This award is run by the Foundation for Integrated Health and champions an integrated approach to health.
Any organisation – whether a school, workplace, healthcare or community service - can apply if they take an approach focussing on the whole person providing an environment that helps users achieve optimal health and wellbeing.
The Minister said: “I welcome my Department’s continuing support and sponsorship of the Northern Ireland category of the Integrated Health Award. I was very impressed by last year’s entries and was delighted to present the inaugural award to the Little Orchids Nursery from Londonderry.
“The nursery provides invaluable support to parents of pre-school children with a range of special needs. I look forward to seeing further examples of excellent work in the applications this year and I would encourage people to enter for this award scheme.
“We want to ensure recipients of the award receive the recognition they deserve and help inspire others to set up integrated health projects to the benefit of the community.”
The closing date for applications is Friday 29 August 2008 at 5pm.
Notes to Editors:
- The Department sponsored the inaugural Northern Ireland Integrated Health Award in 2007. The award was won by Little Orchids Nursery, Londonderry who received £2,500 and represented Northern Ireland at the UK award ceremony.
- The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health is a UK charity championing an integrated approach to health. It works towards a culture of health and wellbeing with people and communities taking more responsibility for their own health, and where health professionals collaborate and share learning in the best interests of their patients. The Foundation seeks to inspire, engage and support health practitioners to work together to provide the widest possible patient choice. It also works with health policy makers to help create a health service where the best of all health care is the norm.
- For entry forms and additional information about the awards, go to www.fih.org.uk.
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