House of Lords presentation for 2012 RSPH Health Promotion Award Winners

29 October 2012

Today at the House of Lords, the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) will present its Health Promotion and Community Well Being Awards to the 2012 winners.

The aim of the Awards is to recognise achievement in the development and implementation of health promotion and community well-being strategies and initiatives. Regardless of their setting, nature or size – the award winners have all demonstrated a clear commitment to the health of the communities they serve.
 
The award winners are:
  • Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust
  • Food For Life Partnership
  • NHS Rotherham-Public Health Directorate
  • Essex County Council-Public Health team
  • GE Healthcare- HealthAhead Programme
  • Any Body Can Cook!
  • Mytime Health
  • NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly-Health Promotion Service

The RSPH Health Promotion Awards showcases the contribution of health promotion to public health in the UK. The criteria has at its heart the principles of the Ottawa Charter and includes established commitment by organisations to health promotion, leadership at top level, strong strategies that tackle a wide array of health promotion issues - including health inequalities - and the development of workforce both internally and externally. Health promotion has a focus on participation by individuals and communities, and on strengthening community action.


Professor Richard Parish, Chief Executive of the Royal Society for Public Health said “The 2012 winners are great examples of good practice in health promotion. The Royal Society for Public Health is proud to offer these organisations the opportunity to demonstrate and celebrate their success through our Health Promotion Awards scheme. I would like to congratulate the winners whose passion, commitment and hard work is most admired!”


The RSPH would like to congratulate the winners and we would like to thank them for their outstanding work and commitment to the scheme.


RSPH would also like to extend our thanks to Lord Hunt, our President, for hosting the event.


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Notes to editors

  • The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is an independent, multi-disciplinary organisation, dedicated to the promotion and protection of collective human health and wellbeing. Through advocacy, mediation, empowerment, knowledge and practice we advise on policy development, provide education and training services, encourage scientific research, disseminate information and certify products, training centres and processes.
  • The RSPH is the oldest public health body in the world and enjoys patronage of Her Majesty the Queen

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