Referring patients to strength and balance classes

Health providers can refer a patient to a Community Strength and Balance (CS&B) class through our Lead Agencies. 

We contract Lead Agencies to establish and support a network of approved CS&B classes, delivered by trained instructors across New Zealand.

Please see the Lead Agencies' locations and details below and send us an email stating:

  • Your organisation's name. 
  • The patient's name and contact details.
  • The Lead Agency you want to refer to.

We will then connect the referred patient to the Lead Agency.

Email: preventfalls@acc.co.nz 

Lead Agencies' contact details

Quick links

Sport Northland (Northland)

Harbour Sport (Waitemata, Auckland, Counties Manukau)

Midland Community Pharmacy Group (Waikato)

Sport Bay of Plenty (Lakes, Bay of Plenty)

Te Ara Tiaki Pakeke (Tairawhiti)

Sport Taranaki (Taranaki)

Age Concern Hawkes Bay (Hawkes Bay)

Whanganui Regional Health Netword (Whanganui)

Age Concern Palmerston North & Age Concern Horowhenua (Mid Central)

Nuku Ora (Wairarapa, Capital Coast & Hutt Valley)

Nelson Bays Primary Health (Nelson Marlborough)

Sport Canterbury (West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury)

WellSouth Primary Health (Southern) 

Sport Northland

District: Northland

Contact details

Ann-Marie Lambly

Email: Ann-mariel@sportnorth.co.nz 

Mobile: 027 4303031

Phone: 09 437 9600

Website: https://www.sportnorthland.co.nz

Harbour Sport

Districts: Waitemata, Auckland, Counties Manukau.

Contact details

Anna Simons

Email: strengthandbalance@harboursport.co.nz 

Mobile: 027 700 4021

Phone: 09 415 4611

Website: https://harboursport.co.nz/healthy-lifestyle/community-strength-and-balance/

Midland Community Pharmacy Group

District: Waikato

Contact details

Steph McLennan

Email: steph@midcpg.co.nz 

Phone: 027 419 0068 

Website: https://www.facebook.com/strongandstablewaikato 

Sport Bay of Plenty

Districts: Lakes, Bay of Plenty

Contact details

Amy Fowler

Email: amyf@sportbop.co.nz

Mobile: 021 191 6544

Phone: 07 578 0016

Website: https://www.sportbop.co.nz 

Te Ara Tiaki Pakeke

District: Tairawhiti

Contact details

Rebecca Holland

Email: Rebecca.Holland@tdh.org.nz 

Phone: 06 869 0500

Website: https://www.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz/our-services/services-a-z/te-ara-tiaki-pakeke 

Sport Taranaki

District: Taranaki

Contact details

Hilary Blackstock

Email: hilary.blackstock@sporttaranaki.org.nz 

Mobile: 021 480 180

Phone: 06 7590930

Website: https://www.sporttaranaki.org.nz/

Age Concern Hawkes Bay

District: Hawkes Bay

Contact details

Dee Withers

Email: hastings@ageconcernhb.co.nz 

Phone: 06 870 9060

Website: https://www.ageconcernhb.co.nz 

Whanganui Regional Health Network

District: Whanganui

Contact details

Krystal Boyes

Email: kboyes@wrhn.org.nz 

Phone: 06 348 0109

Website: https://www.wrhn.org.nz 

Age Concern Palmerston North & Age Concern Horowhenua

District: Mid Central

Contact details

Adele O’Byrne

Email: adele.obyrne@ageconcernpn.org.nz 

Mobile: 022 561 4445

Phone: 06 355 2832

Website: https://ageconcernpn.org.nz 

Nuku Ora

Districts: Wairarapa, Capital Coast & Hutt Valley

Contact details

Carolyn Patchell

Email: strength@nukuora.org.nz 

Mobile: 022 348 4795

Phone: 04 380 2070

Website: https://www.nukuora.org.nz 

Nelson Bays Primary Health 

District: Nelson Marlborough

Contact details

Angela Baker

Email: Angela.Baker@nbph.org.nz 

Mobile: 021 790 415

Phone: 03 539 1170

Website: https://www.nbph.org.nz 

Sport Canterbury

Districts: West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury

Contact details

Lily Purdon

Email: lily.purdon@sportcanterbury.org.nz 

Phone: 027 771 7473

Website: https://www.sportcanterbury.org.nz 

WellSouth Primary Health

Falls and Fracture Prevention Team

Email: fallsandfractureprevention@wellsouth.org.nz 

Phone: 0800 477 115

Website: https://wellsouth.nz 

Contact us

Contact us if you have questions or want to know more about CS&B classes.

Email: preventfalls@acc.co.nz

The Nymbl App – exercise at home

If your patient cannot attend Community Strength and Balance classes, you can tell them about the Nymbl app.

Nymbl is a free balance training app they can use in the comfort of their own home. Designed for older adults (50yr+), use it for 10 minutes a day to help improve strength and balance, and reduce the risk of falls.

About the Nymbl App

Nymbl App FAQs

 

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