Hutch Rec named 2021 Kansas Health Champion honorable mention
The Hutchinson News
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Governor’s Council on Fitness (GCOF) presented the 2021 Kansas Health Champion Awards during the Community Health Promotion Summit today, Thursday, January 28.
The Health Champion Award was developed by the Governor’s Council on Fitness to recognize and promote exemplary contributions to fitness in Kansas. Those recognized include an individual and organization, as well as honorable mentions in each category.
• Individual Health Champion: Jared Tremblay, Manhattan
• Organizational Health Champion: City of Coffeyville
• Individual Honorable Mention: Richard Rosenkranz, Manhattan
• Organizational Honorable Mention: Hutchinson Recreation Commission, Hutchinson
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Hutch Rec Commission recognized by state
The Hutchinson Recreation Commission earned an honorable mention in the annual Kansas Health Champion Awards, which recognize “organizations and policymakers that put forth exceptional efforts to model, encourage and promote fitness in Kansas,”
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Governor’s Council on Fitness presented the 2021 awards during the Community Health Promotion Summit on Jan. 28 in Topeka.
This was the eighth year for the award developed by the Governor’s Council on Fitness to recognize and promote exemplary contributions to fitness in Kansas. The award recognizes one winner and one honorable mention in two categories, for an individual and an organization.