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2010 Lake County Health Department's Criteria
for Public Health Heroes Nominees
The Lake County Health Department (LCHD) is accepting nominations
for the 2010 Hidden Heroes of Public Health. A Public Health Hero
Award honors an individual and a group who have made a significant
contribution to improving public health through activities that
exemplify LCHD's mission of promoting, protecting and improving
the health of all people in Lake County.
Criteria for nominees are:
- Public health activities who have contributed to the health
and well-being of Lake County residents
- Nominees must either live or work in Lake County
- Nominee does not need to be a public health professional (i.e.,
judge, volunteer, teacher, etc.)
- Nominee cannot be a current employee of the Lake County Health
Department
- Previous award winners are not eligible
Nominations
The nomination form is available online
or you can download an Adobe .PDF version and mail it to P.O. Box
1503 Tavares, FL. 32778
or fax it to (352)589-6492
The deadline to submit a nomination is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday,
March 26, 2010.
What Is Public Health?
Public Health is the art and science of protecting and improving
the health of communities through education, promotion of a healthy
lifestyle and research for disease and injury prevention. Public
Health works to prevent health problems before they occur.
Public Health helps to improve the health and well-being of people
in local communities and all across the nation. The focus is on
an entire community, rather than an individual. Public Health helps
people achieve a healthier lifestyle.
What is a Public Health Hero?
A Public Health Hero is a person or organization that promotes
public health in their daily lives. This person, organization or
business embodies the following criteria:
- Public Health efforts make a significant difference in the lives
of the people served
- Public Health efforts build on individual and community strengths
and assets
- Efforts mobilize individuals and community groups to work in
collaboration/cooperation to promote health
- Efforts are unique, innovative or fill an identified gap in
a specific community, (i.e., child obesity)
Can I nominate more than one person or group?
You can nominate as many deserving people or groups as you like;
however, you must fill out separate nomination forms.
What are the Award Categories?
Individual
Group and/or Business
When is the Public Health Heroes Celebration?
Award winners will be invited to and recognized during to the Lake
County Health Department's All Employee Staff Meeting scheduled
for Thursday, June 17, 2010. Winners will receive lunch and award.
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