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2024 North Country Community Health Heroes Announced

 

Published: September 26, 2024 at 09:00 a.m.

By: Press Release from Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization

 

    

 

2024 North Country Community Health Heroes Announced

Individuals from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to be honored at Community Health Hero Award luncheon

 

Watertown, NY–Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO) and North Country Health Compass Partners are pleased to announce the 2024 Community Health Hero Award recipients.

 

One Health Hero was chosen in each of Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties who have exhibited a deep sense of dedication, compassion, and selflessness in their efforts to address health-related issues and challenges that affect our local communities. Their contributions have led to positive and lasting impacts on the health of those they serve. 

 

The 2024 recipients of the Community Health Hero Award are:

·      Jefferson County – Monica Behan Purcell, Founder and CEO, Compassionate Cancer Care Foundation

·      Lewis County – Krisha Greene, Library Media Specialist, Wellness Team Captain, and Mindfulness Coordinator, Pulaski Central School

·      St. Lawrence County – Martha Pickard Palmer, Dietitian, St. Lawrence Health, and Board Member, GardenShare

 

The Community Health Hero Award – given in honor of National Rural Health Day (November 21, 2024) – recognizes North Country residents who have demonstrated outstanding public service and a commitment to improving the health and wellness of their community. Nominations were accepted from community members and recipients were chosen by the North Country Health Compass partners.

 

This year’s guest speaker will be Kylie Schell, Founder and Executive Director of Encompass Recreation, and recipients will be honored by FDRPHO and North Country Health Compass partners.

 

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Description automatically generatedAn awards luncheon will be held on November 7 at the Hilton Garden Inn Watertown/1000 Islands from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets to attend the luncheon are $15 and registration is required.

 

To register for the event visit www.fdrhpo.org.

 

For more about National Rural Health Day, visit https://nosorh.org/nrhd/.

 

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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. It also serves as the steering committee for ncnyhealthcompass.org, a regional health data website, maintained by FDRHPO, that contains interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards for all the region’s population health priority areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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