Bridge Award
Celebrating those who bridge gaps in care and strengthen communities.
The Heartland Whole Health Institute Bridge Award recognizes health care workers and advocates who are strengthening Arkansas communities. Recipients exemplify what it means to bridge gaps in care — linking people, resources, and action to improve health statewide.
Each Bridge Award recipient will receive $1,000 and an invitation to an annual event with the Institute’s founder, Alice Walton, to discuss Arkansas’s health care needs and shape the award’s future.
Eligibility
Nominees must work in Arkansas and fall within one of the two following categories:
- Frontline Health Care Workers: frontline health care workers (e.g., doctors, nurses, paramedics, social worker, patient care tech, respiratory therapist, etc. who provides direct care services to patients/clients)
- Health Care Advocates: (e.g., policy makers, educators, trainers, leaders, administrators, change agents, or other individuals with direct influence on health care but are not in client/patient facing positions)
Members of the public are encouraged to nominate recipients for the Bridge Award through this form. Those nominating an individual should include specific and inspiring examples of why they are an excellent candidate for the award.
Previous recipients include: