Call for Nominations Open Now for the 2010 Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health

WASHINGTON, May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nominations are being accepted online at www.pahef.org/awards/nominations for the 2010 Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health, a joint program of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). These awards honor dedicated professionals who led the way in advancing health conditions in the Americas during the last century and are intended to stimulate the growth of the next and rising generation of leaders working to improve health in the Americas.

Awards with a nomination deadline of June 15, 2010, 5:00 p.m. EDT:

• Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Health
• Pedro N. Acha Award for Excellence in Veterinary Public Health
• Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Health Literature
• Clarence H. Moore Award for Excellence for Voluntary Service

Awards with a nomination deadline of June 30, 2010, 5:00 p.m.:

• Manuel Velasco Suarez Award for Excellence in Bioethics
• Sergio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care

Each awardee receives a cash prize or grant, certificate of merit, and a paid trip to Washington, DC, to receive the award at the annual PAHO/PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Event and is recognized before the ministers of health of the region at the PAHO Directing Council Meeting.

A jury of distinguished public health professionals reviews nominations and recommends a candidate for each award to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for final selection.

Learn more about the specific criteria for these awards, at www.pahef.org/awards.

Founded in 1968, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) is a public 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to fostering public health programs in the Americas that address major health concerns. PAHEF improves the lives of people throughout the Americas by working with the public and private sectors as well as major public health research, policy, and development groups.

The Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health help stimulate the growth of the next and rising generation of leaders working to improve health and health care in the Americas. The Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program is a partnership between PAHEF and PAHO.

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SOURCE Pan American Health and Education Foundation