Papakura’s commitment to a healthy community
Sausage roll filling mixed with apple and vegetable-based dipping sauces are just some of the healthy food that could be on the menu at future local board meetings and events in Papakura. Sam Lafolua of Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura in partnership with the New Zealand Heart Foundation, has developed a set of food and beverage […]
Sugary Drinks Dropped from Leisure Centres
In a show of leadership in the battle against obesity and type 2 diabetes, Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura partner, Auckland Council announced today it is dropping sugar-sweetened drinks from vending machines at council-run leisure centres. “We operate 21 leisure centres that are community-led and we work hard to encourage Aucklanders to be more active more […]
South Aucklanders lead systems change
Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura has recruited a team of more than 20 remarkable individuals, mostly from local communities, to take up the challenge of implementing a systems approach in their own communities. The Government has made a significant investment into creating a workforce in South Auckland that is focused on tackling the complex systems that […]
Working together for our tamariki
Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura is a member of a virtual team working across partner organisations on the Early Years Challenge. The challenge aims to demonstrate the value of a strengths based and whanau centric approach to improving early years outcomes by applying co-design principles. The team is being led by the Auckland Co-Design lab and […]
Data sharing for student wellbeing
The Ministry of Education has agreed to open up pathways for information sharing with Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura in order to improve wellbeing for South Auckland students and their families. Education settings are significant in the hugely complex system which influences health and wellbeing in communities. “It’s vital to work across sectors to achieve lasting […]
South Auckland children make their voices heard
A submission from Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura captured the voice of South Auckland children on the review of the Code for Advertising to Children and the Children’s Code for Advertising Food. It was imperative that a submission be made with 1 in 5 children in South Auckland being obese and the unequivocal evidence that the […]
Action for active communities
Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura is working with Local Boards in South Auckland to look at how greenways can strengthen local communities and improve wellbeing. Greenways are safe routes for people to move around their community by active transport such as walking, cycling, or scootering. “Local leaders and groups such as Mr T, Iron Maori, Big […]
Healthy Nature Healthy People
With help from Healthy Families Invercargill, the launch of the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Healthy Nature Healthy People initiative proved to be a massive success. One of the focus areas for Healthy Families NZ is getting people active more often, something that fits well with DOC and the global Healthy Nature Healthy People movement. “Strong […]
The innovators in workplace wellbeing
Coming off their success at the recent New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards, Frucor Beverages Limited have set their sights on being innovators in the health and wellbeing space. The company won NZ Safety’s award for best initiative to encourage workplace engagement in health and safety. “Now we’re working with Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura […]
