Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
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Helen Branswell, left, receives her first-place award for beat reporting for Stat from AHCJ President Ivan Oransky. |
Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
Since 2004, the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism have recognized the best health reporting in print, broadcast and online media.
Entries can include a wide range of health coverage including public health, consumer health, medical research, the business of health care and health ethics. The contest was created by journalists for journalists and is not influenced or funded by commercial or special-interest groups.
First-place winners earn $500 and a framed certificate. They also receive complimentary lodging for two nights and registration for the annual conference, May 2-5, 2019, in Baltimore. If there is more than one entrant on the award, it is up to these winners to divide any prize. Lodging will only be covered for one individual in each category.
Winners are recognized at the annual awards luncheon and first-place winners are encouraged to appear on panels to discuss their winning work.
“The AHCJ contest highlights innovative reporting on health care, offering examples for all journalists of how to help the public understand this important and complicated issues,” said Tony Leys, AHCJ contest chair and a health care reporter for the Des Moines Register.
New this year! We have added a "student" category.
Final deadline
Jan. 14, 1 p.m. ET