Call for Nominations Hispanic Officers Advisory Committee 2009 Juan Carlos Finlay Award Deadline Date: 29 March 2009     The Hispanic Officers Advisory Committee (HOAC) is requesting nominations for the Juan Carlos Finlay Award to be presented at the USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium to be held 1-4 June in Atlanta, GA. The Juan Carlos Finlay Award is to honor individuals, groups, or organizations who through work performance and other activities have demonstrated leadership in the development of programs, materials, or initiatives that improve health services for Hispanics. Nominations must be received no later than 29 March 2009. Please send nominations electronically via e-mail to Martha.wanca@hhs.gov.   For additional information, please contact: LCDR Martha Wanca, USPHS Chair, HOAC Awards Subcommittee HHS/OS/OPHS Suite 100, Plaza Level 1101 Wootton Parkway Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 240-453-6102 E-mail: martha.wanca@hhs.gov   NOMINATION PACKAGE JUAN CARLOS FINLAY AWARD HISPANIC OFFICERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE   PURPOSE       The Juan Carlos Finlay Award was established by the Hispanic Officers Advisory Committee (HOAC) to honor individuals, groups, and organizations who through work performance and other activities have demonstrated leadership in the development of programs, methods, or initiatives that improve access to and/or health services for Hispanics. The award honors two individuals, groups, or organizations: Sustained Service Award: Career Dedication Significant Achievement Award: Notable Achievement HISTORY      Juan Carlos Finlay (1833 1915) was a physician and epidemiologist who discovered that the mosquito was the vector for yellow fever. Dr. Finlay was born in Puerto Principe (now Camaguey), Cuba, on December 3, 1833. He received his degree in medicine from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and after further study in Havana and Paris began his medical practice at Matanzas and then in Havana, Cuba.      Dr. Finlay was deeply involved in the great sanitary problems of his country and in 1879 he was named by the Cuban Government to serve with the North American Commission that was in Cuba to study the causes of yellow fever. During his work with the commission, he theorized that the transmission of yellow fever required a vector and presented his theory in 1881 to the International Sanitary Conference in Washington, D.C. In 1881 Finlay also presented a paper to the Academy of Sciences of Havana indicating that a mosquito, Culex faciatus (now known as Aedes aegypti), was the vector of the yellow fever organism. Though supported by numerous experiments and observations, his theory was not accepted by the scientific world until 1901, when Walter Reed confirmed his findings in a report before the International Sanitary conference at Havana. This resulted in the work of W.C. Gorgas in Cuba and Panama, ending the plague that for more than 200 years had scourged the Caribbean and Gulf coastal areas. ELIGIBILITY Officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) or equivalent civil service professionals. Current voting members of the HOAC are not eligible CRITERIA       Each nomination shall describe the specific accomplishments of the candidate (individual or organization) who has performed in one or more of the following areas: Leadership in their area of expertise as it pertains to Hispanic health care issues Accomplishments in Hispanic health care development, management, and/or improvement  Organization and/or implementation of activities/programs that significantly improve Hispanic access to health care and health care services. PROCEDURE Complete the Nomination Form (see below). Write a narrative statement, describing the nominee’s accomplishments & impact as outlined above, not to exceed two pages in length. Nominations may be submitted by HHS Operating Divisions, HHS Staff Divisions, non-HHS organizations to which Corps officers are assigned, Regional Offices, private non profit groups, and others with special knowledge of Hispanic health issues and programs. Nominations must be endorsed by the nominee’s first-line supervisor. Other endorsements are encouraged, they provide verification and support. Nominations are to be submitted electronically. Submit Nominations to: Martha.wanca@hhs.gov For Additional Assistance or Information contact: LCDR Martha Wanca, USPHS Chair, HOAC Awards Subcommittee HHS/OS/OPHS Suite 100, Plaza Level Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 240-453-6134 Due Date: 29 March 2009 Award Ceremony: The Juan Carlos Finlay Award will be presented at the 2009 U.S. Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium in Atlanta, GA.   COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HISPANIC OFFICERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUAN CARLOS FINLAY AWARD NOMINATION FORM     NOMINATION INFORMATION:   Last Name  First Name MI Suffix Rank/Grade Credential   USPHS Category Job Title Agency/Organization   Work Address Work Phone E-mail Address   Name of Supervisor/Rating Official Work Phone E-mail Address   AWARD NOMINATED FOR:   SUSTAINED SERVICE: CAREER DEDICATION   SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT: NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT   CITATION (25 words or less): NOMINATOR INFORMATION:   Name  Title Date Phone E-mail Address ENDORSEMENTS:   Name  Title Date Phone E-mail Address   Name  Title Date Phone E-mail Address   Name  Title Date Phone E-mail Address

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