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Louise Lown Heart Hero Award
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The Louise Lown "Heart Hero" Award recognises innovative, preventive approaches to promoting cardiovascular health in developing countries and other low-resource settings with a monetary award of US$2,000. This award honours Mrs. Lown's lifelong commitment to the rights and well-being of others through her work as a social worker, activist, and writer.
Applications are encouraged from
community-based programmes (non-profit, governmental, or private
sector) working to promote heart health in developing countries or
other low-resource settings (i.e., disadvantaged communities in
developed countries) through innovative, preventive approaches. To be
considered, applicants must have been in operation for a minimum of one
year, meet additional criteria specified below, and provide all
information as requested on the application form.
Examples of
eligible initiatives include community programmes promoting physical
activity, nutrition, or tobacco control; population-based interventions
reducing diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; patient-focused clinical
programmes increasing access to screening, identification, and control
of risk factors; advocacy and policy activities; and resource
development and dissemination.
Application Information
Programmes applying for the award must:
- Build awareness or support action that promotes heart health.
- Respond innovatively to local health needs.
- Demonstrate success.
- Be cost-effective and potentially sustainable.
- Have been in operation for a minimum of one year.
- Have the potential to be adapted or replicated.
Information about programmes that are selected for award consideration may be published in ProCor's email news/discussion forum and on ProCor's website.
Contact
21 Longwood Ave.
Deadline: 2010/04/30
