Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa

Community Health Service

Today

Open today 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Description

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa emphasises partnership with the community to achieve better health for present and for future generations. We provide a range of services including support for making workplaces health promoting environments (includes environmental scan and advice/screening/displays/education sessions), schools (GetWize2Health teacher resource and training/tuckshop advice and support), healthy eating on a budget train the trainer (Cook'nKiwi) and community gardening set-up support and ongoing advice (Gardens4Health). We are involved in research, including specialty recruitment in the community. Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa also specialises in resource and programme design, evaluation and research in the community, and project management services. Please refer to our website for further details.

Note: DCSS Quality Improvement Audit provided to GP Practices in the CMH area closed in June 2018. Duplicate reports and MOPs certificates are available for a limited time.

Staff

We have a range of team members delivering services (some train the trainer options) direct to community members, providers, groups, organisations and businesses.

Skills currently onsite include specialist nursing, dietetics, physical activity, diabetes and obesity prevention/management, VLCD, research and recruiting, advocacy, education, youth/adolescent, community engagement, capacity building, resource and programme design.

Ages

Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke

How do I access this service?

Hours

Open today 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Mon – Fri	8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Not open on public holidays or weekends

Services Provided

Wellness / healthy lifestyle

Exercise and activity
Healthy eating

Healthy eating, being active, prevention of diabetes, prevention of diabetes complications, advocacy, obesity prevention and management, research and recruiting in the community.

Screening and prevention

Diabetes

Research

CURRENT

Adolescent Weight Loss Study - youth with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes provided with support for weight loss to improve outcomes/potentially put diabetes into remission - currently recruiting as…