE Learn about food and increasing physical activity Promote healthy lifestyle behaviours Find solutions we ‘can do’ to improve our health

9. What next? –Sign-up sheet & details will be left with you –Write your name and home phone number to sign-up –Take copy of details with you –Fanau team will collect information and contact you and your parents/primary caregivers –Contact Ofa Dewes, Fanau FAB Study Manager on 080032628322 or mobile 021- 627742 or o.dewes@auckland.ac.nzo.dewes@auckland.ac.nz