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2008 LHC Awards - Communtiy Action for Health and Well-being

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Deadline for applications expired midday
Weds 14th May 2008

Regional Public Health Group, London

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In launching the Awards Jennette Arnold, AM London Health Commission Chair said, "The London Health Commission Awards will put efforts to tackle health inequalities firmly on the map. This year we want to showcase the amazing contribution made by London's voluntary and community groups. These groups make a huge difference to London for their own communities and everyone in the capital. All too often this work goes unnoticed and unrecognised. Our Awards will give these groups the opportunity to showcase their work in London and beyond".

Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London said, "I am very pleased to support the London Health Commission's new awards scheme which promises to be an excellent way of identifying and celebrating innovative responses to health inequalities. I welcome the Commission's decision to focus this first year's awards on community-led responses to health issues. London's diversity is one of its main strengths so we must respond to each communities' differing experiences of physical and mental health and and learn from their different responses to individual problems. I have made working together with communities central to partnership work in London over the last eight years. I made sure that engaging with community and voluntary sector groups was the first step of developing the new Health Inequalities Strategy for London. I wish the London Health Commission, and each of the community groups involved in large or small ways - every success with the Awards Scheme and their continuing work to improve the health and well-being of Londoners."

The LHC's Community Development Forum has led the development of this year's awards. Its Chair, Elizabeth Manero - Director of Health Link said - "Small community groups where people help and support each other are the lifeblood of their communities. A community group offering refugees and asylum seekers somewhere to go and talk about their experiences helps overcome their social isolation and improve their health and well-being. A group which offers disabled people the chance to learn skills that improve their chances of getting a job, is also improving their chances of good health The immeasurable benefit that such groups bring to the health and well-being of the people they support is often unseen and unsung. The new Awards Scheme being launched by the London Health Commission is setting out to change that by showcasing some of this great work - helping recognise these invisible achievements as the valuable assets for health, that they really are."

Elizabeth Balgobin Chief Executive, London Voluntary Service Council said, "LVSC welcomes the introduction of these awards. Health is not only about the medical but also about the social interaction and care that people receive and this is what the voluntary and community sector does so well. It is wonderful that these awards will bring the recognition of the part small organisations play to the rest of London. Their interventions mean that many people are supported to receive health care, sometimes for the first time, and enabled to make the most of the health care available. LVSC is pleased to support these awards."

Mary Reilly, Chair of the London Development Agency and LHC Commissioner said "The LDA is delighted to support the London Health Commission Awards 2008 Community Action for Health. The voluntary and community sector makes a huge contribution to the lives of Londoners, providing a range of services and support to the capital's diverse communities. There are over 40,000 voluntary and community groups in London and the LDA is working with the sector to deliver economic development and regeneration for London. Our support for these awards is part of our ongoing commitment to working with this sector to deliver healthier, greener, safer communities for London."

Dorothy Newton MBE - London Director, The Scarman Trust
"Over the last 10 years we have met hundreds of Can Doers - Londoners with the first-hand knowledge and understanding of the issues and problems in their communities, and the passion and persistence to work collaboratively to make things better.
We welcome the London Health Commission Awards for Community Action for Health and Well-being, and actively encourage small community projects to apply. This will not only raise the profile of their own work, but also of all those at the grassroots making life healthier and better in their communities."

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