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Press & Recognition

Press

• Boston University Sargent School: "More than Health Care" (December 17, 2009)
• Harvard Kennedy School of Government: "New Frontier Awards Honor Congressman, Health Care Entrepreneur" (November 24, 2009)
• Harvard Institute of Politics: "John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards" (November 23, 2009)
• Harvard Crimson: "Activists Honored by Caroline Kennedy" (November 24, 2009)
• Xinhua: "Patrick Murphy, Rebecca Onie Receive JFK Award" (November 24, 2009)
• NECN: "Rep. Murphy, Rebecca Onie presented with New Frontier Awards" (November 24, 2009)
• Columbia Spectator: "Health care panel takes Columbia's temperature"(November 18, 2009)
• TIME Magazine: "Power of One" (October 23, 2009)
• Columbia Spectator: "Proof in the Public" (October 12, 2009)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission's External Resource Database (October 12, 2009)
• Harvard Crimson: "Rebecca D. Onie '97-'98" (September 29, 2009)
• Harvard Crimson: "MacArthur Program Names '09 Recipients" (September 23, 2009)
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "MacArthur Foundation Announces New Fellowship Winners" (September 22, 2009)
• New York Times: "For MacArthur Grants, Another Set of 'Geniuses'" (September 22, 2009)
• USA Today: "24 Get $500,000 MacArthur Genius Grants" (September 22, 2009)
• Boston Globe: "4 Massachusetts Residents Awarded 'Genius' Grant" (September 22, 2009)
• WBUR: "Four From Mass. Win 2009 'Genius' Awards" (September 22, 2009)
• WBUR: "'Genius Grant' Recipient Rebecca Onie" (September 22, 2009)
• South Side Health blog: "Broader Focus, Community Health" (September 2, 2009)
• FastCompany blog: "Social Enterprise + Preventative Healthcare + Service = Project HEALTH" (August 21, 2009)
• University of Chicago: "Project HEALTH Chicago Volunteers Meet Practical Needs" (August 5, 2009)
• South Side Health blog: "You've Got Plea Mail" (August 4, 2009)
• Slate column by Sandy Stonesifer, Project HEALTH alumnus: "My Goodness" (July 8, 2009)
• Article by Eva Luo, Project HEALTH alumnus: "Swiffer Solutions for Health Care" (July 22, 2009)
• Boston University Sargent School of Public Health: "Rebecca Onie's Commencement Address" (May 2009)
• Robert Wood Johnson Commission features Project HEALTH as a model program for improving health outcomes: "Beyond Health Care Report" (April 2009)
• Nonprofit Times: "$50 Million Social Innovation Fund To Target Education, Health, Economy" (May 6, 2009)
• Baltimore Examiner coverage of Baltimore Health Fest 2009: "Free health screenings, resources and fun for children and their parents in Baltimore" (April 20, 2009)
• Gleitsman Lecture Series: "Project HEALTH's CEO and COO address Harvard College course on social entrepreneurship" (March 5, 2009)
• Friend Family Health Center Poster: "Clinical, Social and Support Services Presentation" (February 26, 2009)
• New Profit Inc Gathering of Leaders 2008: "CEO Rebecca Onie speaks about Project HEALTH" (MP3 file)
• The Loyola Greyhound: "Health care initiative seeks to aid low-income families" (September 23, 2008)
• The Johns Hopkins News-Letter: "Project HEALTH Volunteers Aid Citizens In Need" (September 18, 2008)
• The Harvard Gazette: "Panel assesses the 'power of unreasonable people'" (March 6, 2008)
• The Core: "Students help South Side families access services they need to stay healthy" (Spring/Summer 2008)
• The New York Times Blog: "Nonprofits and Businesses Form New Alliance" (December 11, 2007)
• ABC News: ABC2 Baltimore Profile (December 2006)

Awards & Recognition

National:

• 2009: Rebecca Onie named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow by John D. and Catharine T. MacArthur Foundation
• 2009: Rebecca Onie chosen as Commencement Speaker for the Boston University Sargent School of Public Health
• 2008: Rebecca Onie selected as a Fellow in Ashoka's United States program. Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs who are recognized to have innovative solutions and the potential to change patterns across society. Ashoka Fellows must undergo a rigorous search and selection process in which they demonstrate the following attributes: a big new idea, creativity, entrepreneurial quality, social impact and ethical fiber. Ashoka Fellows, found all across the world and from a variety of backgrounds, all share a unique entrepreneurial quality: to pursue their vision relentlessly until it becomes a reality.

Baltimore:

• 2008: City of Baltimore Mayoral Certificate of Recognition
• 2008: Policy Impact Award, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Baltimore City Health Department Urban Research Day: Impact of the Project HEALTH Family Resource Desk at an Urban Medical Home for Low-Income Children
• 2008: Poster Presentation, Annual Pediatric Academic Society & Asian Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, HI
• 2008: University of Maryland Baltimore County Shriver Center Outstanding Service Award
• 2007: National Association of City and County Health Officials Model Practice Award
• 2007: Baltimore City Health Commissioner Commendation Award

Chicago:

• 2008: University of Chicago Community Service Center, Community Partner of the Year
• 2008: University of Chicago Community Service Center, Perry Herst Award for students who have combined study with social responsibility (Dave Whitsett)

New York:

• 2009: Poster Presentation, Assuring Equity Through Health and Health Care Reform Conference
• 2009: Columbia Community Impact Programming Excellence Award for the Community Impact program that has best fulfilled Community Impact's and its own mission
• 2009: Columbia Community Impact Dedication to Service Award (Iman Hassan)
• 2009: Columbia Community Impact finalists for the Outstanding New Leader Award (Ravi Singh and Liz Lamoste), Exemplary Leadership in Service Award (David Yin), Exceptional Volunteer Award (Roland Li), the Program Award for Exemplary Teamwork and Initiative (Project HEALTH), and the Program Innovation Award (Project HEALTH)
• 2007: Columbia Community Impact Star Volunteers: Adam Bazari, Joy Achuonjei, Daly Franco, Iman Hassan, Nonye Madu, Juliana Richard, Zoe Sansted, Daniel Schwartz, Ying Wang, and Kiran Singh
• 2007: Columbia King's Crown Award for students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership to the community (Rina Mauricio)
• 2000: Columbia King's Crown Award for the student organization with greatest potential for impact

Providence:

• 2008: Rhode Island Department of Health Healthy Housing Award
• 2006: Brown University Office of Student Activities, Student Leadership Citation

Washington, DC:

• 2002: Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association Award: In recognition of collaborative strategy for strengthening the District's health care system and developing the next generation of leadership in the health care field