CAPHIA, PO Box 319, Curtin, ACT 2605, T (02) 6171 1306, E [email protected], ABN 58 408 229 415
COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS AUSTRALIA (CAPHIA)
2017 PRESIDENT’S AWARD
IMPROVING HEALTH GLOBALLY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL TEACHING OR
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
Applications to [email protected] by 5pm, EST, Monday, 12 June 2017.
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CAPHIA 2017 PRESIDENT’S AWARD
IMPROVING HEALTH GLOBALLY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL
TEACHING OR RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
The Award
This year, the President has chosen ‘Improving health globally through international
teaching or research collaborations’ as the theme for the 2017 CAPHIA President’s award.
The global focus of the 2017 award is timely. We are living in an era where increasingly
world leaders, including those in office and aspirants, promote xenophobic worldviews and
agendas. Ideas and people from outside of national borders are portrayed as threats rather
than fellow humans whose cooperation is required to solve many of today’s biggest
challenges. Nowhere is evidence of this is perhaps more pronounced than in the USA where
nationalistic sentiment gathered intensity during the presidential campaign in 2016 and has
culminated with the current President undertaking a number of actions, including the
signing of a range of executive orders including travel bans for individuals from designated
countries and for the ‘building of the wall’ on its southern border with Mexico.
Public health issues, however, transcend national boundaries. To develop the evidence
base to address public health challenges and in doing so improve health, research
academics require a global perspective and global collaborations. To ensure an ongoing
highly skilled global public health workforce, similar international collaborations are valued
in teaching. In the 21st century, research is international and tertiary education delivered in
a global market. Students from many corners of the world are studying at Australian
universities and in increasing numbers. International enrolments into Australian public
health programs reflect this trend. Public health teaching staff are also delivering academic
programs beyond Australian shores. What is consistent irrespective of delivery mode is the
need for academically rigorous programs that truly engage students in their learning and
reflect the contemporary environment. This way, public health professionals will be best
equipped to tackle the public health challenges of the future and in doing so, improve
population health globally.
This award will recognise an individual or team that has made a significant contribution to
improvement in health globally through international teaching or research collaborations.
Eligibility
Individuals and teams at CAPHIA Member Institutions are eligible for nomination for this
Award. Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals and teams are eligible to apply.
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Nominator
CAPHIA is seeking one nomination of an outstanding person/team via the Head of
School/Discipline at each CAPHIA member university.
Application
Applicants are required to submit a written submission by 5pm, Eastern Standard Time,
Monday, 12 June 2017. The application must comprise:
1. Cover sheet (completed and signed)
2. Supporting Statement (two pages maximum) addressing the following criteria:
a. Demonstrated effect on health , health research or population-level knowledge
about health.
b. Extent of international collaboration, in terms of people and duration
c. Extent to which structures and relationships from the work support ongoing/future
international collaboration
d. The degree of difficulty to make the international connections (this criterion
recognises that it is more difficult to collaborate with LDCs in which English is not
widely spoken than with a university in America or the UK).
3. Brief curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum). Teams may extend this two page limit,
but with a limit of one additional page per team member.
In assessing nominations against the above criteria, the following will also take into
consideration:
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Extent to which the claims for contribution are supported by documentation formal and informal
Innovation and creativity, irrespective of whether the collaboration relates to
teaching or research.
4. Head of School nomination letter: This should support the nomination and
substantiate claims made by the applicant in the written submission. Maximum
length is one page.
Optional additional supporting materials
Selection is based primarily on the written description, the Nominator’s supporting
statement and comments from collaborators, colleagues or students. Supporting materials
could include awards or other recognition for related contributions to public health related
activities.
Selection Process
The winner of this award will be selected by the President of CAPHIA in consultation with
the CAPHIA Executive.
Applications will be assessed on merit.
consideration with be entered into.
The decision will be final and no further
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Presentation and Award
The Award will be announced by The CAPHIA President at the next CAPHIA Public Health
Teaching and Learning Forum. The recipient or a representative of the successful team will
be invited to present on their achievements at the award ceremony.
The award will be a distinctive inscribed CAPHIA Trophy. In addition, the recipient or a
representative of the successful team will have costs covered by CAPHIA for registration,
domestic travel and accommodation to attend the next CAPHIA Forum.
Submission of Applications
Applications should be forwarded by email to [email protected]
Any additional supporting material which cannot be emailed should be addressed to:
CAPHIA, PO Box 319 Curtin ACT 2605
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