Nominations Open for Our 2019 Champions for Change

Hamilton County has become a center for incredible collaboration all centered on the goal of reducing infant mortality. Over the past several years, we’ve seen remarkable progress only made possible with the help of our entire community.

We're thrilled, once again, to celebrate those individuals making change through our 2019 Champions for Change awards. Nominations will be accepted in eight different categories, three of which are new this year: Community Health Worker Champion, Home Visitor Champion and Community Activist Champion.

Please help us celebrate those fighting for our moms and babies by submitting a nomination. From pastors to nurses, teachers to social workers, hairdressers to doctors, we are all making a difference.

Nominations are open in the following categories:

Safe Sleep Champion: An individual working to promote safe sleep for babies in Hamilton County. Remember: Alone, on their Back, and in a Crib.

Champion for Equity:  An individual that recognizes and addresses the disadvantages of marginalized groups and how it leads to health disparities in maternal outcomes.

Champion for Smoke-free Women: An individual who empowers women to quit smoking and/or advocates for smoke free communities.

Champion for Better Care: A nurse, midwife, medical assistant, or other provider who cares for women during their pregnancies.

Community Health Worker Champion:  A community health worker who walks side-by-side with parents through pregnancy and Baby's first year of life.

Home Visitor Champion:  A home visitor who supports new moms and their families to raise thriving children.

Community Activist Champion: A member of the community who listens to, celebrates, and actively supports and nurtures the work while keeping moms at the center.

Champion for Knowledge: An epidemiologist, researcher or student working to better understand the complexities of infant mortality and preterm birth.

Nominations are due Friday, August 16. Winners will be announced in September. You can submit a nomination here.