HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION
This award recognizes persons or groups who have demonstrated significant statewide leadership in public health.
The award is given in memory of Jim Parker, who was the director of the Community Health Services Division at the
Minnesota Department of Health from 1984 until his untimely death in 1991. Jim Parker is remembered by those who knew him as a person of vision, wit, and hope. Under his leadership, the Minnesota Department of Health and the local public health system developed a cooperative partnership exemplified by a problem-based planning process, a strong state advisory committee, and an extensive communication network. The members of SCHSAC and the Commissioner of Health honor his work and his memory by presenting this award.
The Jim Parker Leadership Award, formerly called the Community Health Services Leadership Award, was created to recognize individuals who had made significant contributions to Community Health Services at the state and local levels through their commitment to CHS development and their leadership in promoting the philosophy and purposes of CHS. In
1992 the State CHS Advisory committee changed the name of the CHS Leadership Award to the Jim Parker Leadership
Award.
Persons eligible for this award include: Current State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC) members and alternates, local public health staff, local advisory committee members, elected officials, and/or volunteers.
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Submit all nominations by the nomination deadline to:
MDH Health Partnerships Division, Public Health Practice Section: health.ophp@state.mn.us
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JIM PARKER LEADERSHI P AWARD
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☐ SCHSAC member or alternate
☐ Local public health staff
☐ Local advisory committee member
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5A. DEMONSTRATES ORIGINALITY AND INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
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5B. DEVELOPS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
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5C. PROMOTES COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION AMONG INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND
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5D. SHAPES PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICES
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5E. CONTRIBUTES TO EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
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