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Healthy Families NZ is a large-scale initiative that brings community leadership together in a united effort for better health.

It aims to improve people’s health where they live, learn, work and play by taking a dynamic systems approach to preventing chronic disease. The Healthy Families NZ approach is underpinned by a set of principles including an explicit focus on equity, improving Māori health and reducing for groups at increased risk of chronic diseases. Healthy Families NZ locations do not fund or deliver services, or interventions within their communities, but accelerate and mobilize action within the health system and beyond. This has been a crucial difference by Healthy Families NZ compared to previous initiatives funded by Ministry of Health.
"Everyone can be a leader for a healthier Aotearoa. Working together, we can create a healthier community now and for future generations"
"Together we can make the changes in our communities to empower people to eat well, be physically active, be smoke-free and only drink alcohol in moderation"
"A healthier Aotearoa starts in the places where we live, learn, work and play. Strengthening leadership and spreading innovation can drive healthier environments."
"Reaching back into the past and bringing forward generations of best practice, drawing on cultural wealth, growing iwi intelligence to lead in health and well-being"
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Gold whetū for Matariki

Rotorua’s Matariki celebration at Motutara Point last month has received a gold star from Te Arawa kōeke. Healthy Families Rotorua lead systems innovator, Pirihira Whata,

July 26, 2022

Videos to reduce alcohol harm

Filming took place last week on a series of videos being created for Healthy Families Rotorua’s Ruru Parirau kaupapa to reduce alcohol-related harm. Systems innovator,

July 21, 2022

PROFILE: Aneta Morgan

Aneta Morgan believes the resurgence of mātauranga Māori practices and age-old traditions can be the solution to many of the world’s problems. Aneta is the

June 19, 2022
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