Public Health Award

Created: 1989 (First presented in 1992)

This award recognizes individuals who have made or are making extraordinary contributions to the American public's health. Nominees may be:

non-physicians who have an extraordinary impact on the public health of their community, state or nation; or
practicing physicians who go beyond their patient community and have an extraordinary impact on the public health; or
physicians working in public health who have an extraordinary impact on public health.

Download the Public Health Award Application -- Deadline: March 1, 2008
(1-page Word file; About Downloading)

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact AAFP at (800) 274-2237, ext. 3140, or jhaas@aafp.org.

Nominations from:

Active Members through Constituent Chapters

Nominations to:

AAFP Commission on Health of the Public/Science

Nominations by:

March 1

Presented at:

Congress of Delegates or AAFP Scientific Assembly*

*Travel expenses are provided. See AAFP Travel Guidelines for Award Recipients.

Process and Timing:

Recommendations for this award are made via the normal Board recommendation process. When a Public Health Award is approved for presentation, the Staff Award Coordinator will:

notify recipients by letter over President's signature
order award (plaque)
coordinate travel arrangements

The AAFP Public Relations Staff will:

prepare news script to be used at award presentation
provide a release template on the AAFP Web page with links to Award descriptions and a sample release for use by the recipient