Kaupapa

• to improve the health and wellbeing of Maori in the Manawatu region through better nutrition and regular physical activity
• to reduce the incidence of food-related disorders by improved nutrition
• to increase lifelong participation in regular physical activity

Our areas of service delivery include ...

1. Building Public Health Policy by:

• Assisting pre-schools, e.g. kohanga reo, kura and marae to develop and implement nutritional and physical activity policies
• Provision of a community based breast-feeding campaign

2. Creating Supportive Environments by:

• Promoting the consumption of vegtables and fruit in a variety of settings of workplaces, schools and marae
• Undertaking initiatives with the community, e.g. marae, to inform and influence healthy food choices and physical activities

3. Strengthening Community Action by:

• Supporting community initiatives that promote healthy eating and physical activity, e.g. community garden, line dancing, etc.
• Collaborate with other nutrition and physical activity agencies to contribute to an intersectorial approach
• Provide training programmes to disseminate relevant information
• Providing support to school based programmes, e.g. the Fruit in Schools Programme

We are committed to offering information and advice in order to ...

• provide a supportive environment which enables healthy behaviour changes
• support individuals and whanau about the importance of healthy eating habits and regular physical activity
• provide advice and support to community groups and agencies regarding health promotion of nutrition and  physical activity, eg. kohanga reo 
• provide input/support to community based nutrition programmes and/or physical activity programmes developed by other agencies, e.g. Push Play
• hold health exhibitions, promotions and health hui
• promote regular physical activity within a Marae setting, e.g. line dancing, low impact exercise classes

There is no cost to access this service.

For any further information, please contact us or email Yvonne Hewson. or Paora Johanson

Paora Johanson
Nutrition & Physical
Activity Officer

Yvonne Hewson
Nutrition & Physical
Activity Officer