NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN:
Hurry! 2025 Celebrating Healthy West Virginia recognition nominations close on April 18th.
Let's celebrate those who are creating a brighter and healthier future in WVPlease nominate organizations who are doing all they can to make our communities, workplaces, and neighbors healthier.
Nominate your favorite Organizations Today!
SAVE THE DATE:
The 2025 Recognition Celebration will take place in June at Try This West Virginia’s annual Youth Summit and Conference.
2024 Celebrating Healthy West Virginia Recognitions
Active Southern West Virginia
Arthurdale Heritage
Inspiring Innovator Award
Buckhannon River Paddlers
Cabell-Huntington Health Department
Center for Active WV
Circles Campaign of the Mid-Ohio Valley, Inc.
Clendenin Elk River Walking Club
Columbia Forest Products
Community Markets Inc.
Elk River Trail Foundation
Faith in Action of the Greater Kanawha Valley, Inc.
Free Meals Appalachia
Fun Fitness Foundation Inc.
Girls on the Run of the Shenandoah Valley
Grayhound Youth Sports
Grrl Gang Runners and Friends
Healthy Berkeley County
Heart+Hand Outreach Ministries
HoH-Share
Keep Your Faith Corporation
KEYS 4 HealthyKids
Laughlin Memorial Chapel
Lewis County Family Resource Network
Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center
Mountaineer Food Bank
Mountains of Hope Outreach
Niterra North America, Inc
Parents Auxiliary Inc.\ Ken Ellis Memorial Park
Plant the Seed Project
Potomac Valley Audubon
Rebuilding Together Charleston
Community Care Award
Refresh Appalachia
Roane General Hospital- Prescription for Your Health
Southern Appalachian Labor School
Southern West Virginia Health System
Spotted Owl Healthcare Organization
The Amputee Center
Jessica G. Wright Health Equity Award
Try This WV
We Bike WV
Wetzel County Family Resource Network
WV National Interscholastic Cycling League
Trailblazer Award
WVU School of Dentistry’s Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program
Celebrating Healthy West Virginia recognizes the efforts organizations and communities are making across our state to make West Virginia a healthier place to live, learn, work, eat, and play.
Who Can be Nominated?
Farmers markets to 5ks, walking clubs and worksite wellness programs, community gardens, and much more:
- Non-profits
- Community Groups
- City and County Agencies
- Workplaces
- Health and Wellness organizations
- Trail groups
- Running clubs
- Schools
- Churches
- And many others!
Community Evaluation Benchmarks for a Healthy Local Economy
There is a clear link between healthy communities and economic opportunity. CHWV's Community Evaluation Tool's Benchmark help community leaders create both.
Communities that work to meet CHWV’s evaluation benchmarks improve community’s quality of life and reduce healthcare costs.
City and county leaders across West Virginia are working to make their communities more attractive to people and businesses. The CHWV evaluation framework can help.