1) Websites of interest to public health physicians:
    1A) Free CME for reading the MMWR: http://www2.cdc.gov/mmwr/cme/conted.html
    1B) Public Health Foundation site for finding distance learning courses and a Council on Linkages Between Academia and Practice survey on public health workforce competencies http://www.trainingfinder.org
    1C) HRSA's county health evaluation data http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov/

2) Call for Nominations - David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health . Additional information is below under item 2.

3) ATPM's CONFERENCE will be 'Teaching Prevention: Linking the Prevention Education Community' April 4-6,  2001,  Savannah, Georgia http://www.atpm.org/annual/meeting.html

4) NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARD - Additional information is below under item 4.

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Item 2. From an APHA List Serve Announcement -
    The American Public Health Association (APHA) will honor the late David Rall with a new award recognizing outstanding contributions to science-based advocacy. The David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health is in tribute to David Rall, MD, PhD, who brought scientific research to bear on policy making in environmental health.

    The first Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health will be presented at APHA's 2000 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts this November.  APHA will soon issue the call for nominations with a September 1st submission deadline. Priority will be given to individuals at mid-career whose accomplishments have advanced prevention through policy change. To nominate a colleague for the Rall Award, please see the August issue of The Nation's Health or visit APHA's website at http://www.apha.org  (web site information will be available on August 1st). The honoree will receive a $1,000 cash award plus a travel allowance and complimentary registration to attend APHA's Annual Meeting.

    The Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning is sponsoring the award to mark Dr. Rall's enormous contributions to environmental health and lead poisoning prevention. As the sponsor of the Rall Award, the Alliance is responsible for providing to APHA a $50,000 endowment. In addition to universities, unions, and other organizations, the Alliance is seeking contributions from the many individuals who were colleagues, friends, and admirers of Dave Rall. To contribute to the Rall Award Endowment, visit the Alliance's website at http://www.aeclp.org/  or call 202-543-1147 for more information.

The award was created this year in tribute to Rall who died in 1999. During his career, which included 20 years of service at NIEHS, Rall used scientific research to enhance environmental health priorities and science-based advocacy to advance public health and prevention.

For more information about the Award visit APHA's website, call (202) 777-2440 or e-mail valencia.montgomery@apha.org

Item 4 FROM ATPM NEWS ISSUE 140

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARD

    The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program (CHLP) honors ten outstanding individuals each year for their work in creating or enhancing health programs serving communities whose needs have been ignored and unmet. Each leader receives $100,000, which includes a $5,000 personal stipend and $95,000 for program enhancement over a three-year period.

    CHLP seeks out individuals who have the leadership skills to overcome complex obstacles and find creative ways to bring health services to their communities. Candidates should be working at the grassroots level, have received no national recognition and be in "mid-career," with no less than five and no more than fifteen years of community health work experience.

    The nomination process is open and consumers, community health leaders, health professionals and government officials who have been personally inspired by the nominees, can make nominations. Interested nominators need to complete a Letter of Intent form (LOI). The LOI is quick to fill out and is due back to the Program Office no later than September 18th. To request a brochure and an LOI, call 617 426 9772.