The Alliance celebrated a record number of Transformative Change Awards at our 2021 Conference Power in Community last week. Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients, and thanks to everyone who helped us to celebrate these amazing community health champions and their work.
If you missed the awards, we can offer you some videos to catch up on what happened, and here’s the full list of 2021 award recipients.
Transformative Change Awards – teams and programs
Anishnawbe Health Toronto Mobile Units – Full awards video
Counselling Connect – Centretown CHC and Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre – Full awards video
Northwest Toronto COVID-19 Collaborative – Black Creek CHC and Rexdale CHC – Full awards video
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program – Grand River CHC and Partners – Full awards video
Transformative Change Awards – Joe Leonard Award and other individual awards
The Joe Leonard Award was presented at the Alliance’s AGM on June 15. You can watch the full speeches and presentations of the Joe Leonard Awards here, given in 2021 to:
Simone Thibault, Centretown CHC
David Jeffery, CSC CHIGAMIK CHC
Other individual awards were presented at the Alliance conference, June 17, during this ceremony (video starts a little ways in, but includes all speeches from below)
Denise Brooks Health Equity Champion Award
Angela Robertson, Parkdale Queen West CHC
Adrianna Tetley Legacy Award
Denis Constantineau, CSC du Grand Sudbury
Community Health Champion Award
Dr. Janet Smylie
Media Awards
Jennifer Yang, Toronto Star
Amina Zafar, CBC News