Schoolwide Practice Awards for JHSPH Faculty and Students

Nominations will be accepted for the following awards:

• Excellence in International Public Health Practice

• Excellence in U.S. Public Health Practice (excludes Baltimore-based activities)

• Excellence in Baltimore Public Health Practice (awarded jointly by the Office of Public Health Practice and Training and SOURCE)

Nine total awards will be conveyed in 2020. Faculty, masters students and doctoral students will all receive separate consideration for awards. One person from each group will win an award from each category --- there will be three total awardees for each award.

The Office of Public Health Practice and Training recognizes faculty and students each year for outstanding public health practice contributions. These awards are given in recognition of a practice effort that has made or has great potential to make a sustained impact on a health-related outcome.

Eligibility:

• Full-time faculty of any rank with a primary appointment at JHSPH. After winning an award individuals become ineligible for five years.

• The practice effort should have been active in the previous 12 months, although efforts that began earlier and on-going efforts are eligible. Such eligible efforts include, but are not limited to: contributing to the creation, implementation, or evaluation of programs, policies, or practices that improve the public’s health; assisting community-based organizations or agencies in ways that advance their mission and improve the public’s health; or other real-world application of public health principles and methods that improves health.

• While the practice effort that is the subject of the nomination may be tied to a research project, the practice effort itself needs to be distinct from any research.

• Awardees will be invited to share their work during a seminar sponsored by the Office of Public Health Practice and Training.

Nomination Requirements:

Nominations for Faculty Awards for Public Health Practice may be made by any JHSPH faculty member, and self-nominations are accepted. To be considered, faculty should submit the following information to practice@jhu.edu:

1. Statement of no more than 500 words that describes the following:

• Which award the faculty member is being nominated for (i.e., Excellence in International Public Health Practice; Excellence in U.S. Public Health Practice; Excellence in Baltimore Public Health Practice)
• Title of the Practice Project
• Description of the Practice Project
• Impact that the practice project has made or has great potential to make on a health-related outcome (e.g., implications for policy, practice, future programming, etc. that can improve health)

2. A letter of support from a practice partner involved in the work who is external to JHSPH.

Note: The above documents should all be submitted as attachments to a single email to practice@jhu.edu.

See past Faculty Practice Awardees here.

Please address questions to: practice@jhu.edu.

Disclaimer: Any submitted application materials may be shared on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health website.

Eligibility

• JHSPH masters and doctoral students (full-time and part-time) are eligible to be nominated for one practice award, regardless of category.  

• Students are only eligible to win one practice award during their degree program.

• Individuals or groups of up to four students may apply for a practice award; however, the application must clearly outline the distinct contributions of each group member.

• The student(s) must have worked on the project after matriculation into their degree program; work completed prior to matriculation is not eligible for an award.

• Projects continuing past the March submission deadline are eligible for the award; however, the award application must clearly describe the public health impact of the student’s practice work at the time of application.

Nomination Requirements:

Students can self-nominate or be nominated by their practice partner organization, but all nominations must include a letter of support from the partnering organization. To be considered, submit the following information to practice@jhu.edu:

1. Statement (up to one page single-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point font) that describes the following:

• Title of practice project

• Practice experience activities completed

• Project impact assessment (e.g., implications for policy, practice, future programming, etc.)

• Self-reflection (for group submissions, please share how the project enriched the group's educational experience):

  • How the project enriched your degree program experience

  • How the project impacted your future career goals and objectives

​​2. Resume/CV (for group submissions, please provide a resume/CV for each student in the group)
Note: The above documents should all be submitted as attachments to a single email to practice@jhu.edu:

3. A letter of support from the partnering organization (can be from preceptor/supervisor) should be emailed separately to practice@jhu.edu: before the application deadline, with the subject heading “Student(s) Last Name(s) – Practice Awards Support Letter.”

4. [OPTIONAL] One additional letter of support from an individual impacted by the project (e.g., stakeholder, community member, etc.) may also be submitted.

Note: Top 3 masters and top 3 doctoral finalists from each category will be selected to present their projects to a panel of judges for the final award selection.

See past Student Practice Awardees and audio recordings here.

Please address questions to: practice@jhu.edu.

Disclaimer: Any submitted application materials may be shared on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health website.

For more information, please contact the Office of Public Health Practice and Training at practice@jhu.edu.