Do you know someone or an organization who deserves to be celebrated for their efforts in improving the health of the Fairfax community? The Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax seeks nominations for its 2026 Live Healthy Fairfax Award. This award recognizes individuals, businesses, agencies, and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and action to improve the health and well-being of the Fairfax community.

The Live Healthy Fairfax Award recognizes those who go “above and beyond” in three priority areas:

• Promoting Behavioral Health: Promoting social and emotional wellness for all.
• Healthy Eating (Fairfax Food Council): Promoting the accessibility, availability, and affordability of healthy eating for all.
• Healthy Environment and Active Living: Improving the community environment to support active living and good health for all.

Nominees may include people who volunteer to lead health-related activities, businesses that help their employees and customers stay healthy, or organizations that address social determinants of health. The intention is to recognize efforts that improve community health in lasting and meaningful ways.

Live Healthy Fairfax Award Eligibility Criteria:

1. Nominees can be individuals, businesses, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, government programs/agencies, schools and other educational organizations.
2. All nominees must be nominated for actions that impact the health of individuals and/or populations in the Fairfax Health District. The Fairfax Health District is defined as Fairfax County (including the incorporated towns of Clifton, Herndon and Vienna), Fairfax City, and the City of Falls Church.
3. The achievement must have occurred during the period of eligibility or over a period of years including a portion of the eligibility period. It may be for a specific service, a particular accomplishment, or an accumulation of accomplishments.
4. The award recognizes those who have provided service(s) as paid employees as well as volunteer commitments.
5. Eligible nominees cannot have been awarded a Live Healthy Fairfax Award in the previous five years. After five years, renominations of past winners are welcome. Nominees who have previously won an individual award may be included in a group award nomination. And those who have been a part of a group award remain eligible for an individual award.

Nominations can be submitted by completing this online nomination form.

The application process to nominate a person or entity for a Live Healthy Fairfax Award is now open. The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, March 2. Award winners will be notified no later than Friday, May 1. Awards will be presented at the Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax’s spring meeting. 

For any questions about the awards or the nomination process, contact Gillian Kimura, Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax Program Coordinator, by email at Gillian.Kimura@fairfaxcounty.gov or phone 571-595-5096.