Toitoi Manawa · community workshop

All you need to know about diabetes

NOV 2023

Our last education session for 2023. A key takeaway: find what works best for you in managing your health, and involve your healthcare provider and family in the journey.

Previous education session

Diabetes Workshop 2025!

JUN 2025 – Because the most underused healthcare worker… is the patient themselves. Knowledge is power — and we're here to share it.

This is why we've created a unique diabetes workshop beyond the standard 15-minute GP appointment to empower our patients.

Mini Workshop on Mindfulness

OCT 2024 – Understanding why, how, and what to do to manage stress. 💡

Working collaboratively with Fresh Minds ProCare empowering our community through health literacy.

Find your happy place

JUL 2024 – Anxiety workshop session, we discussed what anxiety is and how to manage it. We talked about how the body reacts to anxiety and shared tips like exercising, creating personal space, and being mindful of our thoughts and emotions.

Pacifica nutrition course

FEB 2024 – The first round of our Education Sessions 2024 has been successfully kicked off with the help of Tampy and Gabe from Pacific Heartbeat NZ at Heart Foundation NZ.

Thank you, Tampy and Gabe, for the informative and fun session you provided us!

All you need to know about diabetes

NOV 2023 – Our last education session for year 2023. One key takeaway from the session is that finding what works best for you in managing your health and involving your healthcare provider and family in the journey is crucial.

Managing stress while living your best

AUG 2023 – We know life can get overwhelming sometimes, but taking care of yourself, learning to manage stress and finding inner peace is super important. Wind down before you get wound up. The more anti-stress tools you can learn the better.

Managing cough and wheeze during winter

JUL 2023 – Empowering our patients by providing them with valuable knowledge. We thank Dr Diane Leach and Dr Lira Lecias for their generous offering of time and expertise, which they shared with our patients. Well done to our patients who took the time to attend our educational sessions!

How to manage Eczema safely at home

MAY 2023 – Kick-off to our first round of Education Sessions at Papatoetoe Family Doctors. It's all about the skin! How to Safely Manage Eczema at Home. Toitoi Manawa (to inspire or awaken the spirit), where we have community at heart, is our slogan. Our team is committed to hosting health education sessions like this for our enrolled patients and eventually (we hope) for the wider community. Knowledge is power, and we aspire to equip and empower you and your whānau's health and wellbeing.

Beat Diabetes TOGETHER! 2nd

FEB 2023 – One of the highlights from our kick-off night was seeing other family members from the first cohort join this programme because the lessons and experience “has changed their family for the better” …and now they want it for themselves.

Tamariki Talk

NOV 2022 – This session will focus on managing respiratory symptoms and how best to prevent and manage respiratory symptoms in your tamariki.

Beating Diabetes Together

AUG 2022 – This programme aims to support people living with Type 2 diabetes and their whānau by providing a FREE service valued at $1,000, combining health coaching and nutrition therapy. The start of a new year is the perfect time to take control of your health!

Thank you to ProCare, who teamed up with PreKure to provide this excellent opportunity for our patients.

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