The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is calling for applications to the 2010 Health Promotion and Community Well-Being Organisation and Partnership Awards.
The awards are open to all health organisations, local authorities, non-governmental and private sector organisations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. As health promotion is essentially a partnership endeavour, applications from partnerships of organisations are accepted and are strongly encouraged.
The aim of the awards is to recognise achievement in the development and implementation of health promotion and community well-being strategies and initiatives, in support of the health promotion workforce.
Why should your organisation apply?
An RSPH Health Promotion and Community Well-Being Organisation and Partnership Award will provide external endorsement of your achievements and offer your organisation a high professional and political profile. Winning the award will also:
- Strengthen your profile in the community and with the local media
- Be developmental for your organisation and give you the opportunity to reflect on your progress, with advice and support from your peers
- Help to strengthen the recognition of the importance of health promotion and community well-being nationally and locally
- Motivate and encourage staff and help with recruitment
- Provide evidence for external agencies which monitor standards
- Provide evidence in support of tenders for service provision.
‘This award is great news for both the staff involved and the residents of North East Lincolnshire. One of the aims of the CTP is creating a healthier community and this recognition shows we are making progress towards this.’
Jane Lewington, Chief Executive of North East Lincolnshire CTP, winner 2009
‘I am extremely proud of this achievement for NHS East Lancashire, which recognises the enormous amount of excellent health promotion work that has taken place in the PCT, and, just as importantly, its continuing commitment to health promotion principles.’
Janet Walton, Head of PH Development for NHS East Lancashire, winner 2009
Interested in applying?
To find out more on how to apply, the criteria and relevant fees involved please contact Heather Davison on Tel:+44 (0)20 3177 1625, hdavison@rsph.org.uk
The PHORCaST (Public Health Online Resource for Careers, Skills and Training) website will provide a one-stop shop for comprehensive advice on a range of public health careers in the four UK countries. It will explain why public health is an important and attractive career choice, and inform users about the preparation needed for particular roles (with career stories from people working in those roles), where to obtain information about training, education and employment opportunities, career development, and how to move around once in a public health role.
PHORCaST is now being piloted and displayed at venues around the UK, including the UKPHA Annual Forum (24-25 March 2010). Having taken into account feedback from these events, The website is expected to launch in early 2010 at www.phorcast.org.uk
Making educational resources freely available to all is a hot topic, but in no area is it more important than Public Health. The Royal Society for Public Health is calling for educational resources to be contributed to a cutting edge project, known as PHORUS, which is testing out the feasibility of making public health educational resources available across the world free of charge.
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To contribute a resource to this exciting development in Public Health education, contact the PHORUS project at http://phorus.health.heacademy.ac.uk/ or call Rosie Cannon on 020 3177 1621.
