Westberg Award

Established in 2011 (first award was given at the National Meeting June 2012), this award recognizes an outstanding Faith Community Nurse who exemplifies faith community nursing and has achieved success in implementing a practice that is faith centered, community driven and wholistic in its approach toward health promotion, disease prevention and spiritually integrated.

Awards Criteria

• Demonstrates outstanding evidence-based practice in Faith Community Nursing.
• Implements change and achieves significant improvement using creative approaches to advance the professional practice of Faith Community Nursing.
• Advocates for the development and effective use of the nursing process of faith community nursing as delineated within ANA/HMA approved Scope and Standards.
• Demonstrates professional competency and compassion when advocating for whole-person health care for individual and congregate members of a faith community.
• Demonstrates leadership as an HMA Member in good standing.
• Membership in the American Nurses Association, preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrates outstanding professional standards through participative on-going education.

Award Recipient Package

• Recognition at the Annual Conference in the year of selection
• One Year HMA Membership (reimbursed or waived at next renewal)
• Announcement recognition in HMA Today following award presentation
• Recognition on HMA Website for one year following award presentation
• Media release for the recipient to use in their media markets