Multicultural Health Communication Awards
EligibilityEntry Guidelines
Award
Multicultural Health Communication Awards 2013
Application details and application deadline for 2013
Application Form & Flyer for 2013 MHCS Award
MHCS Awards
In 2003 the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Health Communication) established an award program for health staff and staff of health funded organisations including NGOs who produce multilingual health resources.
The rationale is to encourage good practice in multicultural health communication and to ensure that bilingual resources are recognised, promoted and distributed. Resources are also placed on our website.
Eligibility
All staff who work in NSW Area Health Services/local health networks, NSW Health and NGOs funded by NSW Health.
Entry Guidelines
- Of State wide relevance
- Available in English and at least one language other than English
- Developed incorporating elements of good practice including a needs assessment
- Translated by NAATI accredited translators
- Culturally appropriate
- Able to be added to the Multicultural Communication website (Audio/visual exempt)
The resource could be a poster, brochure, patient information, sign or symbol, or educational material. We are not necessarily looking for the most attractive resource. We are looking for the most useful resources!
Award
Awards for each category will be presented for the Best Resource produced on a low cost budget, (below $5,000) and the Best Resource produced from a budget of $5,000 or more. A certificate will be issued to all participants who comply with the entry guidelines.
Categories for the Awards are:
1. Posters
2. Fact sheets/brochures
3. Audio Visual
4. Web based resource
Multicultural Health Communication Awards 2013
The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service rewards good practice in multicultural communication by organising a bi-annual award program for all staff who work in the NSW Ministry of Health, Local Health Districts: Metropolitan and Rural & Regional, Hospital Networks, Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network, Hospital Diversity Health Coordinators, State-Wide Services and NGOs in part funded by NSW Health.
The winners receive an Award acknowledging their work and the resource is posted on our website. If you have produced a poster, pamphlet, flyer, brochure, patient information, sign or symbol, audio/visual, web based resource or educational material in a language other than English (multilingual health resources) between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012, we invite you to enter the Multicultural Health Communication Awards for 2013.
Application details and application deadline for 2013
Applications must reach Multicultural Health Communication by Tuesday 30th April 2013. Judging will take place in June 2013 and the winner will be announced in July/August 2013. To be eligible for this Award your application MUST BE ACCOMPANIED by the English text as a “MS-Word” document and the translations as pdf documents. If you need help converting your documents into pdf format please call us or your own ISD/IT Department. All entries that meet the criteria set out in the entry guidelines will be nominated for judging.
Please email your application to: chris.gollan@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
If this is not possible hard copies will be acceptable only if accompanied by CD ROM containing documents of the resources addressed to:
Attention: Chris Gollan
MHC 2013 Awards
NSW Multicultural Health Communication
Building 41, Gladesville Hospital
Locked Mail Bag 5003
Gladesville NSW 2111
Application Form & Flyer for 2013 MHCS Award