By Daniel Ghinn 
After an incredibly exciting month of analysis, review, interviewing and discussion amongst the judging panel, we are delighted to announce the winners of the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2011.
Each of the winners that follow were kind enough to share their experiences and the lessons they have learned, so that the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards can continue to leave a legacy of great practice, providing a platform upon which others will build during 2011.
Congratulations to the winners of the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2011, who are:
Unlocking Public Health Award
Embarrassing Bodies; Maverick Television for Channel 4
Patient Empowerment Award
Can You Feel My Pain; Pfizer with European Patient Groups
Connecting Patients Award
The Diabetes Hands Foundation
Engaging Patients Award
Psoriasis 360; Janssen
People Power Award
Born HIV Free; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Emerging Star of Healthcare Engagement Award
CureTogether
People in Healthcare Engagement Award
Dave deBronkart / Alex Butler / Sabine Kostevc
Remarkable Healthcare Engagement Channel Award
SMS Text Messaging – Text to Change / Text4Baby / Indian Blood Donors
In our analysis of the winners, three distinct components stood out as essential ingredients in successful healthcare engagement. Read our analysis of the three success factors for healthcare engagement.
Our judging panel spanned the whole world and was made up of eleven consultants from Creation Healthcare’s team, based in Japan, India, the USA, Canada, Australia, Greece and the UK. Read more about our judging panel.
