Benefits of Membership in the MCH Section of APHA
- Be part of a supportive community of MCH public health professionals who share a common interest
- Stay abreast of emerging issues in MCH
- Participate in committees which address emerging MCH issues-research, policy and practice
- Develop policies which will impact the MCH population
- Review and update existing policies
- Develop new policies
- Active involvement in developing the next generation of MCH Leaders
- Student Awards
- Student Involvement in the MCH Section
MCH Awards
The Maternal & Child Health Section sponsors two section specific awards and student awards every year at the APHA Annual Meeting.
- The Young Professional Award
- The Martha May Eliot Award
- Student Awards
Nomination Process
The Awards Committee calls for nominations in the MCH Section Newsletter & Web Page and The Nation's Health. Nominations are generally due to the Awards Committee Chair in April of each year for the next Annual Meeting. Nominations and supporting statements should be submitted to the Awards Committee Chair on the prescribed forms. Contact Awards Committee Chair for copies of nomination forms & instructions.
MCH Awards Committee Chair for 2008 is:
The Young Professional Award
The Young Professional Award is an award of the Maternal and
Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association. It is awarded to someone who has made a significant contribution to the field of maternal and child health through a specific, particularly creative endeavor or through outstanding achievement over a number of years in the areas of administration, advocacy, clinical care, community service, education, or research. Potential for continuing impact on the field is also important.
2007 Award Winner: Tyan Parker Dominquez
2008 Young Professional Award Nomination Form
Martha May Eliot Award
The award is named for Martha May Eliot (1891-1978), who is best known for her work – spanning four decades -- in the federal Children’s Bureau. From 1951 to 1956, she served as Chief of the Children’s Bureau. In addition to her work with the Children’s Bureau, Dr. Eliot was the first woman to be elected president of the American Public Health Association (1947). She also served as Chair of the Maternal and Child Health Department at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her international activities included service as Assistant Director General of the World Health Organization from 1949 to 1951 and as the United States representative to the executive board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The recipient of the Martha May Eliot Award is chosen each year by a committee of the American Public Health Association and is presented by the Association’s president at a luncheon at the Annual Meeting.
This award honors exceptional achievement in the field of maternal and child health; to bring such achievement to the eyes of related professional people and the public; to stimulate young people in the field to emulate the efforts resulting in such recognition; and to add within the profession and in the eyes of the public to the stature of professional workers in the field of maternal and child health.
2007 Award Winner: Greg Alexander
Student Awards