Community Action in Counties Manukau
Self Management Groups for Long term conditions
Day and evening winter workshops run throughout South Auckland to help people cope with longterm conditions including some sessions tailored specifically around Diabetes. Longtern conditions are any health conditions lasting 6 months or more. This includes common conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, depression, gout and lung disease, which if not managed properly can cause ill-health and even premature death.
Workshops are free and open to anyone with a longterm condition, including friends and family.
A number of organisations run specific modules for people with diabetes. They kick off by letting people know what diabetes actually is and how it affects the daily life of the person with diabetes. Experts are available to answer questions, such as: what can I eat? and why should I take my tablets? The supermarket tours are very popular and great for helping with the food shopping (including budget tips).
For more information about the workshops contact:
- Mangere Community Health Trust: Sarah Buzink, 255 0616 Sarah.Buzink "at" middlemore.co.nz
- East Health: Jean McQueen, 538 0599 JeanM "at" easthealth.co.nzIn November 2008 Manukau Mayor, His Worship Len Brown, opened the Mangere Food Forest Garden in Mangere town centre. This was the first of many community gardens which have been established as part of a multiagency approach to fruit and vegetable gardening throughout Counties Manukau.
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Or ask for a Self-Management Group referral from your doctor. If you have diabetes you can also ask your doctor about the 'Get Checked' Programme. Get Checked is a free annual diabetes check provided by practice nurses and general practitioners for people with diabetes.
Get into Gardeing in Counties Manukau
Fruit and vegetable gardening is a great way to stay active and you can produce your own great healthy food. Community gardens and Teaching gardens are now operating in Mangere, Otara, Papatoetoe, Tuakau, Papakura. Gardens are run through Community Boards, Councils, local schools and church groups.
For more information about Fruit and vegetable gardening, including workshops and courses in your area contact Richard Main at Let's Beat Diabetes on 261 3395.
Keep your family active with CM Active
Counties Manukau Active is a programme which encourages youth and families to make the change to a healthier more active lifestyle. The programme has a particular focus on low-socioeconomic areas. If you want to find out more about physical activites happening around the Counties Manukau region contact CM Active on 0800 Active or check out www.cmsport.co.nz
CM Active can provide a database of physical activites that are happening in the area, low cost training courses for volunteers to deliver physical activity programmes in targeted areas, basic activity equipment to allow programme delivery by volunteers and physical recreation and sports activities that lead to health and well-being.
Green Prescription
A green prescription is a way to support adults to become more active to benefit their health. Green Prescription support is a 3 month phone or txt support service to help adults get started and maintain regular physical activity. Support also involves providing information about appropriate and accessible activities as well as help with goal-setting. In Counties Manukau Green Prescription is delivered by Sport Auckland.
You can be referred to a Green Prescription programme in your area by asking your family doctor, nurse or health professional for a "Green Prescription."
For more information about Green Prescription ask your family doctor or nurse or check out http://www.sparc.org.nz/getting-active/green-prescription/overview
Get Checked
Free visits are available to people with Diabetes once every 12 months. If you have Diabetes you should ask for your "Free Get Checked" visit when you make your appointment with your GP. Diabetes is a silent disease and serious damage can occur without any obvious pain or symptons. People need to show up to their doctor even if they are managing the condition and feeling well.
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