AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award

2024 Dick Davidson NOVA Recipients Announced

Congratulations to the 2024 Dick Davidson NOVA Award recipients! The organizations and their extraordinary programs were honored at the AHA’s Accelerating Health Equity Conference in Kansas City, Mo.:

• Essential Health, Duluth, Minn.: Resourceful
• John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, Calif.: Beyond Violence
• Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, Mich.: TC Street Medicine
• Palomar Health, Escondido, Calif.: Forensic Health and Trauma Recovery Center Services
• University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio: UH Food for Life Markets

To learn more about these inspiring programs and their community collaborators, please watch the celebratory video or read the honoree booklet.

Application Period for the 2025 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award

The application period for the 2025 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award will open Aug. 19, 2024. Applications will be due Oct. 14, 2024. Please join our mailing list to be notified when the 2025 application goes live.

New! The 2024 NOVA Award presentation is moving to the Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 7-9, in Kansas City, Mo. Meet and network with the 2024 winners there.

Readiness for an Award

How do you know if your hospital or health system is ready to apply?

• The program described in the application must be operational for at least 2 years.
• The program must have demonstrated positive impact in the community, and documentation of or data on the program’s effectiveness is available.
• The program is sustainable and can be replicated in other communities.
• The program improves equity in your community.

Questions? Please email nova@aha.org.