AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award Past Honorees

2021 AHA NOVA Awards 

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• Connected Community Network and Homeless Health Initiative, CommonSpirit Health, San Francisco
• COVID-19 Community Prevention Program, Luminis Health, Annapolis, Md.
• Memorial ALLIES Program, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Fla.
• Better Outcomes thru Bridges, Providence Health & Services, Portland, Ore.
• Blue Zones Project Fort Worth, Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas

2020 AHA NOVA Awards

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• Eagle Valley Behavioral Health, Vail Health, Vail, Colo.
• Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Edison, N.J.
• Supportive Housing for the Homeless, Baltimore City Hospitals, Baltimore, Md.
• Healthy Roanoke Valley, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Va.
• Mothers in Recovery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Fla.

2019 AHA NOVA Awards

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• House of Mercy Homeless Center, Mercyhealth, Janesville, Wis.
  
  
• Project Ujima: Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
  
  
• Stark County Toward Health Resiliency for Infant Vitality and Equality (THRIVE), Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio
  
  
• Transforming Communities Initiative, Trinity Health, Livonia, Mich.
  
  
• Women-Inspired Neighborhood Network, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich.
  
  

2018 AHA NOVA Awards

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• Unity Center for Behavioral Health: Adventist Health, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health, and Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
• Annapolis Community Health Partnership: Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland
• Enos Park Access to Care Collaborative: HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois
• kids teaching kids: Medical City Healthcare, Irving, Texas
• Healthy Kids Express: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

2017 AHA NOVA Awards

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• Morrison County Community-Based Care Coordination: CHI Saint Gabriel’s Health, Little Falls, Minnesota
• The Health and Wellness Alliance Asthma Collaboration: Children’s Health, Dallas, Texas
• Healthy Youth Transitions: Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida
• Pediatric Care-A-Van: Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
• Palmetto Health Dental Health Initiative: Palmetto Health, Columbia, South Carolina

2016 AHA NOVA Awards

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• Baylor Scott & White Health’s Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute at the Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center: Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas
• Building a Healthy Community Initiative, East Ocean View: Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, Norfolk, Virginia
• Memorial Hermann Mobile Dental Program: Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, Texas
• Spectrum Health Healthier Communities – Strong Beginnings: Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Get Healthy, Live Well: Tanner Health System, Carrollton, Georgia

2015 AHA NOVA Awards

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• Activate Whittier: PIH Health, Whittier, Calif. and Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, Downey, Calif.
• Bithlo Transformation Effort: Florida Hospital, Orlando, Fla.
• Blood Pressure Advocate Program: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
• Community Health: Healthy Eating : Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, N.M.
• Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative (Healthy BR): Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, La.

2014 AHA NOVA Awards

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• FirstReach: FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Pinehurst, NC
• Children’s Hospital Center for Pediatric Medicine Asthma Action Team: Greenville Health System, Greenville, SC
• Let’s Go!; The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
• Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm (HONU) Project: New Ulm Medical Center, part of Allina Health, New Ulm, MN
• Finney County Community Health Coalition: St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS

2013 AHA NOVA Awards

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• Bangor Beacon Community: EMHS, Brewer, ME and St. Joseph Healthcare, Bangor, ME
• Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP): St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chippewa Falls, WI
• Core Health Program of Healthier Communities: Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
• Free Preventive Screenings Program: Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN
• Hope Clinic and Pharmacy: Ephraim McDowell Health, Danville, KY

2012 AHA NOVA Award

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• The Beth Embraces Wellness: An Integrated Approach to Prevention in the Community: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
• CARE Network: St. Joseph Health Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, CA
• Fitness in the City: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
• Puff City: Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
• Rural Health Initiative: Shawano Medical Center of ThedaCare, Shawano, WI

2011 AHA NOVA Award

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• Emergency Department Consistent Care Program: Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA
• Integrated Community Nursing Program at Parkview Health: Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, IN
• Milwaukee Health Care Partnership: Aurora Health Care, Children's Hospital & Health System, Inc., Columbia St. Mary's, and Froedtert Health, all of Milwaukee, WI, and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Glendale, WI
• The Diabetes Collaborative: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
• Rochester Youth Violence Partnership: University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester General Health System, Rochester, NY

