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Katalin Karikó and Anne Schuchat Receive 2023 Fries Prize for Improving Health

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ATLANTA, Nov. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Prize Winner Katalin Karikó, PhD, and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS, RET), today received the 2023 Fries Prize for Improving Health.

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  • ATLANTA, Nov. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Prize Winner Katalin Karikó, PhD, and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS, RET), today received the 2023 Fries Prize for Improving Health.
  • The Fries Prize for Improving Health award was presented this morning at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) annual meeting, which is taking place in Atlanta.
  • The monetary award for the Fries Prize for Improving Health is $70,000, which will be divided between the recipients.
  • As of 2016, the CDC Foundation manages and administers the Fries Foundation's public health award programs, which include the Fries Prize for Improving Health and the Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award.

ASTHO Awarded 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Public Health During COVID-19

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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BOSTON, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) along with two other national public health associations, received the 2022 Fries Prize for their contribution to improving public health with an emphasis on saving and protecting lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, the most significant threat to public health in over a century.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) along with two other national public health associations, received the 2022 Fries Prize for their contribution to improving public health with an emphasis on saving and protecting lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, the most significant threat to public health in over a century.
  • The award, presented to individuals or organizations doing the most to improve public health, was announced this morning at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Boston.
  • Through its mission to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work to promote public health and well-being, the organization will continue to provide public health capacity-building and technical assistance to health authorities nationwide.
  • ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.

Three Public Health Organizations Receive 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Health for Protecting the Health of Americans

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ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) today received the 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Health. These organizations and the members they represent were honored for saving and protecting millions of lives, including during the unprecedented challenges of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which represents the largest threat to health in more than a century.

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  • The Fries Prize for Improving Health award was presented this morning at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) annual meeting, which is taking place in Boston.The award recognizes an individual or organization making major contributions to the improvement of public health with emphasis on recent contributions to health.
  • The monetary award for the Fries Prize for Improving Health is $60,000, which will be divided among the three organizations.
  • ASTHO, BCHC and NACCHO are the nation's public health organizations that represent and serve the nation's state and territorial departments, local health departments and America's largest metropolitan health departments.
  • As of 2016, the CDC Foundation manages and administers the Fries Foundation's public health award programs, which include the Fries Prize for Improving Health and the Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award.