HQM Criteria

THE HQ MARK CRITERIA

1. Health Promotion Policy
2. (a) Role description for Health Promoter
   (b) Terms of reference for health promotion team
   (c) Resource bank for health and wellbeing

3. Organisational Health Promotion Strategy
   (a) A youth health promotion plan
   (b) A workplace health promotion plan
4. Youth participation structures including:
   (a) A youth participation plan
   (b) A youth participation charter
5. Peer health promotion initiative.
6. Organisational health related policies
7. Training plan for staff/volunteers and management.
8. Intersectoral working and partnerships including active community involvement
9. A model of good practice for health promotion activities, including needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
10. Planetary Health
11. Ensuring and promoting equality and inclusiveness.
12. A safe organisation
    (a) Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and procedures
    (b) Workplace Health and Safety

Gold HQ-Mark

All 12 criteria to be successfully implemented.

Silver HQ-Mark

Any 8 criteria to be sucessfully implemented which must include

• Health Promotion Policy (criterion 1)
• Health Promoters Job Description and Terms of Reference for the Health Promotion Team (criterion 2)

Bronze HQ-Mark

Any 4 criteria to be successfully implemented which must include

• Health Promotion Policy (criterion 1)
• Health Promoters Job Description and Terms of Reference for the Health Promotion Team (criterion 2)