2022 Global Health Impact Award Nominations

WGHA’s Global Health Impact Awards recognize the people and organizations in Washington working relentlessly to improve health around the world. WGHA is thrilled to shine a spotlight on these outstanding people and organizations, and we are grateful to you for nominating them! Please share this form with others who may wish to nominate as well.

Process

· Nominations are due by 5:00 pm PT on July 8, 2022

· You may nominate in multiple categories. Self nominations are welcomed and encouraged. Finalists for all categories must be nominated by a WGHA affiliate* or member organization.

· To be considered, all questions in the nomination form must be answered completely and according to directions.

· Winners will be selected based on criteria outlined below, not by the number of nominations, so please submit only one nomination per individual/organization in each category.

*Affiliate in this case includes WGHA staff and board members

Winners will be recognized at WGHA's Global Health Impact Awards ceremony in October (date and location TBD).

2022 Global Health Impact Award Categories

WGHA’s Global Health Impact Awards welcomes nominees who represent a diversity of race, culture, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, discipline, and lived experience.

· Rising Star: Awarded to an individual age 40 or under (as of October 1, 2022) who is making an exceptional impact in the field of global health. Judges selecting are looking for evidence of creativity and initiative, influence, potential to contribute meaningfully to the field, and the ability to inspire collaboration.

· Luminary Leader: Awarded to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a relentless commitment to the global health community. Judges selecting are looking for evidence of leadership, health impact, driving collaboration and meaningful mentorship.

· Organizational Impact: Awarded to an organization making an exceptional impact in improving global health equity. We encourage the nominations of organizations of all sizes, as this award takes into account impact relative to size and scope of the organization's financial and staff resources. Judges are looking for evidence of better health outcomes and impact relative to organization size and budget as a result of innovation, deference to local leaders, and collaboration among diverse partners.

Nominations

Award Category

Rising Star

Awarded to an individual age 40 or under (as of October 1, 2022) who is making an exceptional impact in a global health organization or initiative.

Judging Criteria

In selecting the recipient of this award, judges will look for evidence of:

creativity and initiative in setting the agenda
individual contribution to advancing health equity above and beyond assigned role
influence in the field disproportionate to organizational authority
extraordinary promise to contribute in the future
inspiring collaboration

Nominee Information - Tell us about this exceptional, rising global health individual.

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Affiliation/Organization

Email Address

Phone Number

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

Must be 40 years old or younger by October 1, 2022

LinkedIn Profile and/or Link to Bio

Does this nominee identify as being part of a BIPOC Community?

For each of the criteria below, please evaluate your nominee on a scale of 1 through 5 (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest)

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Creativity and initiative in setting the agenda
Individual contribution to advancing health equity above and beyond assigned role
Influence in the field disproportionate to organizational authority
Extraordinary promise to contribute in the future
Inspiring collaboration

Please add sentences supporting your ratings in each of the five categories above.

Please add anything else you want the judges to know about your nominee in the box below (limited to 100 words or less).

I have verified my submission information with my nominee to the best of my abilities

Yes

Luminary Leader

Awarded to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a relentless commitment to the global health community.

Judging Criteria

In selecting the recipient of this award, judges will look for evidence of:

demonstrated impact on improving health equity and scale
legacy impact on their field
championing and driving collaboration
meaningful mentorship

Nominee Information - Tell us about this exceptional global health leader.

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Affiliation/Organization

Email Address

Phone Number

LinkedIn Profile and/or Link to Bio

Does this nominee identify as being part of a BIPOC Community?

For each of the criteria below, please evaluate your nominee on a scale of 1 through 5 (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest)

Please add sentences supporting your ratings in each of the four categories above.

Please add anything else you want the judges to know about your nominee in the box below (limited to 100 words or less).

I have verified my submission information with my nominee to the best of my abilities

Yes

Organizational Impact

Awarded to an organization making an exceptional impact in improving global health equity. We encourage the nominations of organizations of all sizes, as this award takes into account impact relative to size and scope of financial and staff resources.

Judging Criteria

The Organizational Impact award will be judged by evidence of:

better health outcomes and impact relative to organization size and budget
innovative approach
deference to local leaders
collaboration among diverse partners

Nominee Information - Tell us about this organization.

Organization

Primary Contact First Name

Primary Contact Last Name

Primary Contact Email Address

Primary Contact Phone Number

For each of the criteria below, please evaluate your nominee on a scale of 1 through 5 (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest)

	1	2	3	4	5
Better health outcomes and impact relative to organization size and budget
Innovative approach
Deference to local leaders
Collaboration among diverse partners

Please add sentences supporting your ratings in each of the four categories above.

Please add anything else you want the judges to know about this organization in the box below (limited to 100 words or less).

I have verified my submission information with the organization to the best of my abilities

Yes

Nominator Contact Info

Tell us more about you in case we have questions.

First Name

Last Name

Affiliation/Organization

Email Address

Phone Number

Relationship to Nominee

How did you hear about the Global Health Impact Awards?

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Demonstrated impact on improving health equity and scale
Legacy impact on their field
Championing and driving collaboration
Meaningful mentorship