AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award Past Honorees

2022 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award Winners

The video celebrating our 2022 award winners can be viewed here. Learn more about each winner in the 2022 NOVA Awards winners booklet.

Community Connect, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.

Continuous Care Program, Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The Doorway, Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, N.H.

Monterey County Diabetes Collaborative, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas, Calif., and Montage Health, Monterey, Calif.

School Blue Envelope Suicide Prevention Program, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Mich.

2022 Honorees

2022 NOVA Award Honorees


2021 AHA NOVA Awards 

Learn more about each winner in the 2021 NOVA Awards winners booklet.

2020 AHA NOVA Awards

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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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  • Better Beginnings: Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA
  • Buffalo County Community Health Partners: Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney, NE
  • Quad City Health Initiative: Genesis Health System, Davenport, IA and Trinity Regional Health System, Rock Island, IL
  • Quality of Life in the Truckee Meadows: Washoe Health System, Reno, NV
  • Solano Coalition for Better Health Inc.: NorthBay Healthcare Group, Fairfield, CA; Sutter Solano Medical Center, Vallejo, CA; and Kaiser Permanente, Martinez, CA

2003 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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  • C.O.A.C.H. for Kids: Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA
  • Hearts N' Health: Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
  • Saint Joseph Health Center: Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, IN
  • St. Mary Medical Center Bensalem Ministries: St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA
  • Community Action Network (CAN): Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge, IA

2002 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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  • Operation Access:  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Oakland (Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Medical Center, Oakland; Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City Medical Center, Redwood City; Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco; Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael Medical Center, San Rafael; Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa; Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco Medical Center, South San Francisco); Sutter Health (Alta Bates/Summit Medical Center, Oakland; California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco; Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae; Novato Community Hospital, Novato); San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco; St. Rose Hospital, Hayward; Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa
  • The Hope Street Family Center: California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles
  • Chester Community Connections: Crozer-Keystone Health System, Springfield, PA
  • Wilmington Health Access for Teens: New Hanover Health Network, Wilmington, NC
  • Mobile Health Outreach Ministry: St. Vincent's Health System, Jacksonville, FL

2001 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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  • J.C. Lewis Health Center: Memorial Health and St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA
  • Project C.A.R.E. (A Creative Approach to Resident Empowerment): Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH
  • TeenHealthFX.com: Atlantic Health System, Florham Park, NJ
  • Vista ElderCARE Volunteers: Vista Health, Waukegan, IL
  • Western Village Enterprise School: INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City, OK

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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  • Making a Case for Community Health: Middletown (OH) Regional Hospital
    The Family Resource Center: Mount Carmel Medical Center, Pittsburgh, KS
  • The Health Neighborhood Project: St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT
  • Kids for Health: Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR
  • Children's Village: Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima, WA

1998 AHA NOVA Award Recipients

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  • Partners for a Healthier Community: Evergreen Community Health Care, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Providence Health System/Medalia HealthCare, Seattle, WA
  • Glenwood-Lyndale Community Clinic: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Greater Dallas (TX) Injury Prevention Center: Parkland Health & Hospital System, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Baylor Health Care System, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, and Presbyterian Healthcare System
  • Network of Trust: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA
  • The Lauderdale Court: A Community Partnership: St. Joseph Hospital and Health Centers, Memphis, TN

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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  • Lincoln and Sunnyslope: John C. Lincoln Hospital and Health Center, Sunnyslope, AZ
  • Growing into Life Task Force: Aiken (SC) Regional Medical Centers
  • People Caring for People: Beatrice (NE) Community Hospital and Health Center
  • Injury Prevention Center of the Greater Dayton (OH) Area: The Children's Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center, Grandview Hospital, Kettering Memorial Hospital, Miami Valley Hospital, and St. Elizabeth Medical Center
  • Family Road: Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, MI

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