Health Leadership Awards

The Sumner County Community Health Leadership Awards are established to recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding community leadership in improving the health and quality of life for Sumner County residents. An awards event will be held annually to recognize the award recipients.

 
Award Criteria

Nominees should be directly responsible for advancing the health of the community through their actions by:

  1. Mobilizing individuals, resources and organizations to tackle a community health issue;
  2. Developing new services or support to improve the health of a specific population;
  3. Increasing the level of awareness of an important health issue in Sumner County.
Qualifications

Nominees must live, work, or provide service to individuals in one or more of the communities within Sumner County.

 
Award Categories
  • Individual
  • Government Municipality
  • Non-Profit Entity 
  • Educator
  • Business
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Place of Worship

For questions, contact the Sumner County Health Department at 615-206-1112.

Nominations:

 

Download the 2025 Health Leadership Awards Nomination Form HERE

Congratulations to our 2025 award winners!

Lifetime Achievement
Diane Turner

    

 

Educator

Wendy Vincent

Non-Profit

The Care Cabinet

Government

Dustin Owens

Non-Profit 

Sumner County Family Resource Center

Business

Highpoint Health –

Sumner with Ascension St. Thomas

Individual

April Riddle