The 2019 awards took place on 11th December in Malone House, Belfast. This was the 7th year of the awards, and they were once again awarded in four categories: Promoting Health Equity; Healthy Places; Healthy Living and Engaging for Change.
Promoting Health Equity
This award highlights programmes and activities that aim to tackle inequalities in the city including addressing issues such as: socio-economic deprivation; fuel poverty; food poverty; the needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups; health promotion initiatives and tackling age or lifestyle related inequalities.
Winners:
HERe NI - Same Sex Family Support Project
Highly Commended:
Ligoniel Health Living Centre
Engaging for Change
This award focused on projects or initiatives that work directly with people to empower them to take control of improving their own health and wellbeing. Initiatives demonstrate the application of active engagement processes to involve and retain participants. They show how they make use of the assets that exist to improve health within the community and are likely to have involved collaboration or partnership approaches.
Winner:
Alzheimer's Society - Dementia & Learning Disabilities
Highly Commended:
South Eastern Trust - Fit Families for the Future
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust - BOP IT Group
Healthy Places
This award is presented to a programme or initiative that has significantly contributed to supporting good health through creating supportive and healthy places for people.
Winner:
Groundwork NI – Green Team
Highly Commended
Belfast City Council - Leisure Transformation Programme
Healthy Living
This award recognises achievement in healthy living; leisure and sporting activities including dance; active and healthy travel including cycling and walking initiatives; volunteering; and heritage and environmental programmes.
Winner:
Sustrans - Community Active Travel Programme
Highly Commended:
Strand Arts Centre - Silver Screenings
Forthspring Inter Community Group - Moving Up Moving On (MUMO)