Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Health Literature

The Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Public Health Literature was created in 1990 to recognise significant contributions to health literature in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region and to promote the highest standards of research, specifically research that emphasises regional impact. A paper selected for the Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Public Health Literature will have high and far-reaching impact on policy and research with a focus in the region of the Americas, especially in Latin America and/or the Caribbean. Impact may be measured at different levels of the public health field which may include: civil society/federal/state/municipal levels, physicians/nurses/associations/health care providers, non-governmental organisations, hospitals, managers, policymakers, etc. Only articles that were published within the three years previous to the nomination in a scientific journal indexed in a medical database (e.g., PubMed, SciELO) or in the Pan American Journal of Public Health are eligible for consideration.

Jointly offered by the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through the PAHO/PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program, this award includes a cash prize or research grant, certificate of honour, and a symbolic representation of the award.