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Green Prescription

Green prescriptions are a health promotion initiative aimed at increasing activity levels in patients who have a stable medical condition or those who may be at risk of:

Hypertension

Diabetes

Arthritis

High cholesterol

Depression/Anxiety

Obesity

Green prescriptions can be issued by health professionals such as GP’s and practice nurses. If you think a Green Prescription would be of benefit for you, please contact your GP Practice. Once issued free support for 3-4 months is offered in empowering patients to increase their activity levels and improving their health outcomes.

The green prescription programme has proven to be effective and is sustainable in usual general practice. The programme is cost effective and has been evaluated as being a successful initiative by most GP’s and patients who are satisfied with the overall support for their life-style change.

The Green Prescription contact for Taranaki is:

Further information and links to the green prescription can be accessed at:

http://www.greenprescription.org.nz

http://www.peakhealth.org.nz/ptpho/uploads/main/GreenPrescription.pdf