Blue H - Navy Surgeon General's
Health Promotion and Wellness Award
Incentivize activities and policies that promote a culture of wellness and fitness,
establish standardized measures of success, and provide commands with an infrastructure
to plan, implement, and evaluate their efforts and progress
See a photograph of the Award pennant and streamers
See historical participation levels
NOTICE 1 - Effective February 1, 2011, Navy Reserve Operational Health Support Unit (OHSU) Headquarter and Medical Detachments will coordinate with the corresponding parent Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) on a single award package for the Navy Surgeon General's Blue H Award. Per guidance established in the FLEET Criteria Set, NOSC Commanding Officer endorsement is mandatory.
NOTICE 2 - NMCPHC requests you submit your data via e-mail (see instructions) AND if possible via internet, if possible (CAC card access required). The internet submission tool will provide immediate score feedback and information about the award ceremony.
Contact the Blue H Project manager via e-mail or at 757-953-0974 (DSN 344)
2009 Medical Command: (for active duty MTFs only)
Encouraging and rewarding clinical primary prevention, community health promotion and medical staff health and wellness policies, activities and outcomes in Navy commands with health-care delivery missions
- Instructions
- Criteria Set / Application (best viewed if printed in color and on legal sized paper)
- Sample C.O. cover letter (attach to your submission e-mail)
- Powerpoint briefing
- 2008 Medical Results
2009 Fleet Command: (ship, shore and all reserve units)
Encouraging and rewarding excellence in Navy workplace primary prevention policies, activities and outcomes on ships and on shore
- Instructions
- Criteria Set / Application
- Sample C.O. cover letter (attach to your sbumission e-mail)
- Powerpoint breifing
- 2008 Fleet Results
2009 SEMPER FIT Centers:
Encouraging and rewarding community health promotion by USMC SEMPER FIT Centers
- Instructions
- Criteria Set / Application
- Sample C.O. cover letter (attach to your submission e-mail)
- Powerpoint briefing
- 2008 SEMPER FIT Results
Information about past award recipients:
The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (formerly Navy Environmental Health Center) established the Health Promotion Award in 1995 to recognize commands for their efforts and excellence in implementing successful Navy Health Promotion and Marine Corps Semper Fit Programs.
- Award Winners and Results for 2009
- Award Winners and Results for 2008
- Award winners for 2007
- Award winners for 2006
- Award winners for 2005
- Award Winners for 2004
- Award Winners for 2003
- Award Winners for 2002
- Award Winners for 2001
Content last reviewed on February 18, 2010.