{"id":2048,"date":"2021-09-16T10:01:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:27:45","slug":"dr-jones-receives-noah-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/2021\/09\/16\/dr-jones-receives-noah-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jones receives NOAH award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Department of Family Medicine Assistant Professor, Andrea Jones, MD, was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noahclinic.org\/\">North Omaha Area Health (NOAH<\/a>) 2021 Champions of Change award recipient for Community Trailblazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program highlighted Dr. Jones&#8217;s accomplishments and said that &#8220;as a multi-racial woman of color from the community, it has long been her goal to earn, and then use her medical degree back in the community, particularly in North Omaha, serving a disproportionately African American population with a wide range of pressing health-related needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jones also serves as the Medical Director at Girls, Inc. of Omaha, the Medical Director for Equity and Community Health at Nebraska Medicine, and serves on the Douglas County Board of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2050\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Two smiling individuals stand in a modern room. The woman holds an award plaque.\" class=\"wp-image-2050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8840-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2051\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a black shirt smiles while holding an award plaque. They stand in a room with a presentation\" class=\"wp-image-2051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8841-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2052\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Three people stand in front of a projected screen displaying Community Trailblazer Award and a photo. The middle person holds a blue award, smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-2052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8842-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2049\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Three people smiling, with the central person holding an award plaque. They stand in front of a screen.\" class=\"wp-image-2049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/IMG_8839-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Family Medicine Assistant Professor, Andrea Jones, MD, was named the North Omaha Area Health (NOAH) 2021 Champions of Change award recipient for Community Trailblazer. 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