The Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health is an award in the field of public health. It is given every two years by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to an individual who has made a "transformational contribution" in the field. The first Calderone Prize was awarded in 1992.

History

Established in 1986, the award is given to an individual who has "accomplished work of extraordinary distinction in the field of public health or made a specific discovery or contribution that has had long-term national or global implications in such areas as communicable disease, environmental health, epidemiology, social and/or behavioral medicine, health policy, or any aspect of health promotion or disease prevention."

The prize is named after Dr. Frank A. Calderone, who after serving as the first deputy health commissioner of New York City from 1943 to 1946, became a leading figure in the World Health Organization (WHO) during its formative years. In 1947, under Dr. Calderone's direction as Medical Administrator at the headquarters of the World Health Organization, the newly-formed organization led a successful global cholera vaccination program. The following year, as the WHO grew to include 58 member countries, Dr. Calderone became the organization's Chief Technical Liaison Officer. He was later appointed as Medical Director of the health service of the United Nations Secretariat, a position which he held from 1951 to 1954.

Entry and prize consideration

The entrance to the Allan Rosenfield Building at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Candidates are nominated for The Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health by a select group of public health professionals. The award recipient is then chosen from among all nominees by a nine-member selection committee comprising, but not limited to, the following representatives:

Laureates

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YearLaureateCountry of originBackground
1992C. Everett KoopUnited StatesSurgeon General of the United States Vice admiral in United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Senior Scholar, the C. Everett Koop Institute, Dartmouth College
1994Jonathan MannUnited StatesFounding Director, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University Administrator for the World Health Organization
1996William FoegeUnited StatesSenior Fellow, Health Policy at the Carter Center Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Senior Medical Advisor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
1999Donald HendersonUnited StatesDistinguished Scholar and Professor of Public Health and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Dean Emeritus and Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Founding Director, Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies at Johns Hopkins University
2001Nafis SadikPakistanSpecial Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
2003Peter PiotBelgiumDirector, Institute of Global Health at Imperial College London Executive Director, UNAIDS Under Secretary-General, United Nations
2005Mary RobinsonIrelandPresident of Ireland United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Executive Director, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
2007Allan RosenfieldUnited StatesDean Emeritus, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health National chairman of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
2010Susan Pardee BakerUnited StatesProfessor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Founding Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
2011Harvey V. FinebergUnited StatesPresident of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health Provost of Harvard University President of the Institute of Medicine
2014H. Jack GeigerUnited StatesFounding member and president of Physicians for Human Rights Arthur C. Logan Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine, City University of New York Medical School/Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
2016Mary T. BassettUnited StatesCommissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Associate professor of clinical epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
2018Julio FrenkMexicoPresident of University of Miami Secretary of Health of Mexico Founding director-general of the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico Executive director of evidence and information for policy at the World Health Organization
2023Anthony FauciUnited StatesChief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2025Jonathan SametUnited StatesDean of the Colorado School of Public Health Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Chair of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Chair of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration

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