Health Promotion

Heart FoodWe deliver a range of courses on health and well-being directly to older people.  These are fun, sociable and usually interactive courses where you learn to take control of you own health and well-being needs.

 

Men's Health

Each year in June we run a mens health WOF (Warrant of Fitness) check up event.

11 June 2012 10am - 1pm.  

For more info download pdf.

This is held at the Celebrating Age Centre and is supported by professionals from the following organisations;

Free screening tests include;

  • Hearing screening
  • Cholesterol levels
  • Blood sugar levels
  • Lung peak flow
  • Blood pressure

Eat Well/Live Well

Eat Well/Live Well is a free nutrition and wellness course for older adults.

The course is for you if.....

  • You are sick of cooking the same meals every week and want to tempt your taste buds with new ideas
  • You want to understand more about how your nutritional needs change as you become older
  • You would like information on kitchen equipment to make meal preparation easier
  • You have found yourself preparing food regularly for the first time
  • You would like easier and cost efficient ways of cooking for one

Courses are held throughout the Waikato.  They will be advertised in your local paper or you can contact us to find out when the next course will be in your town.

June 2012 in Otorohanga!  

For more info download pdf.

 To contact our Health Promotion Trainer:

email   margrit@ageconcern.gen.nz

Phone  (0064 7) 838 2266

Resources

The brochure "Men's Health-Ignoring It Won't Make It Better" is available from our office or it can be downloaded as a pdf from www.ageconcern.org.nz/acnz/publicaions.

If you would like an invite to the Men's Health 2012 event please contact us to get your name on the notification list.

 

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