Apply for Funding

Click on one of the links below to find out how you can apply for funding from the BOPDHB to improve nutrition and physical activity within your community group, health organisation, hauora, school, playgroup or marae.

Funding for projects may include: community gardens, cooking demonstrations, nutrition education, cuisine courses, targeted exercise etc.

Community Education courses
Maori community funding

click here to view some of projects which have already been funded


Community Education

Community groups, health organisations and Hauora wishing to improve nutrition and physical activity can request the support of the HEHA Community Educator,

Stephen’s role focuses on improving the nutrition and physical activity environment within the community by delivering interactive health education programmes. This may be through providing presentations or healthy nutrition cooking classes.

The goals of the programme are to provide:

  • Good simple nutrition education
  • Cost effective meal planning advice (working with a limited budget)
  • Simple healthy cooking techniques
  • Maintaining the essence of Maori kai preparation with a focus on good nutrition
  • Interactive cooking classes with hands-on learning
  • A fun and empowering environment
Healthy cooking classes
The five key elements of the healthy cooking classes are:
  1. Giving the group an understanding about the three types of fats and importance of avoiding the animal fats (bad fats)
  2. Giving the group an understanding about the importance of good amounts of kai moana in the diet which is high in omega 3, the good fat (oily fish, eel, mussels)
  3. Education about high sugary drinks and ways to avoid excess of these drinks
  4. The importance of fruits and vegetables and how they are high in vitamins, minerals and fibre
  5. Providing a healthy cooking education class with tasty and nutritional ways to cook meats and vegetables

The Marae setting is the perfect place for these healthy cooking classes due to the familiar environment, location and cooking facilities. Twenty participants is a good number for these classes however higher numbers are not a problem, with assistance from facilitators.

Stephen can be contacted on:
Phone: 07 579 8285
Email: stephen.cameron@bopdhb.govt.nz

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Maori Community Action Projects Funding

  • Hapu and marae-based communities are able to apply for funding from the District Health Board and the HEHA Maori Community Coordinator to improve nutrition through increasing vegetable and fruit intake, increasing physical activity and reducing obesity.
  • Funding can be used for projects relating to regular exercise, reducing obesity and nutritional eating or food preparation.
  • Projects may include but are not limited to; community gardens, cooking demonstrations, cuisine courses, targeted exercise.

To apply for funding, contact Cynthia Turuwhenua on 07 579 8555 or email cynthia.turuwhenua@bopdhb.govt.nz or download an application form (below) and send to Cynthia at the following address:

Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Private Bag 12024
Tauranga 3143

HEHA MCAP Funding Round 5 is now open. Closing date 16th October 2009

Click here to download the application form

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