on health Award For Helping Health (NAPSA)—When someone in your community works hard to improve health or access to health care for everyone, he or she may be eligible for an award that can enhance their work. If you know such a health hero, consider nominating him or her for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders Award. Community Health Leaders come from diverse professional back- groundsand regions of the coun- try, and work to solve health- related challenges facing most U.S. communities. @ Each year, 10 unsung heroes are selected to receive the Community Health Leaders Award, which includes $125,000, national recognition and opportunities to work with other leaders. The winners, who overcame daunting obstacles to improve health and health care in their communities, can share experiences and recommend changes in policies and practices to improve health and health care across the nation. The foundation is the nation’s largest health care philanthropy. Recent award winners have helped low-income parents control their children’s asthma, increased awareness of health care services among uninsured taxi drivers and implemented statewide policies that improve people’s access to health care services. Annual nominations are typi- cally accepted from September through thefirst week of November. For more information, visit www.communityhealthleaders.org.
