Bodywise healthy lifestyle programme for tamariki — Waikato

Bodywise is a free whānau-focused healthy lifestyles programme for overweight children aged 5 to 12 years.

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Contact us

To contact the Bodywise service:

Where to find us

The Bodywise service is at:

Waikids Clinic
Elizabeth Rothwell Building, Level 6
Corner Pembroke Street and Selwyn Street
Waikato Hospital
Hamilton 3204

Services we provide

We work with families to help identify lifestyle habits that they can change to become healthier.

We support families to identify and set goals to make small steady healthy changes that can be maintained for a lifetime.

  • Bodywise groups are made up of between 4 to 8 families.
  • Children are grouped together with other children of a similar age.
  • Groups are fun and interactive with lots of activity and learning for the whole family.
  • About 4 groups are run each year and follow the school term calendar.

There are monthly follow-up appointments for 6 months with the team.

Group programme is based in the community.

Our team includes:

  • activity coordinator
  • medical officer
  • psychologist
  • dietitian.

Group sessions weekly for 10 weeks based in Hamilton. Then monthly follow-up for 6 months. The group sessions involve:

  • fun activity sessions
  • skills building and information sessions.

Topics covered include:

  • healthy eating to match your budget
  • healthy snacks
  • problem solving and goal setting for families
  • lunch box options
  • games and activities for children that promote healthy eating and physical activity
  • fun ways to get your kids and family active
  • role of parents
  • managing behaviours around eating
  • sweet drinks
  • label reading.

We encourage whānau to attend and participate in all sessions, and be committed to making healthy changes.

Resources

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These resources are free for Health New Zealand | TeWhatu Ora Waikato staff but a small charge is made for others to cover our costs. Use the appropriate order form below.

  • Be Smarter A3 poster — promoting the key messages of 'Be Smarter'.
  • Be Smarter pads of double-sided sheets for assessment, goals and advice — minimum 10 pads per order.
  • Be Bodywise practitioner manual — 42 pages covering all aspects of 'Be Smarter' and resources for health practitioners.

Order forms

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'Be Smarter' resourcePDF730 KB

'Tinana ora' is a te reo Māori phrase meaning physical wellbeing. Based on our 'Be Smarter' resource, 'Tinana Ora' covers the same 9 key messages and recommendations.

We will soon have a limited amount of Tinana Ora pads available (a pad includes 50 sheets double sided).

To place as order:

Subject: Tinana Ora

In your email, include contact name, phone, postage address and number of pads being requested.

This option is only available for Waikato and there may be a small charge for non Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora requests to cover costs.

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Tinana Ora resourcePDF374 KB

Referral information

A referral for this service can come from a healthcare provider or by self-referral.