Korikori tinana me te Oranga Kai
Public Health wants to encourage an environment where people eat healthy food and enjoy physically active lives. We’re trying to make the healthy choice the easy choice.
Everyone needs to be active and eat well (more fruit and vegetables and less sugar and fat) to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It increases your quality of life and your sense of wellbeing.
Public Health offers:• Supporting the development of
veggie hubs to improve access to cheaper and fresh vegetables
• Encouraging greater physical activity through supporting
Bikes In Schools in Palmerston North
• Encouraging Councils to promote healthy drinks (sugar-free)
Contact: 06 350 9110
Find out more about physical activity and nutrition:
• Food together - see if there is a vegetable hub near you
• Ministry of Health - healthy eating advice
• Ministry of Health - physical activity advice
• Eat move live - physical activity and nutrition advice
• Heart Foundation – about keeping your heart healthy
• Diabetes Foundation – information about diabetes