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The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards

The annual GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards are run in partnership with The King’s Fund to recognise and promote excellence in community healthcare.

This is the 13th year of the awards and so far over 260 UK community healthcare charities have received almost £3 million in acknowledgement of their outstanding work in dealing with some of the most difficult social issues.

Advice generated through the GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards assessments, helps strengthen the charities current management plans and even shape their future aspirations, ensuring they continue to make an invaluable contribution to community healthcare.

At an event in central London on Thursday 29 May, the ten organisations were honoured with an award with one being named overall winner. The overall winner for 2010 is HALE (Health Action Local Engagement), a healthy living project working in areas of significant health deprivation in Shipley, West Yorkshire who aim to improve and sustain the health and wellbeing of local people and communities.

Working with people of all ages and from all backgrounds HALE, has a skilled team of community health workers who understand that to make a difference to people’s health and wellbeing, local people themselves need to be involved in developing projects right from the outset.

HALE currently has over 20 projects dedicated to addressing health inequalities around nutrition, oral health, sexual health and mental health. Its work is closely aligned to NHS priorities and as an organisation it has gained the confidence of the local medical community, along with social workers and other voluntary organisations and, as a result, has developed many close working partnerships.

HALE recognises the importance of giving people that extra confidence in themselves which gives them the capacity to make changes, and improve their health. This confidence enables groups to form and in time to become self sustaining. By adopting a flexible approach and listening to the needs of the community, HALE is able to reach out to people who may not otherwise access traditional health services.

All of HALE’s work is designed to be fun and creative and to enable people to make positive life changing choices.

Other 2010 Winners

Arts for Health Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

(AFHC) exists to promote the role of all the arts in improving health and well-being. It provides advice, support and training as well as delivering a range of specific projects.

Auditory Verbal

(AVUK) is a national charity which teaches deaf babies and children to listen and speak using Auditory Verbal Therapy so that they can achieve their potential in the hearing world.

Midlothian Young People’s Advice Service

(MYPAS) is a free and confidential community based service providing support, information and advice on a wide range of issues to young people aged 12-25 across Midlothian.

New Horizon Youth Centre

New Horizon Youth Centre is a day centre open seven days a week giving help, advice and practical support to young people aged 16-21 who are vulnerable, homeless or at risk.

One25

One25 reaches out to women in Bristol, who are trapped in street sex work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from violence, poverty and addiction.

Positively Women

Positively Women is the only national charity providing support for women living with HIV by women living with HIV. It challenges stigma and discrimination enabling women to make informed choices about their lives.

Prostate Scotland

Prostate Scotland aims to inform and educate the public about prostate health. It raises awareness of, and provides information on all prostatic diseases, encouraging men with symptoms to get checked and helping to improve patient treatments.

The Haven Centre

The Haven Centre, based in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, is a drop-in centre providing holistic support to people affected by a range of life-limiting illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s Disease and cancer.

Women and Girls Network

(WGN) is a London-wide service supporting women and girls who have experienced historic or recent gendered violence, whether physical, sexual or emotional, and facilitates healing and long term recovery.