We would like to congratulate our 2010 Public Health Champion Award winners.
Individual Category
The recipient in the individual category is Sudharshana Coomarasamy (nee Rajasingam), Community Development Worker and Mental Health counsellor at the St. Josephs Women's Health Centre and an active community volunteer. In 1999, Ms. Coomarasamy co-founded the Tamil Service Providers Coalition (TSPC), which has grown to include approximately 45 member agencies providing a diverse range of services to Tamil communities across Toronto.
Ms. Coomarasamy also initiated the Tamil Woman Abuse Prevention Working Group in 2005. This Working group focuses on identifying gaps in services, and takes action to ensure services are more effectively and equitably delivered within the Tamil populations.
Organization Category
The recipient in the organization category is The Stop Community Food Centre. The Stop is a thriving community hub where neighbours participate in a broad range of programs that provide healthy food, as well as foster social connections, build food skills and promote civic engagement. The Stop's programs include: community gardens and a Green Barn; community cooking programs; bake ovens and markets; a food bank; drop-in meals; pre- and post-natal nutrition and support program for women living on low incomes; and community advocacy aimed at poverty reduction.
2010 Public Health Champion Award Selection Committee
[From Left to Right - Eduardo Castro, Evadne Wilkinson, Tina Caruana, Alejandra Bravo, Vaij Chari, Valerie Sterling, Councillor Gordon Perks (2008 & 2009 committee member)]. Absent from photo Abdul Fattah, Bill Coleman.
Past Winners
2009 award winners2008 award winners
Last updated January 2011