Kim Forbes
speech abstract
The Green Prescription (GRx) Programme
The Green Prescription (GRx) Programme was established in 1998 to provide general practitioners and practice nurses with the option of prescribing physical activity where it may be considered beneficial in long-term health care. The patient is sent to a GRx provider (usually a Regional Sports Trust (RST) or in some cases a Primary Health Organisation) which provide four months of telephone counselling, follow-up advice and referral on local physical activity options to the participants. Most RSTs run group sessions and some provide face to face support.
biography
Ko Taranaki te maunga
Ko Ngati Mutunga te iwi
Ko Kim Forbes taku ingoa.
Kim Forbes has come from a wide range of industries including Retail, IT and the Government sector where he was Director of Special Jurisdictions overseeing the Maori Land court and Waitangi Tribunal. He has held a range of senior management positions and brings a strong background in project management to this role. Kim is a keen sportsman still playing Rugby, cross country running and regularly attending a gym. He lives with his two sons in an environmentally friendly earth-brick home up the Paekakariki Hill road in Porirua.
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