Nominations Sought for Hometown Health Hero Awards

Nominations searched for Hometown Well being Hero Awards

(State of Michigan, November 25, 2025)

Michigan – The Michigan Public Well being Week Partnership, a collaboration of 13 organizations working to extend visibility of vital public well being achievements, isseeking nominations from individuals and organizations who’ve made important contributions to sustaining and bettering the well being of their neighborhood for the annual Hometown Well being Hero awards.

Hometown Well being Hero awards are offered every spring as a part of Michigan Public Well being Week. Award winners will probably be honored at a reception on Wednesday, March 18, in Lansing.

Michigan Public Well being Week is noticed as a part ofNational Public Health Weekto acknowledge contributions to public well being and to spotlight points vital to bettering the nation’s well being. Every year, the American Public Well being Affiliation develops a marketing campaign to teach the general public, policymakers and healthcare suppliers about points associated to that 12 months’s theme.

“As we glance towards a more healthy future for each Michigan resident, it will be important that we acknowledge the people and organizations main the best way,” stated Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Govt. “The 2026 Hometown Well being Hero Awards honor these tackling important public well being points and creating safer, stronger communities.”

The web nomination type is accessible atMichigan.gov/MPHWand should be submitted by Friday, December 19.

The next organizations make up the Michigan Public Well being Week Partnership: Central Michigan College Public Well being Applications, Jap Michigan College Grasp of Public Well being Training, Grand Valley State College Grasp of Public Well being Program, Michigan Affiliation of Counties, Michigan Affiliation for Native Public Well being, Michigan Affiliation of Medical Examiners, Michigan Well being & Hospital Affiliation, Michigan Public Well being Affiliation, Michigan Public Well being Institute, Michigan State College Charles Stewart Mott Division of Public Well being, College of Michigan College of Public Well being, Wayne State College School of Human Medication Household Medication program and the Michigan Division of Well being and Human Companies.

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