宣布2020年RWJF体育奖获奖者:AGE UP,边境青少年网球交流,跑步医学,街头足球和美国盲人运动员协会
This award recognizes and honors those in sport who display an innovative and collaborative approach to making their communities a healthier place to live. This includes sports teams, athletes, and community-based organizations that use sports as a platform to address many of the root causes that influence health and health equity.
Past winners include the Chattanooga Football Club, Chicago Fire Foundation, Doc Wayne, Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Figure Skating in Harlem, InnerCity Weightlifting, MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation, MLSE Foundation, PeacePlayers International, San Francisco Giants Community Fund, Soccer Without Borders, The Moyer Foundation, The Sanneh Foundation, Tony Hawk Foundation and the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy.
“I'm inspired by this year's winners who show us the power of sports to connect us and make us healthier, no matter our race, gender, abilities or economic background,” said Julie Morita, RWJF executive vice president. “Playing sports unites people, and that's a wonderful vision for a healthier, more just, more equitable world for everyone.”
Below are the winners:
All Girl Everything Ultimate Program (AGE UP) is engaging South Seattle youth of color through their love of ultimate frisbee and their commitment to equity and social justice.
"AGE UP is honored to become part of such an amazing community of RWJF awardees, present and past. We are excited to learn from and connect with the brilliance represented here, as we all continue the fight to build a better and more just world through sports. Thank you, RWJF, for your support of this essential work for so many years!" —Hana Kawai, co-director, AGE UP
Border Youth Tennis Exchange (BYTE) is a binational youth development organization that provides athletic and tech-based academic instruction to children on both sides of the US/Mexico border. In this way, BYTE services support resilient cross-border communities and promote a positive appreciation for the border region.
"BYTE is honored to have been selected as an RWJF Sport Award winner and to be recognized out of so many amazing and impactful organizations. It gives us confidence that our cross-border work with children and families is important, timely and poised to expand its reach. We're grateful to RWJF for continuing to support grassroots community efforts during this difficult time." —Charlie Cutler, BYTE founder & executive director
Running Medicine offers family-oriented walking and running programs for Native Americans in Albuquerque creating a Culture of Health that is available to all people regardless of ability, age, fitness level or ability to pay.
“We are excited to receive this RWJF Sports Award, and we look forward to the community that will be built among the award recipients over the months and years to come.” —Dr. Anthony Fleg, director, Running Medicine
Soccer in the Streets has reframed health equity around transit hubs in the inner city by repurposing unused land in the heart of Atlanta to be more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
“Soccer in the Streets and our StationSoccer partners are both humbled and honored for this prestigious recognition. History tells us the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has impacted many communities—winning this year's RWJF Sports Award means we are making positive strides in the health, equity and social justice space, we are very proud to accept this award." —Sanjay Patel, director of Strategic Projects, Soccer in the Streets
The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) uses adaptive sports to assist and support individuals who are blind and visually impaired.
"Winning the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award is an affirmation that the United States Association of Blind Athletes is building a Culture of Health and wellness for blind and visually impaired Americans. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has made a clear connection between health and sports, and receiving this award from a foundation dedicated to health-related outcomes solidifies our intent of influencing people to realize the critical role physical activity plays in one’s health." —Molly Quinn, CEO, USABA
Caring relationships stimulate babies’ brain growth during the most critical years of their development. RWJF and ZERO-TO-THREE are working together to help policymakers hear from families about policies that support them in providing what the latest science tells us all babies and toddlers need.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award honors the innovative and collaborative efforts of individuals, organizations and teams that are making their communities healthier through sport. For more information on the award, visit www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
For more than 45 years the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. We are working alongside others to build a national Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. For more information, visit www.ottomotal.com. Follow the Foundation on Twitter at www.ottomotal.com/twitter or on Facebook at www.ottomotal.com/facebook.
