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Nominations Sought for Local “Community Health Heroes”
Published: July 23, 2025 at
12:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from Fort Drum Regional Health
Planning Organization
 
NOMINATIONS
SOUGHT FOR LOCAL “COMMUNITY HEALTH HEROES”
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 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 2025 Community Health Hero
Award.
All nominees
must…
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live or work in Jefferson, Lewis, or St. Lawrence counties
(not necessarily in the healthcare field);
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dedicate time and resources toward the improvement of
community health and wellness; and
·
show a level of care and compassion that exceeds that
which an average citizen demonstrates.
“In celebration
of National Rural Health Day, we recognize three Community Health Heroes
annually at our North Country Community Health Hero Event. Since 2017, 21
individuals from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence County have been
honored; each demonstrating exceptional compassion, selflessness, and
dedication to enhancing health and wellness in our rural communities,"
explains Kayla Quinn, Population Health Coordinator. “We invite community
members from the three-county area to nominate someone who exemplifies what
it means to be a ‘Community Health Hero.’ This could be a healthcare
worker, volunteer, business owner, advocate, or anyone actively working to
improve health and wellness in our region.”
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 19, and throughout
New York State on November 20, National Rural Health Day.
The nomination
form can be found by clicking this LINK. All nominations must be submitted
by Friday, September 5, by 4 p.m. Nominations
submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
For more
information, call or email Kayla Quinn, Population Health Coordinator at
FDRHPO at 315-755-2020 ext. 21 or kquinn@fdrhpo.org.
Photo: 2024 North
Country Community Health Heroes (L to R): Monica Behan Purcell, Krisha
Greene and Martha Pickard Palmer stand for a photo after receiving their
2024 Community Health Hero Awards.
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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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