NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 PUBLIC HEALTH AWARDS
Public Health - Madison and Dane County is seeking nominations for the 2010 Public Health Awards. The purpose of these awards is to recognize community members who have made significant contributions and demonstrated exceptional commitment to promoting public health. These awards will be presented at a Public Health Awards Ceremony in mid-April.
Please take time to reflect on people and organizations that you have come in contact with that you feel have gone the extra mile in community efforts to prevent disease, promote health, and improve quality of life.
Criteria for Nominations:
- Nominees should be individuals, businesses and organizations who enhance public health in Madison and Dane County through advocacy, outreach, education and/or direct services.
- Nominees could be from the public and private sector, and include volunteers, community organizers, direct service providers, educators and policymakers. Environmental health, health care, health promotion and disease/injury prevention are examples of program areas in which nominees may be involved.
- Current and past employees of Public Health – Madison and Dane County (formerly Madison Department of Public Health and Dane County Division of Public Health) are not eligible for nomination for their work during employment with Public Health, but can be nominated for work with another organization.
- Past award winners are also not eligible for nomination. Past Public Health Award Recipients (PDF)
- Past nominations that were not previously selected, may be nominated again.
To submit a nomination, fill out the Nomination Form (MS Word).
The deadline for nominations is Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Award recipients and those who nominated them will be notified by mid-March.
