This article was originally posted on the School of Public Health Sciences website.
Craig
Janes,
Water
Institute
member
and
director
of
the
School
of
Public
Health
Sciences,
received
the
2021
George
Foster
Practicing
Medical
Anthropology
Award
from
the
Society
for
Medical
Anthropology
this
week.
The
career
award
“recognizes
those
who
have
made
significant
contributions
to
applying
theory
and
methods
in
medical
anthropology,
particularly
in
diverse
contexts,
to
multidisciplinary
audiences,
and
with
some
impact
on
policy.”
Janes researches human-environment interactions, social inequities and health, global health systems and maternal and child health. His current work focuses on public health governance of the resource sector and the impact of climate change on health systems. He teaches global health and comparative health systems.
“This award is a great and unexpected honour, particularly because it recognizes the contributions that I have made by applying my training in anthropology to multidisciplinary scholarship, academic leadership and policy advocacy to global public health,” Janes said. “It also honours my many colleagues, partners and current and former students who have very much contributed to my applied and policy work. Global health is a team sport and they are as deserving of this honour as I am!”
The award is named in honour of George Foster (1913-2006), who was a faculty member at University of California, Berkeley and one of the founders of medical anthropology.