" data-isabstract="false" class="cmp-text">新泽西州普林斯顿大学-AGE UP、边境青少年网球交流、跑步医学、街头足球和美国盲人运动员协会被选为2020年罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会(RWJF)体育奖的获奖者。获奖者将获得2.5万美元的现金奖励,并在颁奖典礼上受到表彰在RWJF的Facebook页面上直播的虚拟仪式。
该奖项旨在表彰和表彰那些在体育界表现出创新和协作的方式,使他们的社区成为一个更健康的居住地的人。这包括运动队、运动员和以社区为基础的组织,这些组织利用体育作为解决影响健康和卫生公平的许多根本原因的平台。
过去的获奖者包括查塔努加足球俱乐部、芝加哥消防基金会、道格·韦恩、道格·弗鲁蒂自闭症基金会、哈莱姆花式滑冰、内城举重、MaliVai华盛顿青年基金会、MLSE基金会、和平球员国际、旧金山巨人社区基金、无国界足球、莫耶基金会、Sanneh基金会、托尼·霍克基金会和华盛顿国民青年棒球学院。
RWJF执行副总裁朱莉·森田说:“今年的获奖者让我深受鼓舞,他们向我们展示了体育的力量,无论我们的种族、性别、能力或经济背景如何,体育都能将我们联系在一起,让我们更健康。”“体育运动将人们团结在一起,这是一个美好的愿景,为每个人创造一个更健康、更公正、更公平的世界。”
以下是获奖名单:
All Girl Everything终极计划(AGE UP)通过对极限飞盘的热爱以及对公平和社会正义的承诺,吸引了南西雅图的有色人种青年。
“AGE UP很荣幸能成为RWJF得奖者的一部分,包括过去和现在。我们很高兴能从这里所代表的辉煌中学习并与之建立联系,因为我们都在继续努力,通过体育建立一个更美好、更公正的世界。感谢RWJF这么多年来对这项重要工作的支持!”——《AGE UP》联合导演hana Kawai
边境青少年网球交流活动(BYTE)是一个两国青年发展组织,为美国/墨西哥边境两侧的儿童提供运动和技术方面的学术指导。通过这种方式,BYTE服务支持有弹性的跨境社区,并促进对边境地区的积极评价。
“BYTE很荣幸被选为RWJF体育奖得主,并从这么多令人惊叹和有影响力的组织中得到认可。这让我们相信,我们为儿童和家庭开展的跨境工作是重要的、及时的,并将扩大其覆盖范围。我们非常感谢RWJF在这个困难时期继续支持基层社区的努力。”——charlie Cutler, BYTE创始人兼执行董事
运行医学为阿尔伯克基的印第安人提供以家庭为导向的步行和跑步项目,创造一种健康文化,不分能力、年龄、健康水平或支付能力,所有人都可以使用。
“我们很高兴能获得RWJF体育奖,我们期待着在未来的几个月和几年里,获奖者将建立起一个社区。”是。Anthony Fleg, Running Medicine的主管
街头足球通过重新利用亚特兰大市中心未使用的土地,使其更具包容性、安全性、弹性和可持续性,重塑了内城交通枢纽周围的卫生公平。
“《街头足球》和我们的合作伙伴对获得这一殊荣感到谦卑和荣幸。历史告诉我们,罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会影响了许多社区——赢得今年的RWJF体育奖意味着我们在健康、公平和社会正义领域取得了积极的进步,我们非常自豪地接受这个奖项。”——桑杰·帕特尔,《街头足球》战略项目主管
美国盲人运动员协会(USABA)使用适应性运动来帮助和支持盲人和视障人士。
“赢得罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会体育奖是对美国盲人运动员协会正在为盲人和视力受损的美国人建立健康和健康文化的肯定。罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会明确了健康和运动之间的联系,从一个致力于健康相关成果的基金会获得这个奖项,巩固了我们影响人们认识到体育活动对健康的重要作用的意图。”——molly Quinn,美国律师协会首席执行官
在婴儿发育的最关键时期,关爱关系会刺激他们的大脑发育。RWJF和“零至三”正在共同努力,帮助政策制定者听取家庭关于支持他们提供最新科学告诉我们所有婴幼儿所需的政策的意见。
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