Each year our APHA Sections recognize select members for their exceptional work in their particular areas of public health. The awards will be presented throughout APHA’s 140th Annual Meeting, to be held October 27 - 31, 2012 in San Francisco, CA.
The final deadline for the Section to submit award information (award winner & photo) to APHA is June 21, 2012. Please note that Sections have internal deadlines to collect all nominations. Please see below for Section award offerings, internal deadlines and contact the Award Chair or Section Chair listed with any questions. Also please note that some Sections do offer additional awards at the Annual Meeting that may not be listed below.
To find out more information about each Sections award, please visit the Section website at http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/.
Please note each Section may offer additional awards outside of the ones listed below. To see a full listing of awards a Section is offering, or to obtain descriptions, contact the Award Chair listed or visit the Sections website.
( * designates a student award)
Aging & Public Health
Deadline April 19, 2012
Philip G. Weiler Leadership Award in Aging & Public Health
Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline April 15, 2012
Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation
Abstract Deadlines Apply
Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award for Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Health
Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research Award
Excellence in Aging and Rural Health Research Award
Nobuo Maeda International Aging and Public Health Research Award
*Retirement Research Foundation Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Student Award
*Retirement Research Foundation Masters Student Research Award
James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award
Erickson Foundation Research Award
Awards Chair: Irena Pesis-Katz
Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs
Deadline June 1, 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award
Section Leadership Award
College-Based Leadership Award
Community-Based Leadership Award
Slade Memorial Advocacy Award
Student Poster Showcase Award (Three awards will be given to recognize student achievement in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs)
To nominate someone, please visit www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1060592
Award Chair: Andre Stanley
Chiropractic Health Care
Deadline August 15, 2011
(Requires nomination)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rising Star Award
Distinguished Service Award
(No nomination required)
5, 10 and 20 membership awards
Certificates of Appreciation
Award Chair: Bart Green
Community Health Planning & Policy Development
Deadline April 20, 2012
Henrik L. Blum Award for Excellence in Health Policy
Vision Award for Excellence in Health Planning
Student Awards Deadline: Early June
Best Doctoral-level Student Abstract Submission Award
Best Masters-level Student Abstract Submission Award
Award Chair: Veronica Uzoebo
Award Co-Chair: Gita Rampersad
Community Health Worker
Please contact Section Chair: Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox for more information
Disability
Deadline April 8, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award
Allan Meyers Award
*Student Member Award
New Investigator Award
Award Chair: Jennifer Rowland
Environment
Deadline May 1, 2012
Homer N Calver Lecturer
Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
Damu Smith Award
Professional Achievement Award(s)
Student Awards
Section Chair's Merit Awards
Award Chair: Leon Vinci
Epidemiology
Deadline May 15, 2012
John Snow Award
Abraham Lilienfeld Award
Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship Award
Public Health Practice Award- Individual
Public Health Practice Award- Organizational
*Student Abstract Awards (Abstracts have been submitted and received)
Award Chair: Howell Sasser
Public Health Practice Award Chair: Kris Fennie
Food & Nutrition
Deadline for awards: May 15, 2011
Catherine Cowell Award
Mary C. Egan Award
Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award
Award Chair: Katie Kavanagh
Health Administration
Please contact Award Chair: Gita Guppal for more information
Health Informatics and Information Technology
Deadline May 31, 2011
Excellence in Public Health Informatics (Professional)
*Excellence in Public Health Informatics (Student)
Excellence in Leadership Award
Program Excellence Award
