Call for Health Literacy Award Nominations

2013 IHA Health Literacy Awards
Deadline: Friday, March 29 Monday, April 1

Click here to download the 2013 IHA Health Literacy Criteria and Nomination Form-PDF 

Nominations for the 2013 IHA Health Literacy Awards are now being accepted. Awards are given in three categories:

• Innovative Programs
• Published Materials (including websites)
• Research

Awards will be presented at the IHA Health Literacy Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 10, 2013, during the IHA Health Literacy Conference at the Hyatt Regency, Irvine, Calif.

Winners in each category will receive:

• $500 check
• Handsome award plaque
• Complimentary tuition
• Air travel (outside the greater Los Angeles/Orange County area)
• 2 nights' hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Irvine

Please click here to download a copy of the nomination form, read over the award criteria and fill out the nomination information. (This is a fillable PDF form, so you can type your information directly into the form and save it to your desktop.) Note submission deadline is Friday, March 29 Monday, April 1. Questions? Email mvillaire@iha4health.org or call (800) 434-4633.

Nomination Deadline
Completed entries must be received in IHA's office no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, March 29 Monday, April 1. Nominated materials (2 sets, please) may be sent along with a completed nomination form to IHA Health Literacy Awards, 501 S. Idaho St., Suite 300, La Habra, CA 90631.

NOTE: You may submit your nomination form electronically to awards@iha4health.org as long as you make sure you are attaching any materials you wish to have the judging committee review. Please use this as your Subject line: 2013 IHA Health Literacy Award Nomination. Please, if the materials are lengthy and/or in color, send your materials by mail or delivery service.

Eligibility/Criteria
Anyone working to improve health literacy is eligible for an award. You may nominate another person for an award or you may nominate yourself. Entries must meet the following criteria:

• Addresses an aspect of health literacy
• Aimed at solving an identified healthcare problem
• Majority of work completed in the past 2 years
• Empowers people to better health
• Specific, recognized impact, or the potential to affect, the greater healthcare community