We are very excited to have picked up our second Health and Wellbeing Award, which has been awarded for a further 2 years for the PhunkyFoods Programme. The Award really acknowledges our commitment and drive, as well as our integrity and professionalism, in working to improve the health of UK school children.
Twelve organisations were presented with an RSPH Health & Wellbeing Award last week in London. The presentations were made by Lord Patel of Bradford OBE.
The aim of the Awards is to recognise achievement in the development and implementation of health promotion and community wellbeing strategies and initiatives.
The RSPH Health & Wellbeing Awards showcase 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, robust strategies that tackle a wide array of health promotion issues – including health inequality – and the development of workforce both internally and externally.
Chief Executive of RSPH Shirley Cramer CBE said ‘I would like to congratulate our 2013 Health & Wellbeing Awards winners; for their achievements in improving the health of their communities. Their strong commitment to Public Health deserves commendation.
She adds: ‘The RSPH is proud to be supporting and encouraging good practice in health improvement through the national Health & Wellbeing Awards scheme. Our assessment process has been extremely rigorous and this accolade denotes that our winners are at the forefront of good health promotion practice. ‘