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Who may apply for an award?
Worksites, schools, healthcare organizations, city or town governments, community-based and faith-based organizations, organized labor, state agencies, media and restaurants or food service establishments all may apply. Only one organization will be recognized in each of the nine settings.
Within an organization, anyone affiliated with the organization can apply for an award on behalf of the organization. However, in order to fill out the application completely and accurately, it is recommended that the person closest to the program or policy (the person who developed or ran it) should fill out the application.
How can my organization apply for an award?
To apply, please fill out the application. After filling it out please make sure that it is saved as Word 2003 and email to cmartone@gov.state.ri.us
or mail to: Office of the Governor, Room 115 State House, Providence RI 02903, Attn: Cheryl Martone
How many wellness areas do applicants need to address?
Applicants need only address one wellness area through their programs / policies to apply. The wellness areas are:
How many awards will be given out?
Up to nine awards will be given out each year—one in each of the nine settings. The review committee reserves the right not to give out an award in a setting if none of the applicants is given a minimum score of 70. In some competitive categories, honorable mentions may be given as well.
Can I apply for recognition for something my organization has done in the past or does it have to be a new program or policy?
Policies and programs have to have been implemented within the last two years to be eligible.
Can a person receive an award?
Awards will be given to organizations, rather than individuals.
When will we be notified if we hve won? When will awards be given?
Awardees will be notified in September 2009. The awards ceremony will be in October 2009.
Can after-school programs apply?
Yes. After-school programs may apply as either a school program or a community-based program. Applicants should choose the channel that they think is most appropriate given the focus of the program.
How will applications be judged?
Applications will be reviewed and scored by a panel of reviewers, including representatives from the Governor’s Office, program managers from Rhode Island Department of Health’s Tobacco Control, Injury Prevention, and Healthy Weight programs, representatives from the Wellness Issue Group, and experts from school, community, healthcare, and worksite settings. Applications must receive a minimum score of 70 for award eligibility.
Please note that high-scoring applications will include specific program descriptions and question responses and will emphasize a creative, innovative program or policy. Applications will be judged according to the following scale:
Applications will be judged based solely on the information submitted in the application. Please click here to see the scoring sheet.
My organization is running a wellness program for employees. Should we apply as a worksite or another type of organizations?
Organizations that have created an innovative program for their employees should apply as worksites—even if they are a health care organization, state agency, community-based and faith-based organization, organized labor organization, school, city and town government, media, or restaurant of food service establishment. However, if the program is for their members, consumers, clients or students, then each organization should apply in the channel appropriate to its type of organization.
Can an organization apply more than once?
In most cases, no. This ensures that each organization puts forward its best program or policy for consideration. The only exception to this rule is when an organization is applying for awards for two different programs in two different settings. This specifically applies when an organization applies as a worksite and as another type of organization.
Can an organization that has applied for an award previously apply again?
Organizations that have been recognized with an award or honorable mention for a particular program or policy should not apply again with the same program or policy. Organizations that applied previously and were not recognized with an award may apply again with either the same program or policy or a different one, as long as the wellness program or policy was implemented within the past two years.
When can I submit an application?
Applications can be submitted from June 15, 2009 through August 31, 2009. ALL applications must be received by midnight (11:59pm EST) on Monday, August 31, 2009.
Office of the Governor · 115 State House, Providence, RI 02903-1196
