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Roy Emerson Award


The prestigious Roy Emerson Award is intended for undergraduate students in the field of environmental health. The award is based on an essay competition where the topic is defined by the IFEH. The award is presented at IFEH World Academic Conferences or IFEH World Congress.


Look up all recipients of the Award

 

Roy Emerson

Roy Emerson was the Inaugural President of IFEH, 1986 - 1988.

The naming of this prestigious award has been given in honour of Roy Emerson who died 27 December 2010.

 

Eric Foskett

SPONSORS
The IFEH Roy Emerson Award is kindly sponsored by:

Highfield ABC www.highfieldabc.com and
RIAMS www.riams.org


The Federation wishes to thank and recognize Highfield ABC and RIAMS for their generous support.

Please find further information about the two companies here:
Highfield ABC (pdf-file)
RIAMS (pdf-file)
 

 


Roy Emerson Award Competition 2024

At the 17th IFEH World Congress 2024
Perth, Australia, the award was presented:


Asithandile Nicolene Dyantyi

Asithandile Nicolene Dyantyi is a student at  Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Environmental Health, South Africa.
She responded to the IFEH call for an essay on this year's topic and won the price which included a free travel and stay at the IFEH World Congress - and giving a presentation on the topic.

TOPIC 2024:
Environmental Public Health Workforce Modernization: Utilizing Technological Advances Available in the Digital Age, to Help Prepare for Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today



 

 


ALL RECIPIENTS OF THE ROY EMERSON AWARD
 

 

2024 ESSAY THEME:
Environmental Public Health Workforce Modernization: Utilizing Technological Advances Available in the Digital Age, to Help Prepare for Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today

At the 17th IFEH World Congress 2024
Perth, Australia, the award was presented:

 

Asithandile Nicolene Dyantyi

Student at  Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Environmental Health, South Africa






 

2022 ESSAY THEME:
Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

At the 16th IFEH World Congress 2022
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the award was presented:

  

Emmauel Kakraba

Second year Diploma (2022) in Environmental Health Student School of Hygiene, HO, MOH, Ghana


The winning essay by Emmanuel Kakraba (pdf)




 

2018 ESSAY THEME:
“Global Food Safety and Sustainability”

At the 3rd IFEH Academic World Conference 2019, Kampala, Uganda,
the award was presented:

  

George William Ssendagala

Bsc Hons (student)  (2019)
Makerere University Kampala, Uganda


The winning Presentation (pdf)




 

2017 ESSAY THEME:
“International Travel & Health”

At the 2nd IFEH Academic World Conference 2017, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 
the award was presented:

  

Zarja Zrinski

Bsc Hons (student)  (2017)
at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Slovenia


The winning Presentation (pdf)



Kerri J Milne

 

2015 ESSAY THEME:
"World Health - it’s in our hands. Can we beat Ebola?"

At the 1st IFEH Academic World Conference 2015, Coimbra, Portugal, 
the award was presented:

  

Kerri  J. Milne

Bsc Hons (student)  (2015)
at University of the West of Scotland, Scotland


The winning Essay (pdf)




Kerri J Milne

 

2014 ESSAY THEME:
"The Climate Change Challenge”... engaging the Environmental Health Practitioner

At the 13th IFEH Academic World Conference 2014, Las Vegas, USA
the award was presented:

  

Nava Bastola

Candidate (2013) for Mph at Loma Linda University, USA.

The winning Essay (pdf)
The winning presentation (pdf)
The winining presentation (pptx)





Nava Bastola

 

 





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