Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitīkei Ruapehu is a rōpū of social innovators and indigenous systems thinkers working to encourage a united effort for better health and wellbeing outcomes. We are a part of a large-scale initiative, Healthy Families NZ, that brings community and community leadership together to improve people’s health and wellbeing where they live, learn, work and play. We care about community-led innovation and systems wide prevention solutions with an explicit focus on equity, improving health for Māori, and reducing inequities for groups at increased risk of preventable chronic disease.

Taking a community approach to complex issues within systems acknowledges that the most effective and sustainable solutions to health and wellbeing challenges are best driven by the people who are most affected.