CPRS Award Recognizes Outstanding Health Care Reporting

TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2019 /CNW/ - Nominations are now being accepted for the Canadian Public Relations Society's (CPRS) 2019 Joan Hollobon Award. Named in honour of a former Globe and Mail medical reporter, the Award recognizes a journalist whose work has contributed significantly to the public's understanding of health care.  

Both members of CPRS and the media are encouraged to submit a free nomination of a journalist whose work has appeared in print or digital media since January 2018. For each submission, please provide a short letter describing the nominee's work and its importance in terms of health care reporting.

Nomination deadline: March 29, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. (ET).

For complete award details and nomination form, visit https://www.cprs.ca/Awards/Major-Special-Awards/The-Joan-Hollobon-Award.

About CPRS  

Founded in 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a not-for-profit association of professionals dedicated to the practice, management and teaching of public relations and communications. Comprising 14 local societies, CPRS' mission is to build a national public relations and communications management community through professional development and accreditation, collaboration with thought leaders, a commitment to ethics and a code of professional standards, advocacy for the profession, and support to members at every stage of their careers.

SOURCE Canadian Public Relations Society

For further information: Karen Dalton, Executive Director, CPRS National, 416-239-7034 ext 222, [e-mail]