HAP Award Winners
2010 HAP Award Winners
Community Service - Winner
Project: Treat the Troops: Mental Health Matters
Alliance: Indiana State Medical Association Alliance
Project Summary: Project to raise awareness about the United States Military and its family suffering from the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of many and multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. 
Our Treat the Troops: Mental Health Matters project is unique because it successfully has joined the hands of Alliances across the state, our state medical society, the state government, our school of medicine, the VA Hospital and the military to collectively address this issue. We are unaware of any other state that has aligned these forces. Our project provides a new solution to a very timely and serious existing problem, and can, in part, be easily replicated. The Resolutions can be easily submitted, and the PTSD Screening Tool can be utilized in the care of patients nationwide.
Winner
Project: The Lucky Hearts Campaign
Alliance: Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment, North Carolina
Project Summary: Lucky Hearts is collaboration between our Alliance and MEDIC our county's EMS agency to drive the awareness and importance of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED) in a cardiac emergency.
In honor of our 75th anniversary we purchased 62 AED's at a cost of $75,000. The AED's were to be distributed to organizations in the community.
The donation also includes CPR and AED training. We wanted to be sure that in the event of a cardiac emergency someone would know how to use the AED.
Honorable Mention
Project: Empty Bowls
Alliance: Greenwood County Medical Alliance, South Carolina
Project Summary: Empty Bowls is a project designed to raise awareness of hunger in a community and to do something about it. We chose to put on a dinner to raise money to donate to the local Soup Kitchen. Our target audience was members of the community who had never visited the Soup Kitchen or heard about the need it fulfilled. All food, supplies and services used in the project were donated. One hundred percent of the proceeds went to the Soup Kitchen to be used in providing meals for the hungry.
Honorable Mention
Project: Community Health Fair
Alliance: Danville Pittsylvania Academy of Medicine Alliance, Virginia
Project Summary: In keeping with our Alliance tradition of organizing Philanthropic endeavors, the Alliance wanted to provide health screening and education to our community. Such an event was never organized in this community before. The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is very high in our community. Since many people with insurance do not access care, the target audience was broadened to include all people irrespective of health coverage. This was more relevant to our community hit by a bad economy. The services were offered at no cost.
Fundraising - Winner
Project: Fashion Fabulous
Alliance: Madison County Medical Alliance, Alabama
Project Summary: A luncheon and fashion show/jewelry raffle/makeover held at a local hotel ballroom, featuring a three-course meal provided by a nationally known restaurant.
A luncheon and fashion show was held at a local hotel ballroom, featuring a three-course meal provided by a nationally known restaurant. The event was advertised in local radio, television and print media outlets, including the alliance newsletter. Co-sponsors of the event were local physicians, banks, hospital, insurance and real estate agents. Local boutiques and trunk show vendors furnished fashions. The show was directed by a regional modeling agency utilizing professional models as well as local children. Hair and cosmetics were styled by an area salon and day spa.
Honorable Mention - Project:
"A Totally Wicked Evening"
Alliance: Summit County Medical Alliance, Ohio
Project Summary: "Wicked," the Broadway musical, inspired our Alliance president and we incorporated the theme of "Helping Others by Doing Good" into our event "A Totally Wicked Evening."
Winner - SAVE
Project: Hands Are Not For Hitting Banner Project and S.A.V.E.
Alliance: Mesa County Medical Society Alliance, Colorado
Project Summary: Alliance Brings SAVE to Community
Our Alliance has been involved with SAVE soon after its inception in 1995. Its initial effort to bring SAVE to the local community was to donate the I Can Choose activity books to local elementary schools. To increase the impact and educational value of SAVE, the Alliance created a Hands Are Not for Hitting Project for the second grade classrooms in the community providing a toolkit containing banner materials and tempera paint for the 2nd graders to make a classroom Hands Are Not for Hitting banner. Also included in the toolkit are placemats, Hands Are Not for Hitting workbooks, flash cards, stickers, music tape, a Hands Are Not for Hitting T-shirt, and a lesson plan.
Other Entries
Project: Soccer Head Gear, It's a No Brainer
Alliance: Pennsylvania Medical Society Alliance
Project: Healthwork! Lighten-Up Running is Fun/ Exercise is Fun
Alliance: Lee County Medical Alliance, Mississippi
Project: TAPP Women's Health Education Program
Alliance: Collier County Medical Society Alliance, Florida
Project: "Posters for Pediatricians" Bike Safety Program
Alliance: Greenville County Medical Society Alliance, South Carolina
Project: "New Year, New You" Focus on Fitness
Alliance: South Mississippi Medical Alliance-Hattiesburg Unit
Project: Healthy Halloween Treats
Alliance: The Alliance with the Medical Society of the County of Schenectady,
New York
Project: United We Stand
Alliance: San Joaquin County Medical Society Alliance, California
Project: Nurse Family Partnership S.A.V.E. Meeting and Baby Item Drive
Alliance: Greenville County Medical Society Alliance, South Carolina
AMA Alliance Project Bank:
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