Green Prescription resources for health professionals

Resources for health professionals on physical activity and the Green Prescription.

States of Change

Stages of Change (PDF, 501 KB) is a resource to help health professionals  identify whether a patient is ready to change their behaviour.

Movement = Health

Movement = Equals Health (PDF, 1.3 MB) is a booklet is produced by SPARC and is designed to assist health promoters and other health professionals involved in promoting physical activity to adults.

It offers:

  • the New Zealand Guidelines for Physical Activity as a practical and cost-effective way of promoting physical activity
  • evidence-based information relating to physical activity.

Posters

Posters (PDF, 602 KB) promoting physical activity.

GRx Process

GRx Process (PDF, 478 KB) is a resource showing the GRx process to help health workers determine whether or not GRx is right for their patient.

What Intensity?

What Intensity? (PDF, 119 KB) is a guide to exercise and activity levels, so that health workers can make recommendations for their patients.