This committee focuses on selecting the winners of the following six APHA Awards:
- Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health, APHA's oldest and most prestigious honor
- APHA Award for Excellence
- David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health
- Helen Rodriguez-Trias Social Justice Award
- Victor Sidel and Barry Levy Award for Peace
- Ayman El-Mohandes Young Professional Public Health Innovation Award
Committee members are public health professionals possessing rich experience and broad diversity across the public health community.
Responsibilities of the Committee
The activities of the Awards Committee are to share the Call for APHA Awards Nominations with their colleagues, review the nominations and meet to select the award winners.
Committee Roster:
Term Expires 2025
Resa M. Jones, PhD, MPH
David Reyes, DNP, MPH, RN, PHNA-BC
Ayza Mahmood Khan, MD, MPH, MBA, FACHE, CPE
Term Expires 2026
Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH - Chair
Rachel Clarke, PhD
Hope M. Rollins
Staff Liaison: Deborah Dillard, 202-777-2442
APHA Policy on Executive Session (PDF)