Categories
Community action on health and well-being
- Cohesive communities – activities that bring different communities or pe ople together to achieve a common goal in health and well-being
- Mental well-being - activities that improve people’s confidence in themselves or reduce their levels of stress, worry or depression
- Partnership achievement – activities that bring communities together to work with NHS, local councils or others to improve health and well-being
- Partnership achievement with business – activities where
community-based groups and businesses come together to work on community
health and well-being.
This is a joint award with a small or medium business (ie businesses employing less than 250 people).
Good jobs – good for health and good for business
- Healthy – building a
better working environment
For example, developing and implementing exemplary sickness absence management policies; health promotion initiatives within the workplace like healthy lunches - Wealthy – nurturing
the workforce
For example, flexible working arrangements for staff; initiatives to recruit diverse groups to the workforce - Wise – engaging your people
For example, excellent communication and consultation with employees both about their own jobs and broader business objectives; simple initiatives to help staff to get to know one another and work more effectively together - Partnership achievement with local community
This is a joint award with a community group. Activities that bring your business and the community together can benefit health and well-being. For example, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust is working with City and Hackney Mind to recruit local people with mental health problems into the workforce and support them in the workplace.
For more ideas have a look at the London Health Commission’s employer campaign website.
Well London
Well London is a Big Lottery funded programme delivering a portfolio of projects in twenty of London’s most deprived communities.
There is one Well London Award in the 2010 LHC Awards scheme. This could include (but is not limited to) any activity that demonstrates benefits to the community. In particular:
- Heart of the community – activities that build skills and confidence and involve people in designing and delivering the activity that meets their well-being needs
- Mental well-being - activities that improve people’s confidence in themselves or reduce their levels of stress, worry or depression
- Physical activity – activities that increase rates of physical activity
- Healthy eating – activities that are help people to eat more healthily and promote a healthier range of food
- Healthy spaces – activities that improve local neighbourhoods
- Culture and tradition - activities that use culture and creative opportunities to bring people together to improve their well-being.
Mayor's Award for Active Travel
Small community groups and small and medium businesses can play an important role in encouraging and supporting people to become more physically active. Walking and cycling are both great ways to get active. The Mayor’s Award for Active Travel seeks to showcase initiatives by businesses and community groups that are improving people’s health through promoting cycling and walking either for journeys to work, school or leisure by young and/or older people, helping to produce a less polluted healthier environment for others to enjoy.
