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Green Prescription success stories
Read success stories from people now living a healthier, more active lifestyle thanks to the Green Prescription.
In this section
- Latu Amani was diagnosed with type one diabetes at the age of ten and at his family’s first meeting with the Sport Hawkes Bay Active Families coordinator it was obvious that they were ready for a change of lifestyle. Read more
- Sixteen year old Moko Paparoa is now a regular at Kensington Fitness and can often be seen walking around the waterfront in Whangarei, where he lives. Read more
- ‘Age is no barrier to what you can do’ says 71 year old Noel Watson of Whangarei, winner of the Avanti Plus bike at the Juken NZ Kaitaia run/walk, organised by Sport Northland. Read more
- Little did Christchurch’s Pam Wilson know that a year after she went to the “Celebrating International Older Persons Day” at Papanui High School she would have lost 17kg’s and had her blood pressure medication halved. Read more
- Sam Diamond was initially referred to Active Families in November 2011. However, it wasn’t until he and his mum Jo relocated to Palmerston North in May 2012 that he began to actively engage in the weekly sessions. Read more
- Tom Dempsey shares his Green Prescription story as he recovers from a heart-attack. Read more
Publication
A Prescription for Good Health: Green prescriptions in action
In this booklet we tell the stories of some of the people for whom a Green Prescription has improved not only their health but that of friends, family and in many cases their wider community
Page last updated: 23 May 2012
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