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2024 Healthiest State Annual Awards

2024 Healthiest State Annual Awards Categories:

The Healthiest State Annual Awards is our prestigious annual recognition program that celebrates people and organizations in 6 categories for implementing best practices to support the physical, social and mental well-being of Iowans. Apply or nominate someone you know in each of our six categories below!

K-12 Education presented by HealthPartners UnityPoint Health

Individual presented by Malvern Bank recognizes exemplary individual Iowans who take it upon themselves to support the well-being of their fellow community members.

Early Care presented by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Youth Power presented by Holmes Murphy highlights Iowans 18 years old or younger who have gone above and beyond to inspire change in their fellow youth around issues regarding physical, social, or mental well-being.

Health Care presented by Iowa Medical Society

Workplace

2024 Annual Awards Finalists & Winners

    • Winner: Grundy County Memorial Hospital

    • Kingland Systems LLC

    • Navigate Wellbeing Solutions

    • Winner: Bayer CropScience

    • Clarinda Regional Health Center

    • Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community

    • Winner: Grinnell Mutual Insurance Company

    • Athene Annuity and Life Company

    • Johnson County Employee Wellness Program

  • Presented by Malvern Bank

    • Winner: Melanie Bauch

    • Alysa Goethe

    • Courageous Fire

  • Presented by Holmes Murphy

    • Winner: Lauren Schroeder

    • 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors

    • Mindfulness in Motion – No Boundaries

  • Presented by Iowa Medical Society

    • Winner: Clarinda Regional Health Center

    • Broadlawns Family Health Center

    • Blank Children’s Pediatrics

  • Presented by HealthPartners UnityPoint Health

    • Winner: Mitchellville Elementary

    • Ballard High School

    • Clear Creek Elementary

  • Presented by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

    • Winner: Little Sprouts Early Learning CDH

    • Candace’s Caring Corner

  • Presented by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

    • Little Friends of Living Faith

    • Winner: Red Oak Early Childhood Center

2024 Award Winner Projects

Check in with our 2024 Healthiest State Award winners. Each received a monetary award to continue their efforts to create healthier environments for their students, employees and fellow citizens.