Five hospital-led programs to improve community health will receive the 2008 AHA NOVA Award at the AHA-Health Forum Leadership Summit July 26 in San Diego. The programs are: ENERGIZE! Pediatric Diabetes Intervention Program, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC;  Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati (OH) Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Memorial Hermann Health Centers for Schools, Houston, TX; Nutrition Center for Maine, Saint Mary’s Health System, Lewiston, ME; and the Partnership for Community Health,  California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco. “The AHA NOVA Award recognizes those hospitals working collaboratively with others that provide valued and compassionate programs to their community and today’s winners are truly inspirational examples,” said AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock.