Promoting healthy lifestyles - preventing ill-health
This category is for specific work that promotes well-being, and prevents illness and disease, rather than work which treats or rehabilitates those who already have a health problem. You will have improved people’s control over their lives so that they stay healthy, by improving their social contacts, income, skills, housing or environment; prevented disease generally, perhaps by helping people to change their lifestyle or prevented specific diseases by, for example, immunisation or screening.
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You have used the local evidence and consulted with the local population to identify the need.
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You have been specific about the role of partners.
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You have measured and evaluated your effectiveness.
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You have measured the change in patients’ experience due to your intervention.
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You have maximised the use of resources.
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You have integrated your work with other appropriate agencies/organisations.
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You have updated the local evidence.
