APHA Awards 

Award winners announced! Meet the 2026 winners.

This year’s awards will be presented at the Public Health Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 2nd at 12:30 pm during APHA’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo, which officially kicks off Nov. 1 in San Antonio, TX. For questions about the awards, contact Deborah Dillard. 

Learn more about each award:

• APHA Award for Excellence 
• Ayman El-Mohandes Young Professional Public Health Innovation Award
• David P. Rall Award for Advocacy 
• Giorgio A. Piccagli Leadership Award
• Helen Rodriguez-Trias Award 
• Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award 
• Martha May Eliot Award 
• Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize 
• Sedgwick Memorial Medal 
• Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award 
• Victor Sidel and Barry Levy Award for Peace 

Candidates for the following awards will be nominated by APHA and confirmed by the APHA Executive Board:

• APHA Distinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year
• APHA Executive Board Impact Award
• APHA Executive Director Citation
• APHA Presidential Citation