Nina Arneson, Director of Health and Human Services of Goodhue County, was awarded South Country Health Alliance’s top honor on December 4, 2022. Leota Lind, CEO of South Country, presented Arneson with the award at the health plan’s annual dinner and presentation held at the Association of Minnesota Counties Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota.
The Diamond Award is given for exemplary leadership, passion, and commitment to upholding South Country’s values of collaboration, stewardship, communication, and excellence.
“Nina is an amazing leader!” said Lind. “She demonstrates daily her commitment to quality service not only to South Country Health Alliance members but for all residents of Goodhue County.”
Arneson became director of the county’s integrated departments in 2011. In addition to being a strong advocate for South Country, Arneson has served 12 years on the health plan’s County Directors Advisory Committee and is the Committee Chair this year. She has also served on the Quality Assurance Committee and the Compliance Committee.
“I am truly honored to receive the Diamond Award,” Arneson said. “To me, it represents all the hard work done by so many over the past 20-plus years from developing, implementing, and fiercely advocating for a county-based purchasing health care option. This incredible healthcare option is locally driven, locally focused, and implemented as a rural healthcare option to improve the health and well-being of people living in rural Minnesota, including here in Goodhue County. All the work from governing and serving health plan members is done locally, together with South Country Health Alliance, members, member counties, county health, and human services, health care, and community service providers for the Minnesota Health Care Program recipients.”
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