Jeanne M. Priester Cooperative Extension Health Awards

Roger Rennekamp
rogerrennekamp@extension.org

Jeanne M. Priester Cooperative Extension Health Awards recognize successful and innovative health and wellness cooperative extension programs at county, state, and national levels.

Nominations are accepted in 6 award categories.

1. Individual or family: Programs designed to meet the needs of individuals and/or families
2. Community: Programs to address contextual influences on the health of a community or group, such as social determinants of health,; policy, systems, or environment change; or building the vital conditions for health and well-being
3. Innovative: Programs that feature new technologies, methods, or approaches to achieve results or work in a health area that is new to Cooperative Extension
4. Health equity: Efforts to improve the health and well-being of communities or groups who have systematically and unfairly faced significant barriers to living long and healthy lives
5. Leadership: An individual who has provided exemplary, impactful, or transformational leadership within their community, institution, state, region, or nation and advanced Cooperative Extension health-focused work
6. Culture of health: A sustainable coalition or collaborative to which Cooperative Extension provides significant leadership or support focused on advancing the overall health of a community or group

Leadership Award nominees must be a Cooperative Extension employee at the time of nomination. Nominations for other awards that involve a team or community coalition must include at least one Cooperative Extension employee as a member of the nominated team or coalition.

These awards are honorary.

Awards will be presented at the 2024 National Health Outreach Conference in Greenville, South Carolina in May.

Email nominations to Roger Rennekamp.