Healthway Healthy Club of the Year Award
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Eligibility
Criteria
Special Notes
Overview
This award aligns to Healthway’s commitment to improving the health of all Western Australians. The Healthway Healthy Club Award recognises a sporting club who is leading the way in delivering initiatives to improve the health of its members and the broader community
Eligibility
- Clubs must be incorporated to be eligible for this category.
- Nominations for this category are to be endorsed by member organisations of SportWest. Clubs should contact their State Sporting Association to share eligibility stories for potential nominations.
Criteria
- How the club has implemented healthy initiatives to help improve the health of its members/participants and spectators. This may include:
- Regular physical activity engagement programs including developing creative ways of engaging members and/or broader community in physical activity.
- Connection and access for the broader community.
- Training and education for club members and/or the broader community related to health and wellbeing.
- The development and implementation of initiatives aimed at improving the mental health of club members and the club’s ability to deal with mental health critical incidents.
- The implementation of healthy eating choices, particularly through junior programs such as offering healthy food options during and after play.
- The club is free from partnerships or sponsorships which promote alcohol, sugary drinks, quick service restaurant and gambling as per the Co-Sponsorship Policy.
- Demonstration of an inclusive environment for club members.
- The nomination must reference activity undertaken in the period 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023.
Special Notes
Who can lodge a nomination?
- Healthway is to encourage recipients of Healthy Sports Grant funding to nominate for this award. Healthway can nominate clubs that have excelled in delivering healthy initiatives during the assessment period.
- Sporting clubs with the endorsement their State Sport Association who is a Member of SportWest.
- SportWest Member organisations.