Award Chair: Alex Charleston
HIV/AIDS
Abstract Submission Deadlines Apply
David Rosenstein Award for Excellence in Abstract
Submission among Students
Excellence in Abstract Submission on an International Topic
Excellence in Abstract Submission among New Investigators
Excellence in Abstract Submission among All Presenters
Award Chair: Bonnie Chakravorty
Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Deadline May 31, 2012
Mid-Career Outstanding Service Award
Award Chair: Sara Newman
International Health
Deadline for all Awards except the Student Award is April 30, 2012
The Carl Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award in International Health
Mid-Career Award in International Health
Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice Distinguished Section Service Awards
Deadline September 30, 2011
*Student Award (for best student paper in International Health submitted to the Annual Conference)
Award Chair: Padmini Murthy
Maternal & Child Health
Deadline April 30, 2011
Young Professional Award
Effective Practice Award
Outstanding Leadership/Advocacy Award
MCH Section Distinguished Service Award
Award Chair: JoAnne Fischer
Martha Mae Eliot Award
Please contact Deborah Dillard (deborah.dillard@apha.org) of APHA for nomination procedures
Medical Care
Deadline August 1, 2012
Donabedian Award
Viseltear Award
Medical Care Section Award
Student Award
"Evening With" Award
Award Chair: John Wayne
Mental Health
Carl Taube Award
Mental Health Section Award
Steven Banks Award for Mentoring in Mental Health Research
*Kenneth Lutterman Student Research Award
Award Chair: Jean Demmler
Occupational Health & Safety
Alice Hamilton Award
Lorin Kerr Award
Tony Mazzocchi Award
International Health and Safety Award
Awards Chair: Peter Dooley
James P. Keogh Memorial Scholarship Awards
Award Chair: Karen Mulloy
OHS Scientific Research Awards
Award Chair: Eduardo Siqueira
OHS/HIIT Digital Technology Award
OHS Section & Award Chair: Walter Jones
Oral Health
Deadline May 4, 2012
John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health
Please contact: Jane Weintraub, DDS, MPH 919-966-2731
Deadline May 11, 2012
Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health
Pre-Professional and Post-Professional Student Awards
Please contact: Susan Lovelace, 858-576-1700 ext 3745
Podiatric Health
Deadline April 30, 2012
John & Janet Carson Award for Public Health Advocacy
Stephen Toth Award
*Student Award
Award Chair: Janet Simon, DPM
Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health
Deadline May 31, 2012
Carl S. Shultz Award
Felicia Stewart Award
Outstanding Young Professional Award
*Student Work-Study Award (6 given)
Award Chair: Henry Gabelnick
Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Deadline May 31, 2012
Distinguished Career Award
Early Career Award
Judith R. Miller Award
Everett M. Rogers Award
Sarah Mazelis Award
Mohan Singh Award
Award Chair: Johanna Hinman
Public Health Nursing
Deadline May 2, 2012
The Ruth B. Freeman Award
Public Health Nurse Creative Achievement Award
Lillian Wald Service Award
Award Chair: Elizabeth Reifsnider
School Health Education & Services
Please contact Award Chair: Larry K. Olsen for more information
Social Work
The Insley/Evans Award (Please contact Robert H. Keefe)
Outstanding Student Paper Award (Contact Jewell Stafford)
Award Chair: Whitney Mendel
Statistics
Mortimer Spiegelman Award (Please contact Hongyu Zhao)
Lowell Reed Lecturer (Please contact Program Chair)
Statistics Section Industry Award
Statistics Section Academia Award
Statistics Section Government Award
*Student Research Award (Please contact Trent Lalonde)
Award Chair: Amy Ferketich
Student Assembly
*Student Assembly Public Health Mentoring Award (Contact: mentoring@aphastudents.org)
*Trong Ngyuen Award (Contact: advancement@aphastudents.org)
*Friend of the Student Assembly Award (Contact: chair@aphastudents.org)
*Student Assembly Chair Citation (Contact: chair@aphastudents.org)
*Student Scholarships for Outstanding Abstracts (multiple awards; Contact programming@apahstudents.org or abstracts@aphastudents.org)
*Best Poster Presentation (multiple awards; contact programming@aphastudents.org or abstracts@aphastudents.org)
Abstract Deadlines Apply
Award Contact: Brittany Marshall (email: bmarshapha@gmail.com)
Vision Care
Deadline March 31, 2012
The Distinguished Service Award
The Outstanding Scientific Paper (Project) Award
The Melvin D. Shipp Best Abstract Award
*The Morton W. Silverman Outstanding Student Paper (Project) Award
Award Chair: Siu Wong