2007 APHA Executive Director Citation

Alan R. Hinman, MD, MPH was honored with the 2007 APHA Executive Director’s Citation for his outstanding service to the association. 

Hinman has served as APHA Governing Council speaker from 1995–2007 and is stepping down from the position in November.

A senior public health scientist for the Task Force for Child Survival and Development in Decatur, Ga., Hinman also serves as the coordinator for the Partnership Against Resistant Tuberculosis: A Network for Equity and Resource Strengthening and as principal investigator for All Kids Count. Hinman is also an adjunct professor of epidemiology and international health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta.

In his previous positions, Hinman has worked extensively for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including service as assistant surgeon general, director of CDC’s National Center for Prevention Services, chair of the Preventive Medicine Residency Advisory Committee, director of the Immunization Division, coordinator of the National Vaccine Program Office and regional evaluation officer for CDC’s Malaria Eradication Program.

He was also assistant commissioner for preventive and medical services at the Tennessee Department of Public Health and assistant commissioner for epidemiology and preventive health services at the New York State Department of Health. He has served in numerous advisory positions to the World Health Organization, including as a consultant on measles mortality reduction and the health of women and children. He became a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee in 2001 and serves on the European Technical Advisory Group on Tuberculosis.

He co-chaired the first Russia-United States Joint Conference on Public Health Communication and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In addition to serving APHA as speaker of the Governing Council, Hinman was chair of the Epidemiology Section and served as a member of the Executive Board, Governing Council, Action Board, Program Development Board and Nominating Committee.

Among Hinman’s many honors, he received the Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal and Distinguished Service Medal, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from CDC’s National Immunization Program.