The AHA NOVA Award recognizes hospitals and health systems that have implemented collaborative projects for improving community health.
Here are this year’s five winners:
• Boston Children’s Hospital for its “Fitness in the City” program
• Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System for its “Puff City” initiative
• Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey’s “Beth Embraces Wellness” program
• St. Joseph Health Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., for its “CARE Network”
• Shawano Medical Center of ThedaCare in Appleton, Wis., for its Rural Health Initiative
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