Individuals and organizations advancing the cause of public health in Madison and Dane County are being honored today (April 16) by city and county leaders in ceremonies at Warner Park Community Recreation Center.
….Partnership awards were given to Sharon Younkin, community service program director of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, for her work in matching medical students with six community service programs, including programs for at-risk pregnant women, health promotion for residents in the Allied Drive neighborhood and a mentoring program for middle school students, and to Samuel Dennis, assistant professor in the UW-Madison Department of Landscape Architecture, for his work on the built environment and its connection to health and well-being, including projects that help youth in at-risk neighborhoods.