The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize honors and elevates U.S. communities that are making great strides in their journey toward better health. Thanks to the hard work of volunteers from multiple HCA partners in supplying a Phase I application, Delaware County was selected to advance as a Phase II applicant from an initial field of 200 U.S. communities. During Phase II, judges viewed additional materials and videos from 38 communities, including Delaware County. Communities selected to move forward as finalists in Phase III were announced in March, 2018.
From the RWJF Prize Selection Committee:
Thank you very much for applying for the 2018 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. It was a privilege to learn more about the great strides your community is making toward building a Culture of Health. This was a highly competitive process. In 2018, we received and reviewed 190 applications from across the country. Your community was among the 36 invited to advance to the second phase of the competition. This alone is a notable accomplishment and you and your community partners should be very proud!
More than 30 leaders in health, community development, policy, leadership, and coalition building from across the nation reviewed the Phase II applications and met for an all-day meeting to discuss their reviews. From that discussion, the 10 finalists were selected for site visits.
While your community was not selected as a finalist in this year’s competition, we hope that you found the process of applying to be valuable. We know you and your community partners invested a lot of time and energy in putting together your Prize application. In return, we want to share with you the strengths and potential opportunities for improvement that reviewers identified based on what they gleaned from your application.
This document will also point your community to some helpful tools and guidance available through the collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
We encourage you to share this document with your partners and hope it will prompt additional discussion about how your community can continue to build a Culture of Health.
Thank you very much for applying for the 2018 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. It was a privilege to learn more about the great strides your community is making toward building a Culture of Health. This was a highly competitive process. In 2018, we received and reviewed 190 applications from across the country. Your community was among the 36 invited to advance to the second phase of the competition. This alone is a notable accomplishment and you and your community partners should be very proud!
More than 30 leaders in health, community development, policy, leadership, and coalition building from across the nation reviewed the Phase II applications and met for an all-day meeting to discuss their reviews. From that discussion, the 10 finalists were selected for site visits.
While your community was not selected as a finalist in this year’s competition, we hope that you found the process of applying to be valuable. We know you and your community partners invested a lot of time and energy in putting together your Prize application. In return, we want to share with you the strengths and potential opportunities for improvement that reviewers identified based on what they gleaned from your application.
This document will also point your community to some helpful tools and guidance available through the collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
We encourage you to share this document with your partners and hope it will prompt additional discussion about how your community can continue to build a Culture of Health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize recognizes communities that have placed a priority on health and are creating powerful partnerships and deep commitments that will enable everyone, especially those facing the greatest barriers to good health, the opportunity to live well. A Culture of Health recognizes that health and well-being are greatly influenced by where we live, learn, work, and play; the safety of our surroundings; and the relationships we have in our families and communities.
Many thanks to our primary contributors and authors:
Molly Hunt, Purdue Extension
Chelsie Jaramillo, Purdue Extension
Chelsie Jaramillo, Purdue Extension
Kortney Zimmerman, Purdue Extension
Nathan Taylor, Youth Opportunity Center
Amelia Clark, Meridian Health Services
Jane Ellery, Ball State University
Carrie Bale, BY5
Marta Moody, Delaware Planning Commission
Jason Donati, Muncie Sanitary District
Heather Williams, Building Better Communities
Heather Williams, Building Better Communities
Delaina Boyd, Ball State University
Steve Perry Enterprises
John Disher, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital