Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Health
The Foster G. McGaw Prize honors health delivery organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community health.
Applicants must meet the following criteria for excellence in community health:
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Leadership: Leads the community to
better health and well-being by
- Ensuring that regular community needs assessments are completed, community-wide planning is conducted, and that a scorecard is used to ensure accountability and progress
- Demonstrating alignment between community health needs and the initiatives it creates
- Demonstrating that all stakeholders are engaged in and committed to the organization's community health strategies, partnerships and collaboratives
- Partnerships: Collaborates with a broad range of community organizations to identify and address social factors influencing health and improve access to high quality, person-centered healthcare; has a shared purpose, goals, and governance structure; and demonstrates strong community engagement, acceptance, and involvement.
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Breadth and Depth of Initiatives: The
organization's community service initiatives:
- Exceed the definition of acute medical and health care services
- Result in improved access to medical and social services for all communities
- Address health/healthcare disparities and social factors influencing health, and invest in community development programming
- Results in Improved Health Outcomes: The organization's initiatives demonstrate measurable, sustainable results in improved health outcomes across time and for the program and clear linkage to the community health needs assessment and overall strategic plan
Any health delivery organization that exhibits the award criteria is eligible to apply for the prize, including:
- Hospitals
- Health systems
- Integrated networks
- Self-defined community partnerships
The winning prize is $100,000. Finalists are awarded $10,000. Up to 4 programs or organizations may be selected.
Links to application instructions and the online application are available on the program website.
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