Jack Korlath Partnership Award
For individuals whose work has strengthened the state-local partnership.
The Jack Korlath Partnership Award was created in 2001 to honor the memory of Minnesota Department of Health employee Jack Korlath. Jack Korlath was an epidemiologist who was instrumental in developing the Disease Prevention and Control Common Activities Framework, and who was a leader in bringing state and local public health professionals together to work constructively on a wide variety of issues. Jack's collaborative efforts focused on the prevention, control, and investigation of infectious disease and on public health response to natural and manmade disasters/emergencies. The Jack Korlath Partnership Award is given to those who demonstrate a commitment to developing and maintaining close collaborative relationships between state and local public health agencies in Minnesota.
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements include: Local public health staff or state health staff.
Past Award Winners
| 2017 | Cynthia Hickman, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2016 | Karen Swenson, Director of Brown-Nicollet Environmental Health |
| 2015 | Marty LaVenture, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2014 | Pete Giesen, Olmsted County Public Health |
| 2013 | Stefan Saravia, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2012 | Kim Edelman and Ann Kinney, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2011 | Patricia Coldwell, Association of Minnesota Counties |
| 2010 | Kari Guida, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2009 | Mary Rippke, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2008 | John Clare, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2007 | Sandy Macziewski, Countryside Public Health |
| 2006 | Deborah Durkin, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2005 | Lee Kingsbury, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2004 | Bill Brand, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| 2003 | Fred Anderson, Washington County |
| 2002 | Jan Forfang, Minnesota Dept. of Health |
