Outstanding Health Promotion
There are many incredible organisations and programs operating in the community. This category recognises an organisation or program that was able to be flexible and innovative in delivering health promotion outcomes in 2020-21
- Is it clear why this organisation or project has been nominated in this category?
- Did the project achieve the objective it set out to?
- Did the organisation or project demonstrate innovation in their work?
- Was the project able to make changes so that it stayed relevant during the coronavirus pandemic?
- Did the project have a demonstrated positive impact?
- Will this project have ongoing impact in the community?
- Has the project demonstrated strong value for money?
- How effectively did the project work with other organisations?
Driving Health Equity
No matter your background, all Victorians should have access to health services. This category recognises an organisation or program that works to support Victorians facing greater barriers to health and wellbeing, including people with disability, people on low incomes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, those living in regional/rural areas and LGBTIQ+ Victorians.
- Is it clear why this organisation or project has been nominated in this category?
- Did the project achieve the objective it set out to?
- Did this project support a group of people facing greater barriers to good health (ie. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Victorians with disability, the LGBTIQ+ community, people with a culturally diverse background, live in regional and rural areas or somewhere devastated by bushfires)?
- Did the project codesign the initiative with the group of people it aimed to support?
- Was the project able to make changes so that it stayed relevant during the coronavirus pandemic?
- Did the project have a demonstrated positive impact?
- Will this project have ongoing impact in the community?
- Has the project demonstrated strong value for money?
- How effectively did the project work with other organisations?
Building Back Better
We have been challenged like never before, and the resilience of Victorians has shone through in many ways. This category recognises an organisation or program that has been creative and impactful in supporting recovery and improving the health and wellbeing of their community following the impact of coronavirus and/or the bushfires.
- Is it clear why this organisation or project has been nominated in this category?
- Did the project achieve the objective it set out to?
- Did the project demonstrate creativity in supporting their community to recover from the pandemic and/or bushfires?
- Did the project have a demonstrated positive impact?
- Will this project have ongoing impact in the community?
- Has the project demonstrated strong value for money?
- How effectively did the project work with other organisations?
Future Healthy Award
Young people have the capacity to provide great perspective and engaging with them in a meaningful way can unlock important insight. This category recognises an organisation or program working with young Victorians to improve their health and wellbeing.
- Is it clear why this organisation or project has been nominated in this category?
- Did the project achieve the objective it set out to?
- Was the project able to make changes so that it stayed relevant during the coronavirus pandemic?
- Did the project have a demonstrated positive impact for young people?
- Did the project involve young people in codesigning the project?
- Will this project have ongoing impact for young people?
- Has the project demonstrated strong value for money?
- How effectively did the project work with other organisations?
Community Legend
Volunteers are the heart and soul of our communities. This category recognises the individuals and groups who dedicate their time, passion and energy to improve the health and wellbeing of their community.
- Is it clear why this volunteer has been nominated in this category?
- Has the volunteer demonstrated exceptional service to their community/organisation?
- Has the volunteer had a strong impact on their community or been a link between communities?
Leading Health Promotion Research
Research changes lives. This category recognises a Victorian researcher/team that has conducted invaluable research, contributing significantly to our knowledge about what works to prevent chronic disease and improve health and wellbeing of Victorians.
- Is it clear why this organisation or individual has been nominated in this category?
- Is it clear what knowledge gap the research addresses?
- Is it clear how the researchers conducted the project and why they did it this way?
- Has the research been developed with policy or practice partners to ensure its relevance to these end-users?
- Is it clear what the key findings were?
- Has the research been effectively shared with others (policy makers, practitioners, other researchers) to ensure it gets used?
- Does the research demonstrate an ability to have a positive impact on health and wellbeing policy or practice, or the broader community?
Outstanding Media Reporting
The media provide a vital service in promoting the great work going on in our communities. This category recognises a Victorian journalist that has delivered accurate, impactful and/or entertaining health promotion reporting, helping people to increase control over their health and wellbeing.
- Is it clear why this journalist has been nominated in this category?
- Does the journalist have a strong health and wellbeing focus?
- Does the journalist clearly demonstrate accurate and evidence-based reporting?
- Has the journalist’s reporting had a positive impact on the community?
Excellence in Health Promotion Marketing
Having a strong marketing campaign is important in promoting the key messages of a program. This category acknowledges an effective and innovative health promotion campaign and/or communications activity.
- Is it clear why this marketing campaign/initiative has been nominated in this category?
- Did the campaign have a clear objective?
- Did the campaign show a good understanding of the target audience(s)?
- How effective were the campaign partnerships?
- Did the marketing campaign achieve the objective?
- How effectively did the campaign reach the target audience(s)?
- Did the project have a demonstrated positive impact?
- Has this marketing campaign’s success and impact been measured well?
- Has the project demonstrated strong value for money?
