Green Prescription (GRx):

GRx is a referral based health and wellbeing programme for adults 18 years and over. It is best suited for adults who would like encouragement and motivation to become active and improve their lifestyle, help with a long term medical condition, or those who may be feeling stressed, depressed or anxious. The service is delivered through face to face, phone or virtual consultations, group-based community nutrition and wellbeing programmes, online webinars, online live exercise sessions and online maternity focussed exercise classes.  

Referral Criteria:

• 18 years and over
• Ready to make changes to lifestyle 
• May have a stable medical condition that would benefit from regular physical activity 
• May be at risk of developing a medical condition due to a sedentary lifestyle 
• May be feeling stressed or have a mental health condition 

Primary care based referrers should send eReferrals through CareConnect. Using this referral pathway is quick, easy and secure. 

• CareConnect is the preferred eReferral method for all primary care 

What can you expect?

• Face to Face, phone or online virtual one-on-one consultations with a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor and regular follow ups for 6 months 
• Nutrition and Wellbeing Webinars every week - days & evenings 
• Live Online Exercise Classes hosted by our team - low impact, home-based  
• Home-based workout videos and nutrition videos 

Translation services are available in various languages across both DHBs - free of cost. 

This video snapshot shows the Green Prescription Service  

Active Families: 

Our Green Prescription 'Active Families' programme is very well suited to children that are inactive, above a healthy weight and would like regular motivation to make changes with their whanau. Active Families is for school aged children aged 5 - 17 years of age in the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB).

Check here for more information about the Active Families service.