Director of Public Health's Award for Outstanding Contribution
Melissa Russell from Change Grow Live
Melissa is a recovery worker in Change, Grow, Live's complex needs team and was nominated by service users for going above and beyond to help her clients.
Those nominating Melissa said she is always encouraging and supportive, believing in everyone and never gives up on anyone. She has helped people turn their lives around and have a more positive future.
Steven Bliss from Change Grow Live
Steve is the harm reduction lead at Change Grow Live and was nominated by service users for his enthusiastic and unceasing promotion of Naloxone and overdose awareness to prevent deaths within our city.
CGL has issued over 500 Naloxone kits to service users since 2018 and have trained hundreds of service users and workers in their use. These are kits which prevent death from a heroin overdose and have undoubtedly saved lives.
He was also nominated for taking volunteers and peer mentors under his wing to support, encourage and help them develop to the best they can be.
Beth Foulstone from St Elizabeth's Primary School in Coventry
Beth is a learning mentor at St Elizabeth's primary school. She's an ambitious, energetic and enthusiastic mentor and goes well beyond her school duties to support and drive whole school initiatives, initiatives that make an enormous difference to our parents and children.
She's worked with a huge range of organisations - everything from organising visits by the Coventry Law Centre for the school's immigrant families to work with the police on street safety.
She was nominated by school colleagues who said her "professional, consistent and nurturing approach builds confidence with parents, in which they feel confident to share their fears and know they won't be judged and will always receive support from school."
Councillor Kamran Caan
Cllr Caan is cabinet member for public health and sport, Cllr Caan is a fantastic advocate for improving health and wellbeing within our city with a specific focus on inequalities and the needs of our diverse communities. He has championed the approach we are taking though our 2019 Year of Wellbeing.
Photos from this year's event
