Do you know a VCH employee or team who has shown exemplary leadership, creativity, commitment and innovation in the advancement of tobacco control services in our health authority?

Nominations are now being accepted for Vancouver Coastal Health’s Smoke-Free Excellence Award. Deadline is October 29, 2015.

Achievements involving one or more of the following will be considered:

• tobacco cessation
• prevention
• protection from second-hand smoke

The recipient will be honoured at VCH’s Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE) Course held on November 17th to 20th, 2015 and presented by Dr. Meena Dewar, Medical Health Officer for Vancouver.
To access the nomination form, please click here.

Background

Previous winners include Dr. Milan Khara for his dedication and leadership in Tobacco Control throughout VCH and Canada, and Vancouver’s Tobacco Dependence Clinic for its commitment to offering much needed tobacco cessation support to VCH addictions clients. Last year’s winner, the fifth recipient of the award, was Dr. Jane Sun and the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction team. Their commitment, creativity, and perseverance in implementing a Smoke-Free Premises Policy Campaign to address smoking on property and to treat tobacco dependence at this residential facility has been highly commendable.

See also: Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE) Course