On November 4,2013, Dr. Janice Zgibor was awarded the Erickson Foundation Research Award for Excellence in Research, Honorable Mention Paper titled “Partnership Building and Implementation of an Integrated Healthy-Aging Program”. The award was received by Joni Vander Bilt in the absence of Dr. Zgibor, at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 141st Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Congratulations to all!

Featured in the photo are the Recipients of the Erickson Foundation Award for Excellence in Research; From right to left;
Honorable Mention Paper (Lead Author) Dr. Janice Zgibor, RPh, PhD (missing); Joni Vander Bilt, MPH, received the award in the absence of Dr. Zgibor, University of Pittsburgh
Winning Paper (Lead Author) Michiyo Tomioka, MS, University of Hawaii
Honorable Mention Paper (Lead Author) Lynda A. Anderson, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Erickson Award Representative, Patricia M. Alt, PhD