Recognize our finest in International Health through the IH Section Awards

Each year, the International Health Section of APHA recognizes outstanding contributions of its members through its Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in International Health, its Mid-Career Award in International Health and the Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice. 

The Lifetime Achievement Award in International Health was created by the IH Section to honor the visionaries and leaders in APHA who have shaped the direction of International Health.  The evaluation criteria for the Lifetime Achievement Award include:

·         Quality/creativity/innovativeness of the individual’s contributions to the field of international health.

·         The individual’s contributions to the development of APHA or the International Health Section.

·         Application of the individual’s work to service delivery (as opposed to primarily theoretical value).

·         The individual’s contributions as a leader/visionary/role model.

·         The volunteerism/sacrifice associated with the individual’s contributions.

·         Membership in APHA (preferably with primary affiliation with the International Health Section), a state affiliate, or a national public health association that is a member of the World Federation of Public Health Associations. No self-nominations are allowed.

Prior winners of the IH Lifetime Achievement Award are: Dr. Richard Morrow, Michael Latham, William Foege, Clarence Pearson, Stanley Foster, Joe Wray, Carl Taylor, Milton Roemer, Warren and Gretchen Berggren, John Wyon, Derrick Jelliffe, Tim Baker, Cicely Williams, Bud Prince, Veronica Elliott, Moye Freymann, Jeanne Newman, and Jack Bryant.

The Mid-Career Award in International Health is intended to recognize outstanding young professionals in the IH Section.

The evaluation criteria for the Mid-Career Award include:

·         The individual must have committed herself/himself to the promotion and development of primary health care in a cross-cultural setting over a period of 5-15 years [Primary health care is meant here to encompass a broad array of public health issues, including HIV/AIDS prevention and environmental health].

·         The individual must have demonstrated creativity in expanding the concepts pertinent to the practice of public health with an international focus.

·         Membership in APHA (preferably primary affiliation with the IH Section), a state affiliate, or a national public health association that is a member of the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

·         No self-nominations allowed.

Prior winners of the Mid-Career Award in International Health include are: Dr. Clyde “Lanny” Smith, Mrs. Theresa Shaver, Tim Holtz, Kate Macintyre, Sarah Shannon, Adnan Hyder, Stephen Gloyd, Luis Tam, Marty Makinen, Colleen Conroy, Mary Ann Mercer, Irwin Shorr, Walter K. Patrick, and Dory Storms.

The Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice is intended to reward outstanding achievement in community-oriented public health epidemiology and practice. This award was established in 2006 by the International Health Section.  It is administered by the Community Based Primary Health Care Working Group. John Gordon and John Wyon were pioneers in this field, so encouraging and recognizing others in this field is one important way of honoring their memory.

The evaluation criteria for the Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice include:

·         The candidate must have had a central role in an outstanding achievement in community-oriented public health and practice.

·         The candidate must have demonstrated creativity in expanding the concepts pertinent to the practice of community-oriented public health with an international focus.

·         The candidate must have membership in APHA or one of its affiliates (either a state affiliate or a national public health association that is a member of the World Federation of Public Health Associations). The candidate must be nominated by someone other than the candidate.

Winners of the initial Award (2006) were Warren and Gretchen Berggren.

Award nominations should include a letter explaining why the individual nominated should receive the award and the curriculum vitae of the nominee.  Nominations should be submitted by e-mail to the Awards Committee Co-Chairs Paul Freeman (freeman.p.a@att.net) and Luis Tam (luis.tam@planusa.org) by April 15, 2008.