If you are applying for an award, then it is useful to understand that the programme seeks applicants who can use the BALM principles to create a significant impact. Whether you come from the healthcare sector, industrial baking, or a baker in the local community. The focus is on empowering individuals to make a tangible difference in public health outcomes through the transformative power of baking as lifestyle medicine.
The most suitable AWARD applicants would be those who can demonstrate the following:
- You have the capacity to Influence Health Outcomes: The ideal award recipient would have a platform or position that enables them to directly influence health outcomes on a significant scale. This might include professionals such as healthcare practitioners, dieticians, GPs, oncologists, and other medical professionals or social prescribers who have the ability to implement and prescribe the BALM framework within their practice.
- Bakers and Bakery Operators: Bakers who own, manage, or work in a bakery – from a small community bakery to a large industrial bakery – all professional bakers are excellent candidates. They have the potential to apply the BALM principles in their practice, transforming the production and delivery of bread on a public health scale.
- Potential for Systems Change: Those who can articulate a clear plan for how they will utilize the BALM framework and prescription license to affect systems change within their sphere of influence. GP surgeries, Applicants should detail how the AWARD will help them introduce BALM principles into their work, alter existing practices, and promote healthier outcomes in their communities.
- Commitment to the Community: Applicants who show a clear commitment to enhancing their community’s health and well-being. They should demonstrate a willingness to go beyond their immediate responsibilities and use the BALM framework to improve their communities’ health outcomes.
- Alignment with BALM Values: The ideal candidates are those who align with the core values of the BALM programme. This includes a commitment to evidence-based practice, an emphasis on regenerative agriculture, a dedication to promoting gut health and environmental diversity, and a belief in baking as a tool for systems change.
Home bakers who wish to learn baking as a lifestyle medicine are encouraged to apply for a social discount to The Sourdough Club membership. While they may not have the same scale of influence as those in the healthcare sector or industrial baking, their passion for baking and commitment to improving their own and their family’s health aligns with the values of BALM.
