An environmental health officer from Derry City Council has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health for his proactive work in helping the profession understand how regulators can communicate more effectively with Ethnic Minority Businesses.
Eamonn Toner.
The award was conferred on local man Eamonn Toner for research he carried out as part of an MSc Business Improvement qualification, looking at how regulators can improve the effectiveness of how they engage with Ethnic Minority Businesses.
His research, entitled:”The Art of Communication – A landscape shared between regulator and ethnic employer,” also supported the work being carried out by Derry City Council’s Good Relations Strategy, and oversaw engagement with 91 Ethnic Minority Businesses and 56 Environmental Health Practitioners from across the council areas of Derry, Strabane, Limavady, Omagh and Fermanagh.
Eamonn said said he was “very honoured” to receive this award on behalf of the many individuals and organisations from within the public, private and community sector who “worked hard” and in the spirit of true partnership to ensure the delivery of this work.
The initiative was part of Derry City Council’s Good Relations aim to integrate the promotion of Good Relations at the heart of its everyday service provision. This has been shown to be groundbreaking work within the Environmental Health service. Part funding was through the District Council’s Good Relations Programme (CRU, OFMDFM), CIEH and the Food Standards Agency.
Mayor Cllr Martin Reilly extending his congratulations to Eamonn said Council was delighted that he had been awarded the highest honour that the professional body for Environmental Health Practitioners can confer.
He added: “I am delighted that Eamonn has received this award, it is a very prestigious honour which is given out rarely and is a fantastic achievement.”
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