APHA's Public Health Awards Ceremony and Luncheon recognizes individuals who will receive the association's most distinguished awards. APHA honors those who exemplify professionalism and dedication to the field of public health.
Join us at the event on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 12:30-2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased during the registration process or can be added by logging back in to your registration record.
Meet the 2023 Award Winners
Sedgwick Memorial Medal
Nancy Krieger, PhD, MS, professor of social epidemiology, American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
APHA Award for Excellence
Rebecca Seguin-Fowler, PhD, RDN, LD, CSCS, associate director, Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture; chief scientific officer, Healthy Texas; and professor, Department of Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University
APHA Executive Director Citation
Robert Ross, MD, MPA, president and CEO of the California Endowment
Presidential Citation
Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter and actress
David P. Rall Award for Advocacy
Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal, PhD, MPH, the Alvin and Ruth Sandall professor of kinesiology and director of the Master of Public Health program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Helen Rodriguez-Trias Award
Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH, director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award
Sharon Laing, PhD, MS, associate professor, School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, University of Washington Tacoma, and adjunct associate professor, University of Washington Seattle School of Public Health
Martha May Eliot Award
Jeannette Ickovics, PhD, the Samuel and Liselotte Herman professor of social and behavioral sciences, Yale School of Public Health
Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, former commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health
Victor Sidel and Barry Levy Award for Peace
Samer Jabbour, MD, MPH, professor of public health practice, faculty of health sciences at the American University of Beirut (outgoing) and researcher, Syrian Center for Policy Research, Beirut, Lebanon
Ayman El-Mohandes Young Professional Public Health Innovation Award
Yan Wang, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology, University of Florida