The Community Hero Award offers the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy an opportunity to publically thank and honor local and national leaders whose work has been significant in helping to prevent injuries and ameliorate their consequences. The Award is bestowed annually during a special awards ceremony on the East Baltimore campus. Past awardees include:
2005 - Chief Theodore Saunders, Fire Marshall, Baltimore City Fire Department 2006 - Ms. Carole Alexander, Executive Director, House of Ruth of Maryland 2007 - Dr. Ileana Arias, Director, National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008 - Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department 2009 - Leon Faruq and the Safe Streets Program of Baltimore 2010 - The Rebuild Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Susan P. Baker, M.P.H., Sc.D. (Hon.), has been named the recipient of the 2010 Harry G. Moseley Award for her pioneering work applying the public health model to aviation safety research and training. Established in recognition of the contributions of Col. Harry G. Moseley to flight safety and sponsored by Lockheed Martin, the award was presented to Professor Baker during the Aerospace Medical Association’s 81st Annual Scientific Meeting on May 13th in Phoenix, AZ.
Prof. Baker’s research has led to a better understanding of the determinants of occupant survival in aviation crashes, the etiology of pilot error, and the relationship between pilot aging and safety performance. Her research has included crashes related to mountain flying, instructional flights, commuter flights, and air medical transport. Much of her teaching and research is designed to influence the legislators, administrators, media representatives, and others whose decisions can determine the likelihood of injury for thousands of people.
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health today announced that it will award the highest prize in public health – the Frank A. Calderone Prize – to Susan P. Baker, whose extraordinary career spanning close to five decades has been instrumental in bringing the prevention of injuries to the forefront of public health and public policy.
The Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health, the preeminent award in the field, is overseen by the Mailman School of Public Health and presented to an individual who has made a transformational contribution in the field of public health. The Prize recognizes an individual who has accomplished extraordinary distinction in public health and/or who has made a specific contribution which has had long-term national or global implications. This is the first time the Prize has been bestowed upon an injury control researcher.
"Sue Baker is a true pioneer," said Mailman School Dean Fried. "She not only created a new field of academic inquiry in public health; she ensured that her research would have practical application and underpin a transformation in public policy. The Mailman School is proud to bestow the Calderone Prize on Professor Baker."
"I am truly honored by this extraordinary recognition," said Professor Baker. "When I started in this field many years ago, injury was hardly considered a public health issue, despite being one of the leading causes of death and disability. I feel very fortunate to have had so many opportunities to build a career in injury prevention, to train so many outstanding injury professionals, and to have been able to influence real policy changes to save lives. While we have collectively come so far, there is more work to be done. That is why I hope this Prize will now draw even more attention to the burden of injury, and encourage more young leaders to enter the field."
On October 28th, faculty member and past Center director Susan Baker received the American Public Health Association’s highest award in Injury Control, the Injury Control Distinguished Career Award. This award is in recognition of her outstanding dedication and leadership in injury control and emergency health services with contributions and achievements that have a significant and long-term impact on the field. “Simply stated, Sue helped to put scientific study and prevention of injuries on the map,” said Jon Vernick, JD, MPH, deputy director of the Center. “From her research on children and automobile crashes which provided the scientific basis for all U.S. states passing child passenger protection laws, to her pioneering work in aviation safety, the impact of Sue’s research has undoubtedly reduced the burden of injury in the U.S. and abroad. On behalf of the Injury Center, I congratulate her on this well-deserved recognition”. Center faculty member and former director Susan P. Baker has been named a Public Health Hero by Research!America, the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance. The honor comes in recognition of her research in injury prevention and driving safety which has resulted in national passenger protection laws and thousands of lives saved. In order to bring recognition to the public health professionals who work tirelessly every day to protect us, Research!America designates the Monday before Thanksgiving as Public Health Thank You Day. Sue is one of eight individuals selected to be highlighted this year in honor of their tremendous accomplishments in the field of public health. On Public Health Thank You Day, "we recognize our ‘health protection heroes' who work tirelessly every day to promote the health of people of all ages," said Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director. "The 14,000 public health professionals at the CDC.... say ‘thank you' to each of these heroes on the frontlines of health. As a result of their dedication, we are all able to live healthier, safer, and longer lives." More information on Public Health Thank You Day and Research!America’s Public Health Heroes can be found at the Research!America website. In June 2008, the Home Safety Council awarded the Home Safety Research Award to Center for Injury Research & Policy director Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM, at their annual Salute to Home Safety Awards Dinner June 5, 2008 in Washington D.C. The Home Safety Research Award recognizes individuals whose research on injury prevention contributes to reducing deaths and injuries from falls, poisonings, fire and burns, drowning, and airway obstruction. Assistant Deputy Director in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's Office, Janie McCullough, presented the Center with a citation honoring its contributions to the civic welfare of the Baltimore community.
John M. Colmers, Maryland Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, presented the Center with a proclamation from Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. The proclamation marked December 6, 2007 as Center for Injury Research and Policy Day in Maryland, and urged Marylanders to recognize the contributions of injury and violence prevention research, and teaching and service programs.
The Center for Injury Research & Policy was honored with the Injury Prevention and Control Health Impact Award for conducting quality research that is applied to programs and policies to reduce the incidence, severity and consequences of injuries. The award was presented by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Center was also recognized for integrating research and practice with the education of injury prevention and control leaders of tomorrow. The award was presented in Washington, D.C. as part of the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research & and Policy was honored by the Civil Justice Foundation for its long commitment to the reduction and treatment of Injuries. Each year, the organization names one or more "Community Champions" at the Breakfast of Champions. The honorees are recognized as outstanding consumer advocates who demonstrate a compassionate commitment to injury prevention and who have performed extraordinary work to preserve the right to justice for injured consumers. The Nicholas Rosecrans Award is given jointly by EPIC Medics, Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Laerdal Medical, and the Red Flash Group. Named after Nicholas Rosecrans, a young boy who drowned in San Diego County, Ca., the award recognizes emergency responders who collaborate with agencies, organizations and citizens to promote injury prevention. | 
