Health and Wellbeing Awards 2020

Social Value

Social value reflects the added value provided by services to improve the city's health, reduce our carbon footprint or boost our economy. It reflects how services go above and beyond what they're directly commissioned to do. Social value is important to us as a Council and city.

Winner: Positive Choices

Positive Choices were nominated twice: one for their Christmas grotto which saw Santa hand out donated presents to children and young people at what can be a difficult time of year and a second nomination for creating an allotment for young people to grow fruit and veg and benefit from ecotherapy

The judges awarded this predominantly for the allotment project which they thought was "so much more than an allotment and some really inventive thinking around how else to use the space" and goes beyond what they were commissioned to do. Positive Choices linked with companies like National Grid and Coventry Building Society to help develop the site to include a wildlife zone, a learning pod, greenhouse and potting shed. The judges were impressed with the work with neighbouring plot holders and donating produce to local community groups. The judges were also impressed by the Christmas grotto which they thought was a lovely way of bringing people together at what can be a difficult time of year.​

Other examples of good practice highlighted included:

  • The Thrive@Work scheme which supports employers to provide excellent health and wellbeing in the workplace
  • Support provided by SWFT to promote the health and wellbeing of staff within the Family Health and Lifestyle Service
  • CGL Coventry’s apprenticeship scheme
  • The training of health champions in Hillfields by HLS Coventry to carry important health promotion messages from peers within the community
  • Training and support from Coventry Haven for 'Ask Me' Ambassadors who are volunteers trained to raise awareness of domestic violence and respond safely within their communities

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