Calderone Prize

The Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health is the most prestigious award in the field of public health.[1] It is given every two years by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to an individual who has made a "transformational contribution" in the field.[2] The award is named after Dr. Frank A. Calderone, who after serving as New York City deputy health commissioner, became a leading figure in the World Health Organization (WHO) in its formative years, where he "led a successful global cholera vaccination program."[3] The first Calderone Prize was awarded in 1992.

Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health
Awarded forPublic Health
Date1986
Presented byColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Reward(s)$50,000

Award

Established in 1986, the award is given to an individual who has "accomplished work of extraordinary distinction in the field of public health or made a specific discovery or contribution that has had long-term national or global implications in such areas as communicable disease, environmental health, epidemiology, social and/or behavioral medicine, health policy, or any aspect of health promotion or disease prevention."[4]

Candidates are nominated and selected by a selection committee, chaired by the dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.[5]

Laureates

Source: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Year Laureate Country of origin Background
1992 C. Everett Koop  United States
1994 Jonathan Mann  United States
1996 William Foege  United States
1999 D.A. Henderson  United States
2001 Nafis Sadik  Pakistan
2003 Peter Piot  Belgium
2005 Mary Robinson  Ireland
2007 Allan Rosenfield  United States
2010 Susan Pardee Baker[6]  United States
2011 Harvey V. Fineberg[7]  United States
2014 H. Jack Geiger[8]  United States
2016 Mary T. Bassett[9]  United States
2018 Julio Frenk[10]  Mexico

References
  1. "Columbia Calling for Nominees: The Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health". Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "The Calderone Prize". Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. Wilmont, Sibyl Shalo (2013). "The Calderone Prize in Public Health A Legacy of Legends". American Journal of Public Health. 103 (1): 41–46. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300982. PMC 3518370. PMID 23153163.
  4. "The Calderone Prize". Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. "The Calderone Prize". Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. "Susan Baker, Pioneer in Injury Prevention, Awarded Calderone Prize". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. "Highest prize in public health awarded to Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. Mwamba, Jay. "Sophie Davis Co-founder Awarded Calderone Prize". The City College of New York. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. Goldberg, Dan. "In accepting Calderone prize, Bassett highlights racism's impact on public health". Politico. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. "Dr. Julio Frenk to Receive Frank A. Calderone Prize from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health". ASPPH. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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