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Impact Reports

Healthy Families NZ produce a range of national and local impact reports with crucial information and insights into systems thinking and systems change.

Our national and local Impact Reports highlight the collective movement to reduce preventable chronic disease. We prioritise storytelling as a communications practice that engages the audience differently. By telling stories of impact rather than reporting or informing, we appeal to the underlying values of our audiences. When we appeal to underlying values, it creates an emotional connection, which is far more likely to lead to change or action than just informing people.

A key function of our national and local impact reports is capturing the journey. In Healthy Families NZ practice, stories and outcomes are told right through the journey to share insights, invite people to join the movement or to acknowledge progressive wins. By doing this, our impact reports make visible how change happens and that change is possible.

National Impact Reports

10 Year Impact Report

Reshaping Systems for a Healthier Aotearoa demonstrates a decade of Healthy Families NZ having an impact in many different forms; from people, partners and communities to impacting policies and systems. It is a measure of the collective growth, progressive wins and a celebration of the of the countless hands, hearts and minds that brings the Healthy Families NZ movement to life.

Alcohol Impact Report

The Alcohol Impact Report demonstrates how Healthy Families NZ location teams are working with communities to create change.

This Report demonstrates that local movements can create positive changes where alcohol is less available, marketing and sponsorship of alcohol is controlled, environments support less drinking and community safety and wellbeing is enhanced.

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Local Government Impact Report

The national Local Government Impact Report shares our learnings and insights on how we successfully partner with local government to achieve collective impact and implementation at scale.

Healthy Families NZ Explainer

The Healthy Families NZ: Taking A Systems Approach To A Healthier Aotearoa explains who we were, where we are and how we work with communities to create system change in the places where we live, learn, work and play.

Play Impact Report

Our Play Impact Report highlights how our Healthy Families NZ location teams are bringing back play, fun and ultimately, community connectedness, changing attitudes around the importance and value of play.

Kai Impact Report

Food transformation in Aotearoa.

This report shares inspiring stories from around the country that demonstrate how local kai initiatives are contributing to a national movement that could transform how kai is understood, appreciated, grown and consumed in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Creating Healthier Physical and Social Environments

Imagine Local Government and Community working better together to co-design healthier futures for all. Healthy Families NZ’s approach provides a prevention platform that builds on existing action underway in communities, to create an integrated, community-wide ‘prevention system’ for good health.

Case study - 'Community Up Approach to Improving Wellbeing and Equity'

Te Pou Hauora Māori, the Māori Health Directorate, has released the 'Commissioning for Pae Ora Healthy Futures 2022' framework - Healthy Families NZ has been included as a case study of best practice for our systems change approach.

Nau mai te ora

Healthy Families Far North came together with iwi health and social service leaders from across the mid-North to dirve and lead a process to understand the huaora experiences and needs of their communities. The report uncovers key themes and insights based on whānau lived realities and experiences of health and wellbeing in the mid-North, with the intention to act as a catalyst for inclusive and collaborative conversations on hauora.

Indigineous Movement

Healthy Families South Auckland worked alongside schools, churches, local and national Pacific organisations to understand how to get Pacific families and South Auckland communities physically active and moving to positively influence their behaviour towards being healthy and well.

Smoke Free Future 2030

Developed by Healthy Families Whanganui, Rangitikei, Ruapehu this report provides insights in to the challenges faced by our communities most affected by smoking and explores what more meaningful quit-support Villagers need to lead smokefree lives.

Food in Schools

The Food in Schools Insight report shared what Healthy Families Waitākere learnt through a discovery phase alongside the school community and a workshop with food programme representatives.

Maramataka Insights Report

Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitikei Ruapehu developed this Insights Report with the intention to explore and demonstrate how mātauranga Māori systems, traditions and
practices when contextualised in contemporary settings are still, today, prevention opportunities.

Collaborative Design: Mental Health and Addictions Service Delivery

This Report identifies what needs to change to deliver a regional Mental Health and Addiction services system that is readily available, equitable and responsive to people’s needs and
preferences by capturing the voice of whānau, communities and professionals.

Kai Experiences in Te Awa Kairangi

Healthy Families Hutt Valley set out to explore 'What can we do to make good food the reality for all of our people?'. The journey started with some existing knowledge as well as gaps in our understanding.
The rapidly changing social context that has emerged due to COVID-19 has added a renewed
urgency and an opportunity to create pathways to food system sustainability and resilience.

Growing Collective Wellbeing

Healthy Families Whanganui, Rangitīkei, Ruapehu undertook a co-design process to explore a whole of systems approach to the prevention of suicide. The outcome is a strategic approach to ensuring people are enjoying high levels of wellbeing which is evidenced by a reduction in suicide and suicidal behaviours.

Regenerative Local Kai Systems

This Case for Change is an outcome of our hui, cups of tea, and marae wānaga that presents
a clear rationale of how a Local Regenerative Kai Systems can improve our collective wellbeing
and mitigate the health, social, economic and environmental impact of food insecurity in our
communities.

Impact Reports

National Impact Reports

Locality Insights and Impact Reports

We extend our heartfelt thanks to whānau, leaders, champions, change-makers, communities, and countless people who contribute to, enable, and bring the Healthy Families NZ movement to life.