Indigenous Health Award 2025 Nomination Form

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Eligibility and Selection Criteria

The 2025 CQCO Quality and Innovation (QI) Awards welcome nominations from any program or initiative that provides cancer prevention activities or cares for people being treated for or living with cancer in Ontario.

The Indigenous Health Award is presented to the program or initiative that best demonstrates the following criteria based on Ontario Health’s Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Framework which includes:

Reduction in health disparities for patients, families, and providers,
Partnership with First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous communities and leadership that demonstrates a commitment to Reconciliation, the promotion of self-determination, and to identify, design, and deliver health services that meet the needs of Indigenous communities,
Use of data for planning, development, and evaluation related to Indigenous health,
Long-term sustainability and opportunity for expansion.

The Indigenous Health Award nomination must show measurable evidence of how the initiative improved outcomes.

Upon preliminary review of your nomination, we may recommend that your submission be considered for a different award category.

Glossary of Key Terms

The Framework defines diversity, equity and health disparities as follows:

Diversity

The range of visible and invisible qualities, experiences and identities that shape who we are, how we think, how we engage with and how we are perceived by the world. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, physical or mental abilities, religious or spiritual beliefs, or political ideologies. They can also include differences such as personality, style, capabilities, and thought or perspectives.

Equity

Unlike the notion of equality, equity is not about sameness of treatment. It denotes fairness and justice in process and in results. Equitable outcomes often require differential treatment and resource redistribution to achieve a level playing field among all individuals and communities. This requires recognizing and addressing barriers to opportunities for all to thrive in our society.

Health Disparities

Differences in health access, experience or outcomes in a way that is systematic, patterned, and preventable.

Project Details and Contact Information

Name of initiative, project, or program:

Organization:

Ontario Health Region:

Year initiative was developed:

Name(s) of initiative team member(s):

Name of primary contact person:

Email of primary contact person:

Your name (if different from above):

Has the initiative been submitted for the QI Awards in previous years? If so, which year(s)?

Note: You must let the nominees know that you are submitting the nomination on their behalf. By allowing themselves to be nominated, the nominees acknowledge and agree that – if they are selected for the award – their names and initiative will appear on the Quality and Innovation Awards Winners page. We may also feature winners on Ontario Health social media platforms.

Executive Summary

1. Provide a summary of the entire submission including highlights of the initiative and why it should be considered for the Indigenous Health Award. Please include highlights from the Background Information and Outcomes sections. (max. 500 words)

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Background Information

2. Provide background information and context for the initiative. Please include: What were the health disparities that led to the implementation of the initiative? When and how was it implemented? How long was the process? Using data, explain how the initiative reduces health disparities. (max. 500 words)

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Outcomes

3. Describe how the initiative measures improved access, experience or outcomes for patients, families, and providers. (max. 500 words)

4. Describe how the initiative partners with First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous communities and leadership to identify, design, and deliver health services that meet the needs of the communities served. (max. 500 words)

5. Describe how the initiative demonstrates evidence of long-term sustainability and opportunity for expansion. (max. 500 words)

I/We give Ontario Health permission to publish this submission, in whole or in part, to the Quality and Innovation Awards web page to share, educate and promote quality initiatives across Ontario.

Yes

Submitting Nomination

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To see previous award recipients, visit Quality & Innovation Awards Recipients.

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