Title: NEW: APHA Epi Section's Public Health Practice Award

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Section/SPIG: Epidemiology

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Our section is working to develop a new award for 2005. The APHA Epidemiology Section's Public Health Practice Award is designed as an early career award for an individual or organization which will recognize and encourage the use of epidemiologic methods an innovative and creative public health intervention program or project. An individual investigator must be within five years of their terminal degree. An organization must have been in existence no longer than five years. Examples of such an award might include creative pre- and post-intervention assessments, innovative ways of involving study participation and communication of epidemiologic measures to the participating community. Awardees will receive a nominal monetary award and certificate. Contact Development Chair Robin Wilson for more information. Nominations will be sought in January 2005.