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CHILD HEALTH RECOGNITION AWARDS GEORGIA 2007 In 1994, Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (now GlaxoSmithKline) established the Child Health Recognition Awards Program to encourage and recognize the development of creative and successful approaches toward improving the health status and the quality of life of children in North Carolina. The awards focused primarily on efforts of public health departments and staff that show enormous initiative and creativity in stretching limited resources. The program was a source of ideas and inspiration for public health practitioners, leading to successes in their own communities. Today many children are benefiting because of this exchange of approaches to improving child health. In 1998, the program was expanded to the State of Georgia, and The Task Force for Global Health, then known s the Task Force for Child Survival and Development was asked to oversee the nomination and selection process. The following people served on the 2007 Georgia Selection Committee: Mrs. Rosalynn Carter - Honorary ChairpersonThe 2007 Awards Ceremony was held at the conclusion of the Georgia Public Health Association meeting in Savannah, Georgia, on September 7, 2007. Dr. Martha Rogers of the Task Force for Child Survival and Development delivered the keynote address which was entitled "Global Child Health in the 21st Century". The speech was well received. Ms. Katie Baer, Writer-Editor, wrote the history of the Georgia Child Health Recognition Awards Program, and copies were distributed to the attendees at the ceremony. The following awards were presented for 2007 in four categories: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER:INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION AWARD WINNER:LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOGNITION AWARD WINNER: |
PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF RECOGNITION AWARD
WINNER:CHALLENGES FOR FUTURE YEARS This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Child Health Recognition Awards program in Georgia, so it's a perfect time to reflect on our successful partnership and to look forward to some new developments that will shift the focus of the program to public health graduate students. In the spring of 2007, the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Board of Directors notified the Task Force for Child Survival and Development that they had decided to change the direction of the program to focus more closely on scholarship and mentoring. To that end, the Foundation will endow a summer GSK-TF Fellowship Program for graduate students in public health. This will afford students the opportunity to work on Task Force projects, gain valuable experience, and be mentored by the staff. Two pilot fellowships were awarded this summer, and the GSK-TF Fellowship Program was formally launched at the Child Health Recognition Awards ceremony on September 7, 2007 in Savannah, Georgia. During the 10 years of the Georgia Child Health Awards Program, 230 nominations were received and 74 winners were recognized. The Georgia Child Health Awards Program made a tremendous difference in the lives of Georgia's children. As we move to the new phase, the Task Force for Global Health looks forward this new partnership with GlaxoSmthKline as we continue to impact the lives of the children in the State of Georgia. The Task Force for Global Health would like to thank GlaxoSmithKline, the Georgia Public Health Association, Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, and the many public health professionals who served on the Selection Committees for their support during the 10 years of this successful program. /td> |
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