- Adam Fox, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative - 2023 Health Care Value
- Adam Searing, North Carolina Health Access Coalition, North Carolina Justice Center - 2012 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Alison Neswood, Colorado Center on Law and Policy - 2021 Health Coverage
- Angela Monson, Oklahoma State Senator (D-OK) - 1998 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Ann Dunkelberg, Center for Public Policy Priorities - 2007 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Anthony Wright, California Health Access - 2006 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Anton Gunn, South Carolina Fair Share - 2007 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Aranthan S. Jones, Office of Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI) - 2005 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Bart Diener, SEIU Local 660 - 2003 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Berneta L. Haynes, Georgia Watch - 2021 Health Care Value
- Brian Johns, Virginia Organizing - 2019 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Bridgett Taylor, Minority Staff for the House Commerce Committee - 1998 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Brittney A. Newton, MPH, Voices for Georgia's Children - 2023 Health Equity
- Bruce Lesley, The Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) - 2004 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) - 2011 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Camille Watson, Health Care for All - 2008 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Cara Stewart, J.D., Kentucky Equal Justice Center - 2019 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Cathy Levine, Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio - 2014 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Chellie Pingree, Former Maine State Senator - 2001 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Cynthia Zeldin, Georgians for a Health Future - 2017 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Daniel Dawes, Morehouse School of Medicine - 2017 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Dede de Percin, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative - 2013 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Dizzy Warren, Michigan Consumers for Healthcare - 2014 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Elisabeth Benjamin, Community Service Society of New York - 2011 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Ellen Leitzer, Senior Citizens’ Law Office, Inc. - 2005 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Elliot Naishtat, Texas State Representative - 2002 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Ericka Smith, SEIU Local 660 - 2003 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Garnet F. Coleman, Texas State Representative (D-TX) - 2000 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Gordon Bonnyman, Tennessee Justice Center - 1999 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Rev. Henry Blaze, Tennessee Justice Center - 2009 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Jennie Pirkl, Maine People’s Alliance - 2018 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Jennifer Ng'andu, National Council of La Raza - 2013 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Jesse O'Brien, Oregon State Public Interest Research Group - 2018 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Jessie Menkens, Alaska Primary Care Association - 2017 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Jim Duffett, Campaign for Better Health Care - 2002 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Jodi Ray, University of South Florida, Florida Covering Kids & Families - 2018 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Joe Ditre, Consumers for Affordable Health Care - 2003 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Joe Martinez, Health Action New Mexico - 2015 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Dr. Joia Adele Crear-Perry, National Birth Equity Collaborative - 2021 Health Equity
- Josephine Mercado, Hispanic Health Initiatives - 2009 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Judi Hilman, Utah Health Policy Project - 2011 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Justin Dart, Jr., Renowned Disability Advocate - 2000 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Kim Perry, Food Research Action Center - 2006 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Dr. Laura Guerra Cardus, Children's Defense Fund - 2022 Health Justice Advocate of the Year
- Lee Che P. Leong, Northwest Health Law Advocates - 2023 Health Coverage
- Leni Preston, Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform - 2015 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Liz Doyle, Take Action Minnesota - 2013 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Many Pino, Health Action New Mexico - 2000 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Margarita Romo, Farmworkers’ Self-help, Inc. - 2001 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Maribeth Healty, Oregonians for Health Security - 2008 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Mark Hannay, Metro New York Health Care for All - 2016 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Martin Gallegos, California State Assembly Member (D-CA) - 1999 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Mary Caferro, Working for Equality and Economic Liberation (WEEL) - 2008 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Mary G. Troupe, The Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities - 2005 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Maryann O'Sullivan, Health Access - 1998 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Maura Collinsgru, New Jersey Citizen Action - 2019 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Molly McCleery, Nebraska Appleseed - 2021 Consumer Experience
- Moriba Karamoko, Louisiana Consumer Healthcare Coalition - 2012 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Paulo Pontemayor, Asian Pacific Islander Health Forum - 2012 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Priscilla Huang, Asian Pacific Islander Health Forum - 2012 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Rachel DeGolia, University Health Care Action Network - 2012 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Regan Hunt, Kentucky Voices for Health - 2015 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Renate Pore, West Virginians for Affordable Health Care - 2014 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Reshma Shamasunder, California Immigrant Policy Center - 2016 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Richard Kirsch, Citizen Action of New York - 2001 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Richard N. Gottfried, New York State Assembly Member - 2003 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Robert Kraig, Citizen Action of Wisconsin - 2009 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Robert Restuccia, Community Catalyst - 2004 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Robin Lynn Tyler, Bth, CAC, CHW, Central Virginia Health Services - 2023 Jeff Kirsch People's Experience Award
- Robyn Merrill, Maine Equal Justice - 2020 People's Experience (formerly Consumer Engagement)
- Ruth T. Perot, SHIRE - 2004 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Sarah Howell, Montana Women Vote - 2016 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Sherry Hirota, Asian Health Services - 2019 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Silvia Portillo, Tenants’ and Workers’ Support Committee (El Comite) - 2002 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Stacey Pogue, Center for Public Policy Priorities - 2020 Health Care Value
- Tekisha Dwan Everette, Ph.D., Health Equity Solutions - 2018 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- The Parents of the UPO Head Start Medicaid Managed Care Monitoring Team of Washington, DC, - 1999 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Washington and Lee University School of Law - 2020 Health Coverage
- Tony Garr, Tennessee Health Care Campaign - 2006 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Trevor Storrs, Alaska Children’s Trust - 2018 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Vinny DeMarco, Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative - 2007 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
- Walter Murillo, Native Health - 2020 Health Equity
Families USA's Past Health Justice Advocate Award Recipients
Families USA knows that community leaders make all the difference in advancing health justice nationwide. Each year at Families USA's Health Action Conference, we honor exceptional advocates who lead the charge to create a nation where the best health care is accessible and affordable to all.
Please join us in celebrating those advocates who are truly making a difference in their communities.