The Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards represent one of Florida’s honors in community health, recognizing individuals, programs, and organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and measurable impact in advancing health outcomes across the state. Healthcare initiative organization The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition Chief Executive Officer Mrs. Faye Johnson recently received the 2026 Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Award. Mrs. Johnson was selected among a highly competitive group of statewide nominees recognized for advancing health equity, expanding access to care, and building stronger community-based systems of support. As part of her recognition, Mrs. Johnson was honored with a third-place award and a $25,000 investment, which will be directed toward expanding community impact initiatives through partner organizations.
Her leadership within the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition has been instrumental in aligning multi-sector partnerships, strengthening maternal and family health initiatives, and expanding service integration across Northeast Florida communities. “I am deeply humbled to be recognized by the Florida Blue Foundation at this level for individual leadership, but it is the collective work of our entire coalition ecosystem committed to improving the lives of women and infants that I share this accolade,” said Mrs. Faye Johnson. “This honor reinforces our responsibility to continue building systems that make care more accessible, coordinated, and responsive to the people we serve.”
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