2010 AHA NOVA Award

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• Community-based Alternatives to the Emergency Room: Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, FL
• Health-e-Access Telemedicine-Healthcare for Children When and Where They Need It: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• Healthy Futures: Munson Healthcare System, Traverse City, MI
• Healthy San Francisco: San Francisco General Hospital, University of California Medical Center, Chinese Hospital, California Pacific Medical Center, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA
• Pediatric Asthma Program: Sinai Health System, Chicago, IL

2009 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Student Success Jobs Program: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA/li>
• Really Awesome Health (RAH) and Wholesome Routines: Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC
• Taos First Steps Program: Holy Cross Hospital, Taos, NM
• Project BRIEF: Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY
• Lighten Up 4 Life: Mission Health System, Asheville, NC

2008 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Every Child Succeeds: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
• Partnership for Community Health: California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
• Nutrition Center of Maine: Saint Mary’s Health System, Lewiston, ME
• ENERGIZE!: WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC
• Memorial Hermann Health Centers for Schools: Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX

2007 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Medical-Legal Partnership for Children: Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
• NOW (Nutritional Options for Wellness) Program: Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
• Richland Care: Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC
• Trauma Nurses Talk Tough: Legacy Health System, Portland, OR
• UMass Memorial Medical Center Healthy Youth Development Initiative: UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA
• Youth Health Partnership-Patee Market Youth Dental Clinic: Heartland Health, St. Joseph, MO

2006 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Healthy Learners: Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals, Columbia, SC; Allendale County Hospital, Fairfax, SC; McLeod Medical Center, Dillon, SC; and Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC
• Primary Care Access Network (PCAN): Health Central, Ocoee, FL; Florida Hospital, Winter Park, FL; and Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL
• ProHealth Care Community Health Outreach Initiative: ProHealth Care, Waukesha, WI
• Saint Joseph Mobile Health Services: Saint Joseph Healthcare Inc., Lexington, KY
• Yonkers Childhood Health Initiative: St. John's Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, NY

2005 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Children's Health Initiative: McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, UT
• Palmetto Health's Vision Health Initiative: Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC
• Project Dulce, Whittier Institute for Diabetes: Scripps Health, San Diego, CA
• Toledo/Lucas County CareNet: Mercy Health Partners, ProMedica Health System, and Medical University of Ohio, all of Toledo, OH, and St. Luke's Hospital, Maumee, OH
• Volunteer Health Advisor Program: Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA

2004 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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2003 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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2002 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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2001 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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2000 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Ashe County Health Council Healthy Carolinians Task Force: Ashe Memorial Hospital, Jefferson, NC
• Correctional Health Care Program: Baystate Health System, Springfield, MA
• Community Healthcare Network: Columbus (GA) Regional Healthcare System
• Pasadena County Asthma Project: Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
• Caritas-Connection Project: St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic, NJ

1999 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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1998 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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1997 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Health Promotion Schools of Excellence program: Alliant Health System and Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
• Health, Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE): Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL
• Healthy Community Initiative: Roper Care Alliance, Charleston, SC
• Obstetrical Care and Prenatal Counseling program: St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND
• HIV/AIDS Neighborhood Service program: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

1996 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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1995 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Bladen Community Care Network: Bladen County Hospital, Elizabethtown, NC
• Building a Healthier Community: Community-Kimball Health Care System, Toms River, NJ
• Injury Prevention Program: Harlem Hospital Center, New York City, NY
• The Community Ministries & Outreach Program: Reaching Out to Our Vickery/Meadow Neighborhood: Presbyterian Healthcare System, Dallas, TX
• CHOICES: Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Tampa, FL

1994 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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• Health Partners of Philadelphia: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Episcopal Hospital, Frankford Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Decker Family Development Center: Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, OH
• Denver School-Based Clinics: The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO
• Basic Health Plan: Dominican Network; Mount Carmel Hospital, Colville, WA; St. Joseph's Hospital, Chewelah, WA; and Holy Family Hospital, Spokane, WA
• HealthLink: Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, NH