Healthy Community Awards 2017 Nominations
April 17, 2017
News Release
Contact: Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist
CHI Health Good Samaritan | 10 East 31 Street, Kearney, NE 68847
Office Phone: (308) 865-7983 |Mobile: (308) 627-7606
anissapaitz@catholichealth.net
DATE: Friday, March 31, 2017
RELEASE: Immediate
TOPIC: Nominations Sought for 2017 Healthy Community Awards
KEARNEY - For the eight year, area residents and organizations will be recognized in June for their work in developing programs that make Central Nebraska a healthier place to live. The recognition is part of the Healthy Community Awards program, a unique opportunity to celebrate the good health of Kearney and Buffalo County citizens and those individuals and groups who, through their leadership, education and assistance, help make the community a healthier place to live.
Contributions from individuals and groups throughout the Kearney and Buffalo County community are significant in the continued efforts to keep this community a healthy place to live. Area residents are encouraged to nominate local individuals, businesses and organizations for their work in making the region a place to live. Nomination forms are available at www.CHIhealthGoodSamaritan.org. The deadline to submit a nomination is May 1, 2017 and forms should be returned to Anissa Paitz at Good Samaritan.
The Healthy Community Awards include a total of six categories - advocacy, education, prevention, partnership, leadership and recreation. A local advisory committee will select award recipients based on their contributions in a particular category.
The breakdown of each category is as follows:
⦁ Advocacy is awarded to the group or individual who has creatively implemented health improvement or awareness programming on behalf of a specific population.
⦁ Education is awarded to the group or individual who has provided health education opportunities and is an advocate of health within the community.
⦁ Leadership is awarded to the group or individual who has shown outstanding leadership in the community by preventing, promoting or protecting health issues.
⦁ Prevention is awarded to the group or individual who has provided a service or program that makes a significant contribution to preventing injury, illness or disease.
2016 winners were:
⦁ Advocacy-Kearney Whitewater Assoc.
⦁ Education-Elaine Mefferd
⦁ Leadership-Jenifer McBride
⦁ Prevention-HelpCare Clinic
⦁ Recreation-Keith Koupal
⦁ Partnership- Buffalo Co. 911 Communications Center
A luncheon recognizing the Healthy Community Award winners will take place preceding the Community Olympics on Friday, June 16.
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Media Note: Links to nomination forms are found below.
2017 Healthy Community Award Nomination form (pdf format)
2017 Healthy Community Award Nomination form (Word format)
Contact: Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist
CHI Health Good Samaritan | 10 East 31 Street, Kearney, NE 68847
Office Phone: (308) 865-7983 |Mobile: (308) 627-7606
anissapaitz@catholichealth.net
DATE: Friday, March 31, 2017
RELEASE: Immediate
TOPIC: Nominations Sought for 2017 Healthy Community Awards
KEARNEY - For the eight year, area residents and organizations will be recognized in June for their work in developing programs that make Central Nebraska a healthier place to live. The recognition is part of the Healthy Community Awards program, a unique opportunity to celebrate the good health of Kearney and Buffalo County citizens and those individuals and groups who, through their leadership, education and assistance, help make the community a healthier place to live.
Contributions from individuals and groups throughout the Kearney and Buffalo County community are significant in the continued efforts to keep this community a healthy place to live. Area residents are encouraged to nominate local individuals, businesses and organizations for their work in making the region a place to live. Nomination forms are available at www.CHIhealthGoodSamaritan.org. The deadline to submit a nomination is May 1, 2017 and forms should be returned to Anissa Paitz at Good Samaritan.
The Healthy Community Awards include a total of six categories - advocacy, education, prevention, partnership, leadership and recreation. A local advisory committee will select award recipients based on their contributions in a particular category.
The breakdown of each category is as follows:
⦁ Advocacy is awarded to the group or individual who has creatively implemented health improvement or awareness programming on behalf of a specific population.
⦁ Education is awarded to the group or individual who has provided health education opportunities and is an advocate of health within the community.
⦁ Leadership is awarded to the group or individual who has shown outstanding leadership in the community by preventing, promoting or protecting health issues.
⦁ Prevention is awarded to the group or individual who has provided a service or program that makes a significant contribution to preventing injury, illness or disease.
2016 winners were:
⦁ Advocacy-Kearney Whitewater Assoc.
⦁ Education-Elaine Mefferd
⦁ Leadership-Jenifer McBride
⦁ Prevention-HelpCare Clinic
⦁ Recreation-Keith Koupal
⦁ Partnership- Buffalo Co. 911 Communications Center
A luncheon recognizing the Healthy Community Award winners will take place preceding the Community Olympics on Friday, June 16.
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Media Note: Links to nomination forms are found below.
2017 Healthy Community Award Nomination form (pdf format)
2017 Healthy Community Award Nomination form (Word format)
Contact:
Anissa Paitz, Marketing
anissapaitz@catholichealth.net, (308) 865-7983
