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Nominations sought for Hometown Health Hero awards
February 20, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2018
CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Public Health Week Partnership is seeking nominations of individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to preserve and improve their community’s health for its annual Hometown Health Hero awards.
Hometown Health Hero awards are presented every April as part of Michigan Public Health Week. This year’s awards focus on the following five areas of public health:
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Behavioral Health
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Communicable Diseases
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Environmental Health
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Injury and Violence Prevention
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Ensuring Health Equity
Nomination forms can be downloaded from Michigan.gov/mphw. Completed nominations should be sent to Jim Koval via email at kovalj@michigan.gov or faxed to 517-335-8392 by March 9.
Awards will be presented at the State Capitol on April 18.
The Michigan Public Health Week Partnership consists of the following organizations: Grand Valley State University, Michigan Association of Counties, Michigan Association for Local Public Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc., Michigan Public Health Association, Michigan Public Health Institute, Michigan State University, University of Michigan School of Public Health and Wayne State University.
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