Annual Awards
TUNE IN! February 15–18
You are invited to watch the 2021 Healthiest State Annual Virtual Awards ceremonies where we will recognize finalists and announce the winners.
Due to COVID-19, we will not be hosting an in-person ceremony. Instead, we are so excited to celebrate virtually on the Healthiest State Initiative Facebook page. Each night at 6 p.m., the ceremonies will be aired via Facebook Live.
Miss the live ceremonies? Watch here:
Congratulations to our finalists & winners!
WORKPLACE Small - Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (Grinnell)
- FAMILY, Inc. (Council Bluffs) – WINNER!
- Sanford Health Rock Rapids Clinic
Medium - Delta Dental of Iowa (Johnston) – WINNER!
- Merchants Bonding Company (West Des Moines)
- WesleyLife Network Support Center (Johnston)
Large - Grinnell Mutual (Grinnell)
- Hy-Vee (West Des Moines) – WINNER!
- The Rasmussen Group (Des Moines)
Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark Community Award - Cass County – WINNER!
- Clarinda
- Creston
- Dickinson County
- Manning
- Waterloo – WINNER!
- Waverly – WINNER!
Learn more about Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark here. HEALTH CARE - MercyOne Family Medicine Forest Park (Mason City) – WINNER!
- Primary Health Care at Mercy Family Practice Residency Program (Des Moines) – WINNER!
| EARLY CARE, presented by Nemours Small - Handy's Home Daycare and Preschool (Norwalk) – WINNER!
- Loving Hands Daycare & Preschool (Lambs Grove)
- Neverland Child Care (Sioux City)
Large - Des Moines Area Community College Child Development Center (Ankeny) – WINNER!
- Michele's House Child Care & Learning Center (Earlham)
- SCICAP Early Childhood Program (Chariton)
K-12 SCHOOL, presented by HealthPartners UnityPoint Health - Clay Elementary (Southeast Polk CSD)
- Irving Elementary (Waterloo CSD)
- Riceville Elementary (Riceville CSD) – WINNER!
OUT-OF-SCHOOL - Girls on the Run of Central Iowa
- LINK Grinnell – WINNER!
INDIVIDUAL IMPACT - Natalie Lancial (Malvern) – WINNER!
- Kate Zimmerman (Ringgold County)
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2020 AWARD WINNERS
Check in with our 2020 Healthiest State Award winners who were honored back in February. Each received a monetary award to continue their efforts to create healthier environments for their students, employees and fellow citizens. See how they spent their prize funds!