Do You Know An Inspiring Epidemiologist?
The APHA Epidemiology Section is soliciting nominations for its 2009 Section awards. These awards honor epidemiologists making significant contributions to the methods, application, and teaching of epidemiology, as described in detail below - the Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship, the John Snow Award (which is officially sanctioned by the John Snow Society) and the Lilienfeld Award. In addition, the Section sponsors the Public Health Practice Award to recognize the use of epidemiologic methods in an innovative and creative public health program or project.
The Epidemiology Section of APHA invites nominations for the Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship, John Snow Award and Lilienfeld Award. Awards will be given at the 2009 APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A formal letter of nomination, accompanied by a brief resume/curriculum vitae, should describe:
- How the nominee meets the selection criteria, and
- Sufficient specific information for the Awards Committee to assess the nominee's contributions or achievements.
Please submit these electronically by June 1, 2009 to the Awards Committee Chair, Claudia Kozinetz, kozinetz@bcm.edu; feel free to contact her for additional details.
The Public Health Practice Award
The Public Health Practice Award has been designed by the Epidemiology Section in order to recognize the use of epidemiologic methods in an innovative and creative public health program or project.
The award committee will consider both individuals and/or organizations for the award. An individual investigator must be within 10 years of their terminal degree. An organization may have been in existence for any amount of time. Examples of projects that may merit such an award include the improvement of disease surveillance, creative pre- and post-intervention assessments, innovative ways of improving study participation, and/or communication of epidemiologic measures to the participating community. Projects may also be national in scope, but all projects must demonstrate measurable relevance to improving public health. Awardees will receive a nominal monetary award and an engraved clock.
The Chicago Recover Alliance (CRA) received the 2008 Public Health Practice Award for an organization. CRA is a community outreach program that promotes harm reduction. In support of its mission, CRA distributes safer injection kits, alcohol pads, condoms and risk reduction literature. Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH was awarded the 2008 Public Health Practice Award for an individual. Dr. Terashita supervises the Hospital Outreach Unit in the Acute Communicable Disease Control program at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. She was instrumental in the development of the program that promotes collaboration with hospitals and infection control professionals to ensure the health and safety of medical staff and their patients while improving the county’s surveillance systems.
For more nominations award packets, contact the Public Health Practice Award Chair, Kris Fennie, kfennie@BIOMED.MED.YALE.EDU.
The Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship
This award recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to addressing a public health issue of major importance by applying epidemiologic methods.
Criteria: Intellectual innovation in epidemiology or in the application of epidemiology to public health problems; substantial use of epidemiology to address important public health problems' impact through scientific publications or other means; recognized influence in the recipient's field; leadership in public health as indicated by leadership roles in professional organizations, government agencies, academic institutions or in the private sector; engaging and substantive speaker, able to speak on topics of interest to epidemiologists and other public health scientists.
Annotations: A nominee need not be an epidemiologist, but his/her contributions should reflect the application of epidemiologic concepts and methods or close collaboration in epidemiologic research. Nominees are not required to be members of the Epidemiology Section, APHA or citizens of the United States. Current offices of the APHA Epidemiology Section and members of the Awards Committee are not eligible for this award. Nominees should be excellent speakers.
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HAMPTON FROST AWARD
The John Snow Award
This award recognizes an outstanding epidemiologist for excellence in epidemiologic practice or research.
Criteria: Contributions of enduring value to the improvement of human health or substantial reduction in burden of disease; responsible for innovations in public health practice based on clear epidemiologic foundations or implementation of epidemiologic approaches to solution of health problems; contributions which are practical, explicit, and applied, rather than theoretical or implicit.
Annotations: Nominees are not required to be members of the Epidemiology Section, APHA or citizens of the United States. Current officers of the APHA Epidemiology Section and members of the Awards Committee are not eligible for this award.
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JOHN SNOW AWARD
The Abraham Lilienfeld Award
This award recognizes excellence in the teaching of epidemiology during the course of a career.
Excellence in teaching as exhibited in effective classroom lectures, professional seminars or workshops, publications of substantial pedagogical or methodological importance for students and professional epidemiologists or students who have made worthwhile contributions to the improvement of public health; Evidence of incorporating both historic and innovative epidemiologic concepts and methods in teaching; evidence of ability to communicate difficult of complex ideas in clear, understandable language or using innovative methods; evidence of influence on students or young professionals as teacher or mentor.
Annotations: Preference is given to nominees who teach in the classroom, are engaging lecturers, write clearly and whose students have made worthwhile contributions to the improvement of public health. Nominees are not required to be members of the Epidemiology Section, APHA or citizens of the United States. Current officers of the APHA Epidemiology Section and members of the Awards Committee are not eligible for this award.
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