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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Welcome Teteira

It’s been a few months, but Healthy Families Rotorua is now complete with a team of nine. New systems innovator, Teteira Ormsby, joined the ranks

January 17, 2022

Introducing Alex

Healthy Families Rotorua introduces its new project coordinator, Alexandria Knight. Alex previously worked as a kaiako at an early childhood centre, where she was responsible

December 21, 2021

Re-building key focus for 2021

Recruitment and re-building the team have been the major focus for Healthy Families Rotorua this year. In 2021, we farewelled our leader, Mapihi Raharuhi, and

December 13, 2021
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