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Recent Content List Getting Active & Healthy
| Green Prescription - Information for Health Professionals |
| Back to GRx main menu Whether you're a GP, nurse or health promoter you play an important role in the Green Prescription programme. Criteria: Everyone who is referred to Green Prescription must be over the age of 18, be medically stable and are inactive but want to be active. What we do: We'll talk [read more] |
| Green Prescription - Links |
| Back to GRx main menu Here are some agencies you may find helpful in your quest for better health Manawatu Horowhenua Tararua Diabetes Trust Health on MainMain StPalmerston North ph 06 357 5992 Manawatu Public Health Organisation Health on Main Main StPalmerston North ph 06 354 9107 Cancer Society Addis House 135 Ruanine Street Palmerston North ph 06 356 5355 Best [read more] |
| Green Prescription - Main menu |
| Stressed? Overweight? High blood pressure? Diabetes? Other health conditions? Get healthy, get active with Sport Manawatu's GREEN PRESCRIPTION programme! Join Green Prescription If you're interested in joining Sport Manawatu's Green Prescription programme, please fill in the self referral form here. What is Green Prescription? Green Prescription is a Ministry of Health and MidCentral DHB funded programme aimed at getting more people physically active. Sport Manawatu [read more] |
| Green Prescription - main menu - 2nd one |
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| Green Prescription - Nutrition |
| Back to GRx main menu Physical activity is only one component to improving your health. What you eat is also important. Healthy eating doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. It is more than just a diet that you follow until you've lost weight. It's a way of life to keep you healthy. Start with small changes [read more] |
| Green Prescription - old page |
| Green Prescription (or GRx) is a SPARC and MidCentral DHB funded programme aimed at getting more people physically active. Sport Manawatu run the programme which provides support and weekly classes to participants What is it? A Green Prescription is a script with a difference. It can be obtained from your doctor, nurse or community health worker and instead of medicine, [read more] |
| Green Prescription - Robert Ngataierua |
| Back to GRx main menu Robert Ngataierua Shift worker Robert Ngataierua is setting goals to live healthier and take control of his type two diabetes. Robert is a 61 year-old train driver for KiwiRail and sitting is a big part of his job. Being a type two diabetes patient, his nurse from 169 Medical Centre in Palmerston North referred him to [read more] |
| Green Prescription - Weekly Activity Classes |
| Back to GRx main menu Green Prescription classes are run in seven centres throughout the Sport Manawatu region. Each class promotes the importance of health and physical activity through discussions on topics such as diabetes, motivation and healthy eating. Activity options include a range of exercises from walking, aqua and the gym. Term 2 Green Prescription classes are currently in session From the [read more] |
| Green Prescription - What is GRx |
| Back to GRx main menu Green Prescription (or GRx) is a Ministry of Health (MoH) and MidCentral District Health Board (MCDHB) funded programme aimed at getting more people physically active. Sport Manawatu run the programme providing support, advice and motivation to participants. What is Green Prescription? A Green Prescription is a script with a difference. It can be [read more] |
| Green Prescription - What our participants are saying |
| Back to GRx main menu We think our programme is pretty good as we know activity can help overcome health problems. Here's a story from one of our participants. Green Prescription Fun Sports Day April 2012 Twelve families from both the Green Prescription and Active Families programme enjoyed a morning of Sport at the B&M centre. Badminton courts, an indoor tennis court and [read more] |