David Weed and Wendy Garf-Lipp represented Partners for a Healthier Community in celebrating the award of eight new communities for the annual Culture of Health Prize award at the headquarters of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in Princeton, New Jersey on October 28, 2015. The new winning communities included both Everett and Lawrence, Massachusetts, as well as Bridgeport, CT, The Bronx, NY, Kansas City, MO, Menominee Nation, Spartanburg County, SC, and the Waaswaaganing Anishinaabeg Tribe. Participants then  engaged in two hour-long conversations led by representatives of current and former winning communities. The next day, Ms. Garf-Lipp represented Fall River in a panel presentation on the impact of the Award along with representatives of the former winning communities of Williamson, WV, Brownsville, TX, and Cambridge, MA. They ended by discussing the development of a Culture of Health Network, including a regional network in New England of those six winners. Click here for a 50-minute video of portions of the event. Click here for photos and video of last year's event. For more information, contact Healthy City Fall River coordinator David Weed at 508-508-837-9029.

(Top row) Participants, including Wendy Garf-Lipp of Fall River in the lower left, listen as RWJF President and CEO Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey congratulates the prize winners. (Middle row) Representatives of this year's Prize-winning communities, Lawrence and Everett, MA are called up to the stage by RWJF Senior Communications Officer Joe Marx for a group photo and speaking opportunity. (Row three) Claude-Alix Jacob and Josefine Wendel of the Cambridge Public Health Department share a laugh with Julie Willems Van Dijk, center, Director of the Culture of Health Program before Dr. Weed and Ms. Garf-Lipp lead small group discussions. (Bottom row) Dr. Weed and Ms. Garf-Lipp talk about their Prize award experiences before Ms. Garf-Lipp joins a panel presentation where she points out the opportunity for creating a regional network among the six Prize winners in New England.