Dr. Hong has received numerous honors and awards in his career at the CDC and AHA, including the CDC and ATSDR Honor Award for Excellence in Program or Policy Evaluation, CDC’s Center for Global Health Excellence in Program Delivery, and the AHA CEO award for excellent work in the development, implementation and on-going enhancement of the Positioning of Science Information project. Over his distinguished career, Dr. Hong has served as a reviewer for over 30 scientific journals and published over 145 manuscripts.