Foster G. McGaw Prize

To be eligible for the Prize, applicants must demonstrate the following criteria:

• Leadership: The organization collaborates with the community to achieve better health and well-being by ensuring that regular community health needs assessments are completed, community-wide planning and co-design of programs and services are conducted, and that transparent outcome metrics are tracked to ensure accountability and progress. The organization demonstrates alignment between prioritized community health needs and the initiatives it co-creates. All internal stakeholders, including the governing body, leadership and staff demonstrate engagement in and commitment to the organization's community health strategies, partnerships and collaboratives. 
• Community Partnerships: The organization partners and/or collaborates with a broad range of community organizations to identify and address societal factors influencing health and improve access to high-quality, safe and equitable health care. These partnerships have a shared purpose and a passion for making the community healthier and more vital. Their achievements demonstrate strong community engagement and co-design in this work and the community served both embraces and participates in the initiatives of the partnerships.
• Breadth and Depth of Initiatives: The organization’s community health initiatives (a) exceed the definition of acute medical and health care services; (b) improve access to medical and social services for all communities; (c) address disparities in health and health care outcomes; (d) address societal factors influencing health; and (e) result in improved health for the communities it serves.