Awards

Description

The Early Career Professional Award honors individuals with less than five years of experience in vital records/health statistics, recognizing their potential impact in administration, data management, statistics, and/or technology. Selection criteria include demonstrated contributions to the field, inspiration to peers, career achievements, positive career trajectory, and leadership potential.

Criteria

Nominees must have been in vital records/health statistics for fewer than 5 years and demonstrate: 

• Active participation in local, state, regional and/or national vital     records/health statistics activities.
• Outstanding and/or innovative solution(s) to improve vital record/health statistics functions in one of the following categories: administration, registration, issuance, data collection, data transmission and reporting, data quality, health statistics, security, technology or workforce development. 

Description

The Outstanding Leadership Award recognizes individuals that demonstrate leadership in the vital records and health statistics arena. A firm commitment and unyielding drive is needed to take the required steps to protect the records we are responsible for and to improve how we administer the programs and disseminate the data collected. This award category is to recognize leaders who have made significant contributions to the field, who are out front making impactful decisions for the betterment of the profession, the data, and their jurisdiction.

Criteria

Nominees must demonstrate:

• Active participation in local, state, regional and/or national vital records/health statistics activities.
• Unyielding drive and success in improving vital records/health statistics functions, which can include the provision of resources. 
• Improvements made in one of the following categories: administration, registration, issuance, data collection, data transmission and reporting, data quality, health statistics, security, technology or workforce development.

Description

The Excellence in Vital Statistics Award recognizes significant contributions of an individual or a team in vital records/health statistics. This may include, but is not limited to, innovations and improvements in the areas of customer service, registration, training, data management and statistics, data quality, field services, or technology. This award is intended for talented staff who work on the front-line and behind-the-scenes day-to-day to make things happen.  

Criteria

Nominee must demonstrate:

• An innovative or quality improvement solution to a problem.
• Results that support NAPHSIS goals and advance its mission. 

Description

This award recognizes an exceptional non-jurisdictional individual or team that works in collaboration with NAPHSIS members, the NAPHSIS Board of Directors, and NAPHSIS staff to accomplish NAPHSIS goals and advance its mission. The award may recognize efforts and contributions over a long period as well as those that have produced quick results and positive outcomes. The recipient could be a member of the NAPHSIS vendor community, a sponsor, a member of a partner organization (NCHS, AAMVA, etc.), or another agency. 

Qualifications

The nominee must have established, maintained, or strengthened an exceptional partnership relationship with NAPHSIS in the last year. Together with NAPHSIS members, the Board of Directors, or staff, the partner must have helped achieve goals important to NAPHSIS while advancing the NAPHSIS mission. Data and measures must be available to show how the partnership produced results. 

Criteria

The individual nominee or team must demonstrate:

• An exceptional partnership with NAPHSIS in the last year.
• Achievement (or progress toward achievement) of NAPHSIS goals.
• Contributions that advanced the NAPHSIS mission.

Description

The Halbert L. Dunn Award honors professionals who show consistent dedication and outstanding contributions to vital records and health statistics. Eligible individuals must exhibit leadership and meet specific criteria. Dr. Dunn, a key figure in establishing the U.S. national vital statistics system, earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He served in various medical roles and was chief of the National Office of Vital Statistics from 1935-1960. Recognized for his contributions, NAPHSIS established the Halbert L. Dunn Award in his honor in 1981.

Criteria

Nominations may be submitted for outstanding vital records and health statistics professionals who have contributed to administration, education, technical service, and to all functions and specialties of vital and health statistics.  

Nominees must demonstrate:

• Significant contributions to the field of vital records/health statistics (e.g. presentations, testimonies, published or written articles/reports, participation on committees/projects/programs).
• Exemplary leadership at the local, state, territorial, national, or tribal level in vital records registration or health statistics initiatives or activities.
• Commitment to developing others through; consultation, assistance, and support to other vital records/health statistics professionals or programs to further their abilities and capabilities in the conduct of their programs.
• Active participation in NAPHSIS workgroups, committees, and projects as well as participation in other related professional organizations and activities. 
• Contributions to the formulation of laws, policy, process or procedures related to the operation/administration of vital records/health statistics programs.