The COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how vital public health services are. But those at the front line of public health practice don’t just operate in a crisis – every day, they protect and promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations across the UK. These public health practitioners are the UK’s unsung heroes.
Never has it been more important for employers of public health practitioners to celebrate and recognise the skills, dedication and achievements of their own practitioner workforce.
At UKPHR, we are inviting employers to nominate their own ‘Public Health Heroes’ – the practitioners who have not only stepped up during the current crisis, but whose ongoing contributions to public health have helped make the UK a safer, healthier, better place to live.
It is an ongoing recognition scheme which we will run as long as it’s appropriate. For more information click here.
Please click on each picture in the gallery to learn more about our nominees.
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Pam Turton, Assistant Director for Transport at Portsmouth City Council
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Amanda (Mandy) Adams, Health & Wellbeing Specialist, Eastleigh Borough Council
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Abbie Imakumbili, Health Protection Officer, London Borough of Redbridge
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Denise Milnes Senior Public Health Specialist, Solihull Borough Council
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Frances Harkness, National Management Trainee, London Borough of Redbridge.
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Alison McCabe, Service Manager, London Borough of Redbridge
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Ikenna Obianwa, Public Health Manager, London Borough of Redbridge
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Chloe Barrell, Health Promotion Practitioner, Public Health Wales
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Soumya-Kanti Chatterjee, Business Intelligence, Public Health Lead
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James Bachmann, Programme Manager – Test and Trace
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Lisa LeBesque, Environmental Health Manager, Braintree District Council
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Tizzy Keller, Policy Officer (Public Health), Southwark Council
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Isabelle Blackmore, Policy Officer (Public Health), Southwark Council
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Talia Boshari, Acting Programme Manager (Public Health), Southwark Council
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Daniel Hooper, Interventions and Referral Manager, Southwark Council
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Valerie Unsworth, Nurse Consultant, Sandwell Council
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Rachel Davis, Public Health Programme Manager, Bury Council
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Felicity Keeling, Infection Prevention Control Nurse, Bury Council
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Julie Parker, Lead Health Protection Nurse, Bury Council
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Jen Beer, Health Improvement Lead, Children and Young People
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Carrie Hartwell, Community Safety Practitioner, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust