2011 Outstanding Organizational Achievement Award

November 9, 2011

NCBDDD Director Coleen Boyle with AUCD President-Elect Tony Antosh and AUCD President Dan Crimmins

The Outstanding Organizational Achievement Award recognizes a federal, non-profit, or for-profit agency or organization that has had a transformational impact on improving the quality of life of individuals with disabilities and their families or on the fields of disability research, education, or service.

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Accepted by Coleen A. Boyle, PhD, MSHyg

In Recognition of a Decade of Outstanding Achievement and Effectiveness in Improving the Lives of Children and Adults with Disabilities

The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of CDC has, since its beginning in 2001 as a result of The Children's Health Act of 2000, served as a focal point for the intersection of public health and disabilities. The Centers' work has impacted individuals with disabilities across the life span, in pre-natal primary prevention efforts, early hearing impairment detection, identification of children with developmental disabilities, promoting optimal child development, adult health promotion and prevention of secondary conditions, and making health services more accessible to all. The Center has also had a profound impact on the AUCD network, serving as a catalyst for critical research, public health information, and leadership development opportunities. The Center's effectiveness, leadership, and scope of work have brought it to national prominence as an essential and central entity to the development of the disability and health field.