APHA Awards

2025 Call for APHA Awards Nominations Open

Awards Timeline:

Nominations accepted via online submission only.

• May 16: Nominations deadline at 11:59 p.m. EST
• September: Award recipients announced.
• November 2-5: Award recipients will be recognized during the APHA 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo in Washington, D.C.

For questions about the awards, contact Deborah Dillard.

View the 2024 APHA award recipients, honored for their innovation and excellence in helping build a healthier nation. 

Learn more about each award:

• APHA Award for Excellence
• Ayman El-Mohandes Young Professional Public Health Innovation Award
• David P. Rall Award for Advocacy
• Giorgio A. Piccagli Leadership Award
• Helen Rodriguez-Trias Award
• Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award
• Martha May Eliot Award
• Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize
• Sedgwick Memorial Medal
• Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award
• Victor Sidel and Barry Levy Award for Peace

Candidates for the following awards will be nominated by APHA and confirmed by the APHA Executive Board:

• APHA Distinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year
• APHA Executive Board Impact Award
• APHA Executive Director Citation
• APHA Presidential Citation