Public Health Champion Award 2017

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1 The Sudbury & District Health Unit Le Service de santé publique de Sudbury et du district Public Health Champion Award 2017 Public Health Champion Champion de la santé publique

2 Call for Nominations Call for Nominations The Sudbury & District Health Unit is issuing a Call for Nominations for the Public Health Champion Award. The 2017 Public Health Champion award will recognize one individual or one organization that has made outstanding contributions to take action or supported activities related to: promoting the health of families, oral health, healthy sexuality, vaccinations, infectious/communicable diseases and/or Indigenous engagement. More specifically activities that aim to: Enable individuals and families to achieve optimal preconception health, experience a healthy pregnancy, have the healthiest newborn(s) possible, and be prepared for parenthood. Enable all children to attain and sustain optimal health and developmental potential in the areas of: Positive parenting; Breastfeeding; Healthy family dynamics; Healthy eating, healthy weights, and physical activity; and/or Oral health. Prevent or reduce the burden of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne infections. Promote healthy sexuality. Reduce or eliminate the burden of vaccine preventable diseases. Prevent or reduce the burden of infectious diseases of public health importance. Ensure that health is available to all, including Indigenous and priority populations. Support research and data collection to improve population health outcomes for families, children and youth. Eligibility To be eligible for nomination, an individual or organization must be a resident of the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts. Current members of the Sudbury & District Board of Health and current Sudbury & District Health Unit staff are not eligible. Criteria Nominations are evaluated by members of the Sudbury & District Board of Health and Sudbury & District Health Unit staff. The award recipient will be selected based on demonstrated achievements towards positive public health in the areas of Clinical and Family Services in the categories of Leadership, Collaboration, Innovation, and Fostering opportunities for health. Examples of these attributes that align with the Clinical and Family Services goals. Leadership Advocating for and supporting public policies related to Clinical and Family Services goals and programming Gathering public health data or conducting research to contribute to the advancement of Clinical and Family Services goals and programming

3 Call for Nominations Collaboration Strengthening partnerships across sectors and among diverse groups Creating information sharing strategies Promoting awareness and deepening community commitment to public health, specifically in Clinical and Family Services programming Innovation Creating new strategies to support Clinical and Family Services awareness, education and programming Empowering marginalized and vulnerable populations Fostering opportunities for health Engaging with Indigenous peoples to support the goals of Clinical and Family Services Division Acting as a catalyst for positive change Mobilizing resources to respond to emerging Clinical and Family Services issue(s) Affecting measurable change through strategy and implementation Nominations Nominations can be sent by fax or mail to the contact information provided on the form. Entry forms will be made available online. Entrants may submit electronically or via mail. Nominations must be received by: September 8, 2017 (extended to September 12, 2017) at 4:30 p.m. The award recipient will be honored at an awards ceremony on October 19, 2017.

4 Public Health Champion Nomination Form 2017 Nomination Form Nominee Information Individual Organization Nominee has been informed of the nomination Name: Nominator Information Name: Please describe your relationship to the nominee: Nominators are required to submit the following (list): Nominee Information As the nominator, please provide a brief profile of the nominee (maximum 2 pages) or a program summary (for organizations). The profile must include specific examples of achievements relevant to criteria below. For organizations, please describe any current relationship with the Sudbury & District Health Unit (e.g. funding, partnership). Criteria: Providing leadership for the advancement of Clinical and Family Services programming 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 positive change Nomination Form Page 1 of 2

5 Public Health Champion Nomination Form Letter of Support from someone other than the nominator Please provide describe in 500 words or less outlining the examples of achievements highlighted by the nominator. The supporting letter should be external to any nominated organization and must be received by the September 8, 2017 (extended to September 12, 2017) deadline. Name of person signing letter: Please describe your relationship to the nominee: Submission and Deadline Nominations can be sent by fax or mail to: Sudbury & District Health Unit 1300 Paris Street Sudbury ON P3E 3A3 Fax: Entry forms will be made available online. The award recipient will be honored at an awards ceremony on October 19, Questions can be directed to: Christopher Pollesel, Communications Officer , ext. 583 Nomination Form Page 2 of 2