Annual Report 2019_20

ACTIVE COMMUNITIES
ACTIVE FOR LIFE - GREEN PRESCRIPTION (GRX)
The Active for Life, Green Prescription team continue to deliver the Green Prescription programme
through their catchment area which covers the entire Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB). In
the previous fiscal year, the GRx programme received 4,900 referrals, an average of 408 per month.
Of these referrals, 3768 (76.8%) were discharged engaged and independently active and transitioned
into regular physical activity.
Over 700 hours of Initial Face-to-face consultations
were held to give clients a better understanding of
physical activity and nutrition advice, whilst
installing a good comprehension of the SMARTER
goal-setting tool. Exercise options (aqua classes,
low impact exercise, gym inductions) were
continued at Glenfield Leisure Centre and
Stanmore Bay Pool.
Wellbeing consultations also continued throughout
West Wave, Albany Leisure Centre, The FONO and
Henderson Medical Centre. These options are very
popular with attendances growing monthly.
Along with these initial meetings, group consults
were offered to create a community in which clients
can flourish. Additional to these consultations, a free
seminar called, ?Live Your Best Life? has continued to
be delivered to our clientele across the Waitemata
region.
These seminars are a holistic and interactive health
chat, incorporating conversations about adult sleep,
stress, nutrition, and exercise.
Finally, a series of nutrition workshops were presented throughout the
Waitemata region.
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