Title: GULF COAST DISASTER LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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Section/SPIG: International Health

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Nominations sought for a special round of Gulf Coast-related - Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Awards ($120,000) - Deadline: June 30, 2006

The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program (CHLP) will be honoring five individuals this fall who have demonstrated leadership in responding to the challenges faced by the Gulf Coast as a result of the storms of 2005.

If you know someone who has found creative ways, despite overwhelming odds, to bring health services to their communities, they may be eligible for this Award.

Candidates:
· must be serving or have served individuals affected by the Gulf Coast disaster, including those displaced from the Region;
· must be working at least 3/4-time at the grassroots level;
· may not have received significant national recognition;
· must be in "mid-career," with at least five and no more than 15 years of community health experience.

Nominations are open and can be made by consumers, community health leaders, health professionals and government officials who have been personally inspired by the nominees.

The nomination form and supporting materials must be received by June 30, 2006. For more information or to submit a nomination, visit the CHLP Web site at www.communityhealthleaders.org or call the program office at (617) 426-9772.

Mailing Address:
Linda Joyce-Smith
Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program
Lincoln Plaza, 89 South Street, Suite 405, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 426.9772; fax (617) 654.9922
www.communityhealthleaders.org

--Michele Late, Executive editor, The Nation's Health, Phone: (202) 777-2438, E-mail: michele.late@apha.org

--Catherine M. Dunham