Outstanding Rural Health Awards
We are currently accepting nominations! Deadline for submission of award nominations is February 13, 2024 at 11:59 pm Central.
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
- Flex Quality Reporting Award
Public Health Awards
- Public Health Worker of the Year Award
- Outstanding Service Award
- Public Health Team of the Year Award
Submit a Nomination
Please note that you must attach three letters of support during submission of the nomination form. Submit your nomination(s) today!
If you do not receive notification that we have received your nomination, please call Brittany at (701) 777-8002.
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 2024 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 5, 2024 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota from 11:50 am – 1:20 pm Central.