In its fourteenth year, the RSPH Health and Wellbeing Awards celebrates the best practice and achievements of communities, charities and businesses that protect and improve the public’s health. The assessment criteria are based on the principles of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and subsequent international declarations which call for action to achieve ‘health for all’.

The judges and assessors were overwhelmed by the standard and breadth of entries. RSPH would like to thank all the entrants for contributing to that success and all the work that went into preparing their applications.

The winners of the RSPH Health & Wellbeing Awards 2022 are:

Arts & Health: Made by Mortals

Community Health Development: Swim England & Good Boost

Health & Wellbeing in Workplaces: National Grid Grain LNG

Health at Every Age: Nottingham Trent University

Health Equity: Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard 

Healthier Lives: Greenwich Leisure Limited 

Public Mental Health & Wellbeing: R;pple Suicide Prevention

Honorary RSPH Fellowships

• Prof Sally Bloomfield FRSPH
• Dr Andrew Fraser OBE FRSPH
• Dr Susanne Lee FRSPH
• Sir Patrick Vallance FRSPH FRS FMedSci FRCP

Outstanding Contribution to Public Health 2021

• Professor Sir Jonathan Stafford Nguyen-Van-Tam

The esteemed Public Health Minister’s Award was awarded to the Swim England and Good Boost partnership for their Aqua rehabilitation app supporting people with a range of MSK conditions.

The ceremony was hosted by RSPH Vice President and broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky FRSPH, and RSPH President Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE FRSPH.

William Roberts FRSPH, Chief Executive, RSPH said

"The Health & Wellbeing Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the very best of public health in the UK. Through very challenging circumstances, the public health community has achieved outstanding results and it is important to recognise and celebrate this. We received an incredible number of entrants this year spanning the breadth and depth of public health, from local authorities to charities to businesses, offering innovative and best practice approaches championing the public’s health and helping to improve people’s lives. I would like to congratulate and express my gratitude to all the entrants and winners, and the assessors and judging panel for their contributions.”

Graham Rushbrook, Chair of the RSPH Health & Wellbeing Awards Programme said

“The Health & Wellbeing Awards celebrate a broad range of public health interventions and responses. They are a recognition of the interventions that demonstrate a deep understanding of what impacts health and wellbeing in individuals, family groups and communities. Winning a Health & Wellbeing Award really does show the incredible impact an organisation is making and has helped in securing new funding, building new partnerships and ultimately in helping with the long-term sustainability of their many projects and programmes.”