Title: DISABILITY SECTION AWARDS

Author:

Dr. Jennifer Rowland

Section/SPIG: Disability

Issue Date:

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to the health and quality of life of people with disabilities?  Someone who should be recognized by the Disability Section? Now is the time to nominate him or her for one of the 2009 Disability Section Awards. The areas of public health that address issues of people with disabilities, as well as the field of disability studies, have advanced substantially through the contributions of many people associated with the Disability Section. Join us in honoring those who have made significant contributions to the field of disabilities within the context of public health.

 

Allan Meyers Award: This award is presented to a person who has combined excellence across the areas of research, teaching and advocacy to improve the health and quality of life for people with disabilities. Nominees are not required to be members of APHA.


Lifetime Achievement Award:  This award is presented to a person who, over the course of his or her career, has made a major contribution to the improvement of health and quality of life for people with disabilities in one or more areas of research, teaching, or advocacy. Nominees are not required to be members of APHA.


New Investigator Award: This award recognizes a newer investigator who demonstrates evidence of a promising career in public health research in the area of health and wellness for people with disabilities.
Eligibility Criteria: 

  • The nominee must have been awarded his or her degree within eight calendar years of the nomination. (For example, for a nomination submitted anytime in 2007, the nominee must have been awarded the degree on or after Jan. 1, 1999.)
  • Evidence documenting a nominee’s successful development as a new investigator must be provided. This evidence must include a minimum of one peer-reviewed publication for which the nominee has taken a substantial role. 
  • The nominee must be a member of the Disability Section.

Student Member Award: This award is presented to a student who has conducted promising work to advance the health and quality of life of people with disabilities. Further information about qualifications will be updated and disseminated soon.

 

For further information and/or to obtain a nomination form, please contact Awards Committee Chair Jennifer Rowland at jenrow@uic.edu.