Lakes District Health Board (Lakes DHB) wishes for a provider or group of providers working collaboratively to co-ordinate and deliver the Healthy Homes Initiative (HHI) in Rotorua district.

The service will act as the bridge between homeowners and renters seeking help in improving the quality of their homes and the services that can achieve this.

The provider(s) will co-ordinate and deliver the HHI service that operates effectively in Rotorua and its surrounding communities and includes:
• systematically identifying and referring eligible families/whānau/aiga to the HHI service
• Establish and maintain an engaging online presence that eases access for eligible families/whanau/aiga to the HHI service
• engaging with eligible families/whānau/aiga and coordinating interventions to ensure they live in warmer, drier and healthier homes.
• building and facilitating the supply of interventions
• ensuring greater understanding among families/whānau/aiga about: - the relationship between living in cold, damp and unhealthy homes and preventable illness, such as infectious respiratory conditions, rheumatic fever, or meningitis - tips for a warmer, drier and healthier home.