Thursday, September 10, 2009

Deadline extended - City of Toronto Public Health Champion Awards

From the City of Toronto website:

The nomination deadline for the 2009 Public Health Champion Awards has been extended to September 16. The award was established in 2008 by Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of public health in Toronto.

The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting and promoting the health of Toronto’s residents. Nominations will be adjudicated by a committee of the Board of Health assessing demonstrated achievement in one or more of four areas:

  • Providing leadership in efforts to reduce health inequalities
  • Fostering collaboration to improve the health of the population
  • Building community capacity through innovative health promotion strategies
  • Achieving impact by acting as a catalyst for change.

For more info: http://www.toronto.ca/health/awards/index.htm

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