date:10/06 Year:2022
2022 Daniel S. Blumenthal Lecture Awardee: Daniel Dawes, JD
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) awarded the second annual Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal Memorial Lecture to Daniel E. Dawes, JD, Executive Director at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine. Professor Dawes presented his lecture and accepted the honor during an event held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on September 28 in front of an audience of elite leaders in health and healthcare.
date:02/10 Year:2022
Introducing the Inaugural AJPM Focus Editorial Board
With a goal of serving as the academic open access repository for high-quality prevention evidence across the global spectrum of health, the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) are excited to launch AJPM Focus as their official open access journal. The inaugural editorial board has just been selected.
date:10/28 Year:2021
Announcing the Inaugural Daniel S. Blumenthal Award and Lecture Recipient
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) today announced the awarding of the first annual Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal Memorial Lecture to Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Associate Dean for Health Equity Research, Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Nunez-Smith accepted the honor and gave remarks virtually during an event held in Washington, D.C. to honor the work and life of the late Dr. Blumenthal, a professor emeritus at Morehouse University and cofounder of the Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center, which has implemented over $55 million in research and intervention projects.
date:07/20 Year:2020
ACPM Announces 2020 Award Winners
Each year, the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) honors six preventive medicine physicians and members of the public health community for outstanding contributions to the College and to the practice of preventive medicine.
date:10/31 Year:2019
Using VR to Drive Health in All Policies
Health is more than just what happens in your doctor's office or what medicines you are taking. Many issue areas that we don’t often connect with health, such as transportation, food, and housing, do in fact have powerful effects on our health and the health of our communities. These are the social determinants of health (SDOH) and all too often, they are left out of discussions surrounding health care.
date:04/23 Year:2019
ACPM Announces 2019 National Diabetes Prevention Program Grant Winners
Three health care organizations have been selected by The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA) and The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), to receive grants to develop new practice-setting models for addressing the national type 2 diabetes epidemic.