Applications for the 2014 GBCHealth Awards Now Open

September 11, 2013 /3BL Media/ - GBCHealth today announced the opening of applications and nominations for its Business Action on Health Awards.

Every year, the awards recognize the world’s best corporate global health programs.

The 2014 Awards will be presented in May at the GBCHealth annual conference in New York City, providing visibility to winning companies for their health leadership.

GBCHealth, formerly the Global Business Coalition on HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria, is a coalition of 200 companies addressing the world’s most pressing global health problems. 

Among the most prestigious honors in the field, the awards are judged by an independent panel of internationally-respected experts from the private, non-profit, multilateral and government sectors who rigorously review the applications.

The 2013 winners ranged from Levi Strauss & Co. for its program that provides HIV/AIDS education and services to 6,800 retail employees in 600 stores worldwide to ORTEC for a network of roadside clinics providing healthcare to truck drivers and communities that live along southern Africa’s major transport routes. Other winners were Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett-Packard Company, Novartis, Pfizer and Procter & Gamble. Read more about the 2013 winners.

Awards categories:

·         Workplace/Workforce Engagement: General

·         Workplace/Workforce Engagement: Special Focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria

·         Community Investment: General

·         Community Investment: Special Focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria

·         Partnership & Collective Action

·         Application of Core Competence

·         Technology for Health

·         Health & Beyond: Tackling Root Causes

Eligibility:

The Business Action on Health Awards are restricted to for-profit companies. However, non-profit partners such as NGOs and national business coalitions are encouraged to nominate their for-profit partners.  Applicants/nominees need not be GBCHealth members and those who have not previously applied are especially encouraged to do so. Applications should be submitted for programs and initiatives that are currently being implemented.

Application:

Companies can apply by completing the online form here. Applications must be submitted no later than December 20, 2013.

Nomination:

Third parties, such as non-profit partners, can nominate worthy programs here. Nominations must be submitted no later than November 1, 2013. GBCHealth will contact nominated companies and invite them to complete the entry format.

Learn More:

For full information on the awards and the application process, please visit our website.

Apply today for a chance to be recognized for your efforts to improve the health of your workers, the broader community and beyond.