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    Multicultural Health Communication Award Winners for 2021 announced

    NSW Health Secretary Elizabeth Koff presented the winners of the Multicultural Health Communication Awards 2021 at the online award presentation ceremony.

    The Awards recognise excellence in multicultural health communication across NSW Health and Health-funded non-government organisations. This year, a new category, “Pandemic Response - COVID-19”, was added to the Awards to recognise the extraordinary work of health workers to reach multicultural communities during the pandemic.

    Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Multicultural Health Communication Award! Please see media release and list of winners and finalists.

    Multicultural Health Communication Awards 2021 Online Presentation

     

     Award 2021 list of winners and finalists

    Winners
    Keeping People Healthy Category: Sydney Local Health District for their HIV multilingual booklets.

    Patients Safety First Category:
    Cancer Institute NSW for their Patient Information Multilingual Cancer Information Web Portal.
    Transforming the Patient Experience Category: Fairfield Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District for their Way Finding Signage.
    Pandemic Response – COVID-19 Category:
    Population Health, Western Sydney Local Health District for their Going to a COVID-19 Testing Clinic - Children's booklet
    Staff Member of the Year
    The first winner is: Dipti Zachariah State-wide and Specialist Programs Team Leader, Multicultural Health, Western Sydney Local Health District
    Staff Member of the Year
    The second winner is: Dr Jan Fizzell, Senior Medical Advisor, NSW Ministry of Health

    Volunteer of the Year Category: Nasrin Delshad, Fairfield Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District

     
    Finalists
    Keeping People Healthy (Finalist): CALD Communities Leading DV Prevention - Participatory Theatre Plays (WSLHD)
    Keeping People Healthy (Finalist): Increasing Cervical Screening for Under Screened Women from CALD backgrounds (SESLHD)
    Transforming Patient Experience (Finalist): Relaxation Recording for Pain Self-Management for Multicultural Communities (ISLHD)
    Transforming Patient Experience (Finalist): Sexual Health Website Update (HNELHD)
    Pandemic Response - COVID-19 (Finalist): Communications to CALD Communities (SLHD)
    Pandemic Response - COVID-19 (Finalist): Multicultural Health Services Partnership Response to COVID-19 (WSLHD)
    Staff Member of the Year (Finalist): Arif Nabizadah
    Volunteer/Community Member of the Year (Finalist): Bhadra Waiba
    Volunteer/Community Member of the Year (Finalist): Marcel Bentana