Native American Child Health Advocacy Award

Each year, the AAP Committee on Native American Child Health presents the Native American Child Health Advocacy Award to recognize an individual (physician or non-physician) who has made a major contribution to promoting Native American child health.

Nominations

Nomination Criteria

The award will recognize an individual who has made a major contribution to promoting Native American child health and exemplifies a lifelong commitment, equal to or greater than 10 years of service, to Native American children and their communities.

If you know of a health professional who merits this recognition, please use this SURVEY to submit nominees. The next nomination cycle opens in October 2024 for consideration for the 2024 award, nominations must be completed by December 20th. Nominations submitted after that date will be held for the next year.

Nominations from a spouse, partner, or family member are not permitted.

If you have any questions or problems with your submission, please contact AAP staff using our Contact Us form.

Past Recipients

Congratulations to our previous award winners:

2023 – Shaquita L. Bell, MD

2022 – Rovianne Leigh, JD

2019 – Allison Barlow, PhD, MPH, MA

2018 – Kelly Roberta Moore, MD, FAAP

2017 – Lawrence D Robertson, JR, MD, MPH

2016 – Kevin Sweeney, MD

2015 – Mathuram Santosham, MD

2014 – Jacqueline L. Nelson, MD

2013 – Joseph T. Bell, PharmD, MD

2012 – Mark Butterbrodt, MD

2011 – James J. Campbell, MD

2010 – Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH

2009 – Roger E. Gollub, MD

2008 – Stephen A. Holve, MD

2007 – David C. Grossman, MD, MPH

2006 – William F. Green, MD

2005 – Lori Griffin Byron, MD

2004 – Peter Talbot, MD

2003 – J. Kenneth Petersen, MD, MPH

2002 – Lance Chilton, MD

2001 – J. Kenneth Fleshman, MD, MPH

2000 – Diana Hu, MD

1999 – Dorothy Meyer, CNM, MPH

1998 – James A. Lewis, MD

1997 – Lawrence R. Berger, MD, MPH

1996 – George Brennemen, MD

1995 – Everett Ronald Rhoades, MD

Last Updated

10/18/2024

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics