Outstanding Rural Health Awards
Deadline for Submissions: February 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm Central
Fourteen awardees will be honored at the 2023 Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health.
Rural Health Awards
- Outstanding Rural Health Provider Award
- Outstanding Rural Health Professional Award
- Outstanding Rural Health Volunteer Award
- Outstanding Rural Educator/Mentor Award
- Emerging Rural Leader Award
- Legislator of the Year Award
- Outstanding Rural Health Program Award
- Outstanding Rural Health Career Award
- Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
- R-COOL-Health Scrubs Camp of the Year Award
Public Health Awards
- Public Health Worker of the Year Award
- Outstanding Service Award
- Public Health Team of the Year Award
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Award
- Flex Innovation Award - details coming soon
Submit a Nomination
We are currently accepting nominations! Deadline for submission of award nominations is February 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm Central.
If you do not receive notification that we have received your application, please call Brittany at (701) 777-8002.
NOTE: In addition to your nomination request, you must attach three letters of support during submission of the nomination form.
Nomination Considerations
We encourage you to "toot your own horn" and nominate those who you work with, whom you believe deserving of this statewide recognition.
If you have nominated an individual or a program in a prior year, and that individual or program did not receive an award, please consider doing so again. Each year many worthy nominations are made but only one award per category can be distributed. It seems a shame that some very worthy nominees are only nominated once. The nomination committee strongly encourages re-submissions. Persistence can yield dividends.
Please consider making your nominations early for the 2023 Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health.
Photo Requirement
Individuals, who nominate a SELECTED awardee will be responsible for submitting approximately 10 photos of the awardee that will be displayed during the awards presentation.
Presentation of Awards
The awards will be presented at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health on June 15, 2023 at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, North Dakota from 12:00 – 1:30 pm Central.