AHA honors hospitals, health systems demonstrating community health improvement 

May 01, 2024 - 04:48 PM
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The AHA May 1 announced five winners of the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their hospital-led collaborative efforts to improve community health. The winning programs are the Resourceful program, Essentia Health, Duluth, Minn.; Beyond Violence, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, Calif.; UH Food for Life Markets®, University Hospitals, Cleveland; TC Street Medicine, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, Mich.; and Forensic Health and Trauma Recovery Center Services, Palomar Health, Escondido, Calif.  
 
“This year’s Dick Davidson NOVA Award winners have demonstrated dedication and commitment to improving community health by forging strong partnerships with other community organizations,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. “These hospitals and health systems offer exemplary and essential services and programs that have adapted and evolved to effectively meet the changing needs of their communities.” 

The 2024 winners will be recognized at the AHA’s Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 7-9, in Kansas City, Mo. 

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