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Cast Your Vote: 2026 RISE Awards
Help us recognize the leaders who are driving real change in health care by casting your vote!
⏰ Voting closes at end of day on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
🏆 RISE Trailblazer Award
Honors outstanding innovation, leadership, and dedication within the health care industry. This award celebrates an individual who has made a significant difference in the lives of America’s seniors by introducing groundbreaking ideas, driving transformative change in the industry or community, and setting an inspiring example through courage, creativity, and determination.
👉 Review the finalists here
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Please select the finalist you believe deserves to be the 2026 RISE Trailblazer Award Recipient.
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Lisa Collins, Chief of Wassamaw Tribe & Assistant Director of Nursing, Veterans Victory House
Kevin Dahill-Fuchel, Executive Director of Counseling In Schools
Melvin Dizon, Licensed Social Worker at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
Bryant Harvin, Founder & CEO of National Alliance on Ending Health Disparities
Dr. Teresa Tyson, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP, President & CEO of St. Mary’s Health Wagon
🏅 RISE Health Care Hero Award
Awarded to an esteemed nominee who has made a significant impact on the lives of underserved populations through health care and/or social services interventions, and through superior example of the RISE mission to promote health equity among all patients.
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Review the finalists here
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Please select the finalist you believe deserves to be the 2026 RISE Health Care Hero Award Recipient.
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Rebecca Desir, Founder and Executive Director of Black Health Commission
Dr. Donney John, Executive Director of NOVA ScriptsCentral
Heather Jurosic, Health Coordinator, Grand Lake Health System
Jenn Brooks Kaluza, Founder, Come As You Are (CAYA)
Kardie Tobb, Cardiologist at Cone Health Medical Group
