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:
- Mobilizing individuals, resources and organizations to tackle a community health issue;
- Developing new services or support to improve the health of a specific population;
- 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.
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