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Hispanic Officers Advisory Committee’s Call for Nominations for the
Juan Carlos
Finlay Award
Deadline Date: 28 March 2008 |
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The Juan Carlos Finlay Award was established by the
Hispanic Officers Advisory Committee
(HOAC) to honor individuals, organizations, and groups who through work performance
and other activities have demonstrated leadership in the development of programs,
methods, or initiatives that improve health services for Hispanics. This award was
named after Juan Carlos Finlay (1833-1915), a Cuban physician and epidemiologist
who discovered that the mosquito was the vector of “fiebre amarilla” or yellow fever.
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Nominations for the Juan Carlos Finlay Award should describe the specific accomplishments
of the candidate (individual or organization) in one or more of the following areas:
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- 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.
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Complete nomination information and forms are available on the
HOAC Web site and must be submitted no later than 28 March 2008.
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The Juan Carlos Finley Award will be presented in June at the 2008 U.S. Public Health
Service (USPHS) Scientific and Training Symposium (formerly the USPHS Professional
Conference) in Tucson, AZ.
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For additional assistance or information, please contact:
LT Erik Cala, USPHS
Chair, HOAC Awards Subcommittee
Chinle Hospital
ATTN: Rehab. Department
P.O. Drawer PH
Chinle, AZ 86503
Phone: 928-674-7554
Mobile: 928-349-0069
Fax: 928-674-7559
E-mail: erik.cala@ihs.gov |
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