What is Green Prescription (GRx)

How Green Prescription Works

What is Green Prescription (GRx)

If you want to become more active but are unsure about what to do, or how to get started then a Green Prescription may be for you. This free service provides you support, motivation and guidance to get started. Our Green Prescription staff will talk through your current activity level, and help you set an activity plan and realistic goals suited to your individual needs, health and lifestyle. Four months of ongoing support and advice are then offered to help you stay on track, and adjust your activity plan to match your changing fitness. In addition to the individual consultations, the Green Prescription team also provide a group activity session and a variety of activity tasters. For more information and how to get involved Green Prescription call 0800 ACTIVE or talk to your Doctor or practice nurse about Green Prescription. How Green Prescription Works A Green Prescription is a health professional’s written advice to a patient to be physically active, as part of the patient’s health management. The health professional (GP or practice nurse) issues a Green Prescription provided the person is:

1. 18 years or over
2. Inactive
3. Medically stable and able to engage in low to moderate activity
4. Motivated to change their level of activity

The GRx script is forwarded through to Green Prescription staff at the nearest Canterbury West Coast Sports Trust office. The GRx Support Person will then contact the patient to initiate a series of consultations about their activity level. This could be through: monthly telephone calls for 3-4 months face to face meetings for 3-4 months group support in a community setting for 3-6 months. The patient’s progress is reported back to the referring health professional.

To know more about Green Prescription http://www.moh.govt.nz/greenprescriptio

Thanks to the Ministry of Social Development for funding this effort.

To order books use this order form; The Blokes Book Order Form

The PDF version can be found here The Blokes’ Book

The only criteria are that you believe you would benefit from involvment and committ to the 6-8pm Wednesday might sessions. Whatever your situation, we will make it work for you.

The first course is planned to start at a venue in Kaiapoi on the 26th of January. There will be three courses in all with a maximum of 8 participants in each course.

Don’t let the recent pressures add to your burdens, take advantage of this recovery-focused support.

Contact: Knowledge to Grow on 03 312 5759

Where: 141 Hereford St. (in the ground floor committee room)

When: Thursday 9 December 12:00 -1:15

Bring: Lunch, we will supply coffee/tea

Topic: Researching Men’s Health: Dr. Jeff Gage, lecturer for the Men’s Health 451 paper from University of Canterbury discusses what is happening in the area of men’s health research.

• Mens Sheds – shared community locations for men to work on a personal practical project
• Tane Ora – Maori Men’s Health monthly meeting
• MensTrust – men’s personal development events including men’s groups, weekends and more
• Men in Social/Health/Education/Employment Services Network - monthly lunch network meeting
• Men in Risk group – for social workers/health workers interested in working together to address male victims of domestic violence

We also run the following web sites:

• canmen.org.nz – our home site for men to access local services
• menstrust.org.nz – the MensTrust site for men’s personal development
• menssheds.org.nz – for info about local and national men’s sheds
• nzmenshealth.org.nz – a collection point for research in nz focussed on males
• meninnz.org.nz – a place to order material relevant to male clients

• http://www.accessradio.org/datafiles/201010282001201288249280-2010-10-28_donald_pettitt.mp3

Silas commented after producing it that “we were surprised at how much research has been done into New Zealand men; though still found some glaring gaps”.

To sign up, go to link http://nz.movember.com/donate/your-details/member_id/1241/. Info about programmes and research they support at http://nz.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs Heart Foundation