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Health Education Award


Definition:

The distinguished service to health education award is presented annually at the National Convention in recognition of an outstanding contribution to health education either by an individual or organization outside the health education profession. Zero to three such awards may be given annually.

 

Qualifications of Candidates:

  • Previous recipients of awards may not be considered for re-nomination for the same award until 10 years have passed since the initial award.
  • Deceased persons are not eligible for consideration for awards.
  • Members of the Awards Committee and of the AAHE Board of Directors are not eligible to receive AAHE awards while they are serving in said roles.
  •  An individual or organization (system, corporation, association, agency, and others) outside the health education profession, making a significant contribution to health education in any form, i.e., media development, legislation, creative arts (such as writing, acting, research, etc.), and funding.
  • The person or organization should have aided in the development and promotion of health education.
  • Must have made national impact on the advancement of health education.
  • A commercial organization may be nominated only for a unique contribution to the profession over and above their normal realm of activity.

 

Past Recipients:  

A.I.T./"Inside-Out"
American Cancer Society
American Dental Association
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
American Red Cross
Stephen Barrett
Blue Cross
California Distance Learning Health Network
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Adolescent School Health
Comprehensive Health Education Foundation/Seattle/Washington
John J. Creedon/President/Metropolitan Life Ins.
Co.Curriculum Innovations
Dairy Council of California
Division of Health Education/Centers for Disease Control Education Department of Premier Exhibitions, Inc.
Educational Development Center
Joycelyn Elders/former Surgeon General
ETR Associates Inc.
IOX Assessment Associates Inc.
Kaiser Permanente Theatre Program
KCET-TV/Los Angeles/California
Kellogg Foundation
J. Michael McGinnis/Deputy Asst./Secretary for Health/U.S.D.H.H.S.Hon.
Lloyd Meeds/U.S. Congressman
Metropolitan Life
National Dairy Council
National P.T.A.
NCAA Choices
David Satcher Schering
Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S.
Tampax
Kate Taylor and the production of "DeGrassi High"Texas
Association of School AdministratorsT
he Public Citizen Health Research Group
3 M Company
Oprah Winfrey  

 

Download Nomination Forms:

Click here to download the forms to nominate an individual for the distinguished service to health education award in a Word format. (These forms are to be completed by the nominator.)