The Culture of Health prize of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has been awarded to the city of Tacoma.
Tacoma is one of nine such communities to receive this award which celebrates those communities where organizations and people collaborate to build solutions that have created unequal opportunities in the community for well-being and health. News of such awards is often disseminated throughout the community and neighboring towns with flyer printing.
Dona Ponepinto, CEO and president of United Way of Pierce County, said that the city has proven that it is an invaluable partner that is helping the mission of United Way. Ponepinto added that the city and the United Way have created such initiatives as Growing Resilience In Tacoma, a project on guaranteed income, and has worked with the Center for Strong Families and South Sound 211. Ponepinto said that such collaborations create a more resilient city for everyone.
Executive vice president of the RWJF, Julie Morita, MD< said that the work of those who win this prize, both past and present, showcase the staying-power of solutions developed in the community and that their success encourages other private and public sectors to collaborate. Morita added that this year’s winners show what is possible when people work together to ensure that members of the community take the lead to finding and removing those barriers to well-being and health.
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