was published in 1995 and became a best-seller. Throughout his career, Picard developed an interest for prevention and social determinants of health. His goal as a journalist and a communicator is to bring about concrete changes: "I see myself as an activist, certainly, but I advocate for better health care policies, not on behalf of a group or a specific person. I try to explain the issues fairly and in the end, to come out on the side of what is just". He was one of the first journalists to report on SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 and continued to follow it as the pandemic developed. He was recruited by the Trudeau Foundation to participate in a committee formed to engage and educate the public on the implications of the pandemic. As a columnist, Picard prefers to present the facts. He often devotes more space to presenting various points of view than to his own opinion, noted his colleague Paul Taylor: "He’s evidence-based, and unless you know what the evidence says, it’s hard to know what he’ll say." He consults with experts to check his facts and meets them at academic conferences. In 2012, Philippe Couillard introduced him by saying that "André, in my view, is the most thoughtful and certainly often courageous public writer we have on the health care sector in our country". His book Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic was a nominee for the 2021 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. Books Selected awards 1993: Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. 1996: Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy, Atkinson Foundation. 2002: Centennial Prize, Pan American Health Organization. 2005: Public Health Hero, Canadian Public Health Association. 2007: Champion of Mental Health, Canadian Public Health Association. 2008: Award of Excellence for Health Care Reporting, Canadian Nurses Association and Canadian Medical Association (with 12 other Globe and Mail writers). 2009: Best column, National Newspaper Awards. 2011: Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy Journalism, Public Policy Forum. 2018: Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian Blood Services. 2020: Owen Adams Award of Honour, Canadian Medical Association. 2021: CJF Tribute, Canadian Journalism Foundation. 2021: Sandford Fleming Medal for Excellence in Science Communication, Royal Canadian Institute for Science He received honorary doctorates from six institutions: University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Manitoba, Laurentian University, Carleton University, the University of British