The Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax is seeking nominations for its 2023 Live Healthy Fairfax Award. This award recognizes individuals, businesses, government, and organizations – both public and private – that have demonstrated exemplary supportive leadership and action to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, and populations in the Fairfax Community.
The Live Healthy Fairfax Award is aligned with the Partnership’s Community Health Improvement Plan and is intended to recognize those who go “above and beyond” in three areas:
- Behavioral Health
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Environment and Active Living
The Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax is seeking a wide range of nominations. Examples include individuals who volunteer to lead major initiatives, businesses that provide employees and customers with health-related opportunities or agencies that implement support for making healthy choices. Also celebrated are examples that impact the health of the larger community and are considered sustainable ideas.
Details about the Awards program and nomination requirements can be found on the Live Healthy Fairfax Awards page. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2022.
The 2023 Award marks the second awards cycle. Past winners include:
- Behavioral Health – Jenna White
- Fairfax Food Council – Cory Suter
- Healthy Environment and Active Living – Sally Smallwood
Questions can be directed to Susan Sanow, Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax Manager, by email at or at 703-246-8856.
The Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax, established in 2010, is a coalition of community members and organizations working together to explore new approaches for addressing the social determinants of health and other critical public health issues.