Year after year, the WEGO Health Awards remind us just how powerful the online health community is. With over 4,000 nominations and over 30,0000 endorsements, it’s safe to say we were able to recognize more Patient Leaders than ever before!

We’re honored to recognize and celebrate the individuals making a change in healthcare, one tweet, one post, or one conference, at a time. Be sure to view the nominee directory to get inspired by all the 2018 nominees and take a moment to check out the celebration video recap below. WARNING: The video below may cause happy tears and insane amounts of inspiration!

2018 WEGO Health Award Recipients

Advocating For Another – Winner:

Chrisa Hickey

Best In Show: Blog – Winner:

Ronny Allan

Best In Show: Community- Winner:

Lee Good

Best In Show: Facebook – Winner:

Kristal Kent

Best In Show: Instagram – Winner:

Baylee | @anxietysupport

Best In Show: Podcast – Winner:

Sickboy Podcast

Best In Show: Twitter – Winner:

Ashley Levinson Sells 

Best In Show: YouTube – Winner:

Check 15

Best Kept Secret – Winner:

Amber Wallace

Best Team Performance – Winner:

Beth Francis & Andy Clark 

Healthcare Collaborator: Company – Winner:

ViiV Healthcare

Healthcare Collaborator: Patient – Winner:

Amanda Greene

Hilarious Patient Leader – Winner:

Justin Birckbichler

Lifetime Achievement – Winner:

Natalie Y. Beavers

Patient Leader Hero – Winner:

Kristal Kent

Rookie of the Year – Winner:

Efstathia Koliopoulus

Congratulations winners, finalists, and all of the 2018 WEGO Health Award nominees!

Your work does not go unnoticed. To view all of the WEGO Health Awards videos, including all of the finalists, please check out our 2018 WEGO Health Awards YouTube Playlist.

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Written by Kristen Long

Kristen Long is the Patient Leader Network Manager at WEGO Health. She's passionate about bringing empathy back into healthcare and empowering fellow patients to find their voice. She blogs about mental health and eating disorders at Serving of Support. You can follow Kristen on Twitter and Facebook.