Livewell Hosts Awards Luncheon Sept. 24
September 8, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.
By Amanda [email protected]
The luncheon will be in the Heritage Room in Winona Lake and is something Livewell President and CEO Lisa Harman hopes to make an annual event.
Rob Parker, president and CEO, Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, will be the master of ceremonies for the event where 12 awards to local organizations will be given out in the following categories:
• Health and well-being committee of the year, awarded to a wellness committee that creates a culture of health and well-being in their organization.
• Engagement and culture committee of the year, awarded to a committee that creates engagement and builds a distinctive culture in their organization through meaningful celebrations and events.
• Community coalition of the year, awarded to a community coalition that addresses health, well-being, engagement, social determinants of health or economic stability in Kosciusko County.
• Community program of the year, awarded to a community nonprofit or government program that addresses health, well-being, engagements, social determinants of health or economic stability in Kosciusko County. One will be awarded for an adult group, and one for youth.
• Health, well-being and engagement leadership champion of the year, awarded to a leader that demonstrates commitment and support towards a culture of health, well-being and engagement.
• Economic stability champion of the year, awarded to an organization that addresses the impact of economic stability on well-being, specifically wages, benefits, retirement and financial services and access.
• Social determinants of health champion of the year, awarded to an organization that addresses the impact of education, housing, transportation, childcare and/or access to health services on well-being.
• Health, well-being and engagement data and evaluation usage champion of the year, awarded to an organization that collects and uses meaningful data to develop and evaluate a well-being strategy and evaluates that strategy for impact.
• Tobacco cessation champion of the year, awarded to an organization that champions tobacco cessation.
• Cancer care champion of the year, awarded to an organization that addresses cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and/or survivorship.
• Diversity and inclusion champion of the year, awarded to an organization that creates an inclusive and welcoming culture by challenging inequalities, barriers and bias.
Harman’s background is in human resources, and she said this luncheon is designed to recognize those people who work on the health aspects of companies but don’t often get seen.
“It’s kind of one of those jobs that don’t really receive a lot of recognition,” Harman said.
“We want to honor the people that are already doing things, and encourage the other people who aren’t doing these things to begin doing them,” she said.
The more than 50 nominations that came in for the categories were all community-based nominees. Harman is pleased with the turnout of nominations for something with such little publicity in its first year.
Tickets for the luncheon can be purchased at www.livewellkosciusko.org/register. Cost is $25, or a table for eight can be reserved for $200. Ticket sales close Friday.
All who were nominated will be honored by Livewell.
The luncheon will be in the Heritage Room in Winona Lake and is something Livewell President and CEO Lisa Harman hopes to make an annual event.
Rob Parker, president and CEO, Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, will be the master of ceremonies for the event where 12 awards to local organizations will be given out in the following categories:
• Health and well-being committee of the year, awarded to a wellness committee that creates a culture of health and well-being in their organization.
• Engagement and culture committee of the year, awarded to a committee that creates engagement and builds a distinctive culture in their organization through meaningful celebrations and events.
• Community coalition of the year, awarded to a community coalition that addresses health, well-being, engagement, social determinants of health or economic stability in Kosciusko County.
• Community program of the year, awarded to a community nonprofit or government program that addresses health, well-being, engagements, social determinants of health or economic stability in Kosciusko County. One will be awarded for an adult group, and one for youth.
• Health, well-being and engagement leadership champion of the year, awarded to a leader that demonstrates commitment and support towards a culture of health, well-being and engagement.
• Economic stability champion of the year, awarded to an organization that addresses the impact of economic stability on well-being, specifically wages, benefits, retirement and financial services and access.
• Social determinants of health champion of the year, awarded to an organization that addresses the impact of education, housing, transportation, childcare and/or access to health services on well-being.
• Health, well-being and engagement data and evaluation usage champion of the year, awarded to an organization that collects and uses meaningful data to develop and evaluate a well-being strategy and evaluates that strategy for impact.
• Tobacco cessation champion of the year, awarded to an organization that champions tobacco cessation.
• Cancer care champion of the year, awarded to an organization that addresses cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and/or survivorship.
• Diversity and inclusion champion of the year, awarded to an organization that creates an inclusive and welcoming culture by challenging inequalities, barriers and bias.
Harman’s background is in human resources, and she said this luncheon is designed to recognize those people who work on the health aspects of companies but don’t often get seen.
“It’s kind of one of those jobs that don’t really receive a lot of recognition,” Harman said.
“We want to honor the people that are already doing things, and encourage the other people who aren’t doing these things to begin doing them,” she said.
The more than 50 nominations that came in for the categories were all community-based nominees. Harman is pleased with the turnout of nominations for something with such little publicity in its first year.
Tickets for the luncheon can be purchased at www.livewellkosciusko.org/register. Cost is $25, or a table for eight can be reserved for $200. Ticket sales close Friday.
All who were nominated will be honored by Livewell.
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