The RSPH held its annual Awards Ceremony on the 21st September to recognise the achievements of learners across our qualifications. Certificates were also presented to winners of the Arts and Health Awards.

We were also delighted to present Honorary Fellowship of the RSPH to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and to Professor David Harper CBE, Director General of Health Improvement and Protection at the Department of Health. Lord Hunt was also awarded Honorary Membership of the American Public Health Association.

The Young Achievers’ Award was awarded to John Goulding from Clubs for Young People, who was presented his certificate by Dr Selwyn Hodge, RSPH Chair, and Peter Birch, Chair of Clubs for Young People.

We were delighted to welcome Lawrence Waterman, Head of Health and Safety for the Olympic Delivery Authority, as our guest speaker.

Dr Hodge said “The Awards Ceremony once again proved to be a fantastic opportunity in which to recognise a wide range of achievements and acknowledge the dedication given to public health. I would like to offer my congratulations once again to the Award winners.

“I would also like to thank our generous sponsors; Elsevier, Procter & Gamble and the Thomas Latimer Cleave Memorial Trust. Their support and time is much appreciated.”

Award Winners

• Joseph Polson, Level 2 Award in Pest Management, trained by the British Pest Control Association
• Wendy Mason, Level 2 Certificate in Salon Hygiene (Beauty Therapy) trained by Central Sussex College
• Chelsea Barnes, Level 2 Certificate in Salon Hygiene (Hairdressing) trained by Central Sussex College
• Jenifer Thorpe, Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology trained by Hull and East Riding Public Mortuary
• Jill Hamilton, Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology trained by Hull and East Riding Public Mortuary
• Nigel Tarbin, Level 3 Award in Health & Safety for Supervisors in the Workplace trained by the Risk Management Department, Colchester Hospital
• Helen Wicks, Certificate in Nutrition and Health trained by the Nutrition Training Company
• Morag Austin, Diploma in Nutrition and Health trained by the Nutrition Training Company
• Robin Dearden, Level 4 Food Safety Management for Manufacturing trained by Adele Adams Associates
• Simon Flanagan, Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering trained by MAS Environment
• Anne Smith, Level 4 Award in HACCP Management for Food Manufacturing trained by Nottingham Trent University

Arts and Health Awards

• Dulwich Picture Gallery ‘Good Times: Arts for Older People’ project and its evaluation by Professor Sarah Harper, Oxford Institute of Ageing - Gillian Wolfe, Michelle Douek, Ian Dejardin, Angelika Kaiser
• Renaissance North West ‘Who Cares?’ Project and its evaluation by Professor Lynn Frogett and her team at the University of Central Lancashire - Professor Suzanne Hacking, Wendy Gallagher, Lucy Burscough
• Ex Cathedra and Singing Medicine, Birmingham Children’s Hospital - Claire Hollocks, Singing Medicine Vocal Tutor, and Jeffrey Skidmore, Artistic Director of Ex Cathedra
• Sing Up and its evaluation by Professor Graham Welch and his team in the International Music Education Research Centre at the London Institute of Education - Professor Graham Welch, Dr Jo Saunder, Dr Evangelos Himonides

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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#
• It is a registered charity formed in October 2008 with the merger of the Royal Society of Health (RSH) and the Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH)
• The RSPH is an awarding body recognised by Ofqual. Around 100,000 students take our qualifications each year through our network of over 1500 training centres throughout the UK. Our qualifications cover areas including health improvement, food hygiene, pest control, health & safety, nutrition and emergency planning.
• The RSPH is a membership organisation with over 6,000 members. Membership of RSPH is a widely recognised mark of commitment to public health and brings real professional benefits.
• The RSPH run a wide variety of conferences covering topics such as food safety, water, infection control and occupational medicine as well as training programmes covering all aspects of health improvement 
• The RSPH run an accreditation service for health and safety related products and manage the second largest food packaging certification scheme in the UK