*Nominations Deadline has been extended to August 23, 2013*
The 2013 Ounce of Prevention Conference: Many Paths to Healthier Communities is designed to bring together a wide range of stakeholders in support of healthier communities in Massachusetts. The conference will be held on October 22, 2013 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center in Marlborough.
The Ounce of Prevention 2013 Conference Planning Committee invites nominations for the first annual Peter R. Lee Healthy Communities Award to recognize important and significant contributions to building healthy communities in each of the six Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) regions. We have renamed these regional awards in honor of Peter Lee, the late Director of the Massachusetts Partnership for Healthy Communities at Health Resources in Action. Peter was a leader in the healthy communities movement in Massachusetts and across the country before his untimely death on December 25, 2012. He personified the principles of Healthy Communities in his professional and personal life and was a longtime participant and organizer of this conference (a biography of Peter is attached).
Who May Submit a Nomination?
Nominations for the Peter R. Lee Healthy Communities Award are encouraged from multiple sectors including, but not limited to, Community Health Networks (CHNAs), schools, local government, community based organizations, health and human service agencies, community organizing/advocacy groups, businesses, faith-based communities as well as residents of Massachusetts. Anyone may make nominations for this award.
Eligibility
A Peter R. Lee Healthy Communities Award recipient should be a multi-sector collaboration such as a partnership or coalition. Please note that nominations are not restricted to collaborations associated with the Ounce of Prevention Conference or the Massachusetts Department of Public Health CHNA network).
Criteria
The purpose of the Peter R. Lee Healthy Communities Awards is to highlight creative and useful best practices developed by communities as they implement the Healthy Community Principles in their work. According to Peter, the driving force behind healthy community efforts is when “the community says this is what we need to be healthy.” The nine Healthy Community Principles reflect this year’s conference theme of integrating public health and prevention approaches and breaking down silos that limit participation across public health disciplines:
Healthy Community Principles (please visit
www.mass.gov/dph/ohc for more information about the Healthy Community principles)
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Broad Definition of Health
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Broad Definition of Community
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Shared Vision and Values
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Quality of Life for Everyone
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Engaging Diverse Resident Participation and Widespread Community Ownership
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Focus on Systems change
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Build Capacity Using Local Assets and Resources
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Benchmark and Measure Progress and Outcomes
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Youth Development
The award recipients will be those that best demonstrate understanding of one or more of the principles and their integration into the nominee’s work in the community. Nominations must specify the accomplishment(s) and impact of the work. Please be sure to address the changes that have occurred and/or are expected to occur in the community as a result of the contribution of the nominated collaboration. Award recipients will have demonstrated a high level of collaboration and integration of one or more of the Healthy Community Principles through their work. The impact and outcome of the work of the nominee are important measures of a successful candidate for this award.
How Do I Submit a Nomination?
Please complete the information requested below. You may also submit a nomination by mail, e-mail, or fax. Please contact Andrea Keddie at
andrea.keddie@state.ma.us for the nomination form.
If you have questions, want to explore ideas or need more information, please contact either:
Ron O’Connor
508-984-0615
ron.oconnor@state.ma.usMichael Coughlin
617-624-5091
michael.coughlin@state.ma.us