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FDRHPO Seeks Nominations for 2023 Community Health
Hero Awards
Published: July 10, 2023 at
02:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Fort Drum Regional Health
Planning Organization (FDRHPO)
 
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR LOCAL “COMMUNITY HEALTH
HEROES”
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization
(FDRHPO) and North Country Health Compass Partners seek nominations for the
2023 “Community Health Hero” awards.
Watertown, New
York, July 10, 2023 – Fort Drum Regional Health Planning
Organization (FDRHPO) and North Country Health Compass Partners are asking
residents of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence
counties to nominate an individual in their community whom they consider to
be a “Community Health Hero.”
Anyone who has
demonstrated outstanding public service and a commitment to improving the
health and wellness of their community can be nominated, and one individual
from each county will be chosen to receive a 2023 Community Health Hero
Award.
All nominees
must…
- live or work in Jefferson, Lewis or St.
Lawrence counties (not necessarily in the healthcare field);
- dedicate time and resources toward the
improvement of community health and wellness; and
- show a level of care and compassion that
exceeds that which is demonstrated by an average citizen.
“Since 2017, we
have honored three Community Health Heroes each November during National
Rural Health Day,” explains Pat Fontana, Deputy Director at FDRHPO. “Anyone
from Jefferson, Lewis or St. Lawrence counties can submit a nomination.
Nominees are not limited to healthcare providers. They can be for any
resident in the tri-county region who exemplifies an unwavering commitment
to community health and wellness. Community members are encouraged to participate
by nominating an individual who they believe embodies the qualities of a
Community Health Hero.”
Community members
may submit one nomination for consideration.
Volunteers from the North Country Health Compass Partners will then select
one recipient from each of the counties (three awards total) based on the
following factors: relation to health and wellness; scope of impact; depth
of impact; social influence; volunteerism; and uniqueness. Recipients will
be honored locally during the Community Health Heroes Luncheon on
Wednesday, November 8, 2023, and throughout New York State on November 16,
2023, National Rural Health Day.
Nomination forms
can be found online by following this link. All nominations
must be submitted by August 31, 2023.
For more
information, call or email Kayla Burns, Population Health Coordinator at
FDRHPO at 315-755-2020 ext. 21 or kburns@fdrhpo.org.
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About the Fort
Drum Regional Health Planning Organization
FDRHPO works to
strengthen the system for health for the integrated Fort Drum and
civilian community through analysis, identification of needs and leveraging
of resources to fill gaps through innovation and collaboration. For more
about FDRHPO, visit www.fdrhpo.org.
About the North
Country Health Compass Partners
The North Country
Health Compass Partners is a collaborative of local hospitals, public
health agencies, behavioral healthcare providers, prevention councils, and
community-based organizations that meets monthly to discuss and review the
community’s population health priorities.
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