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Award of Excellence in Public Health
Every Spring, the Health Department honors an organization, group and/or individual dedicated to the advancement of public health efforts.
Through the Award
of Excellence in Public Health, we seek to encourage and support those who give of themselves in an effort to further public health through collaboration with Health Department initiatives. Consideration is given to the furtherance of the Northern Kentucky Community Health Plan and the Healthy Kentuckians 2020 Objectives.
2012 RECIPIENTS
Christopher Bolling, MD, FAAP:
for his
collaboration with the Health
Department on obesity prevention programs, including the Boone County Success by
6 obesity prevention task force and the 5-2-1-0 campaign statewide;
and for his ongoing work to educate providers, the community and policymakers
about childhood obesity.
The NKU Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved:
for its efforts to
provide flu and Hepatitis B vaccination to the homeless,
partnerships with health care providers and social service agencies, and for
providing health screening and education in order to reduce visits to local
emergency departments.
Past Award Honorees
2011
Jeff Walters
Meredith Potter
2010
The Northern Kentucky Medical Reserve Corps
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky
2009
Northern Kentucky Pediatric Group in Highland Heights
Pediatric Associates in Crestview Hills
Pediatrics of Florence in Florence
Summit Medical Group in Crestview Hills
Michael J. Hammons
2008
Mamie Harris
2007
Liz Bonis, WKRC-TV
The Staff and Students of Piner Elementary School
2006
Bill Scheyer
Bethany Hanser
2005
Kathy Rack
Dr. Thomas Goeke, D.M.D.
Dr. Jack Lenihan, D.M.D.
2004
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, Inc. and
Brian Angus, Executive Director
Christopher A. Cunha,
M.D.
2003
Preferred Surgical Care
Mary Carol Wagner
2002
Northern Kentucky Infectious Disease Consultants, Inc., Alan Cohen, M.D., Dora Savani,
M.D., Roger Teller, M.D. and office staff
Irma Parks, R.N
2001
The Northern Kentucky Family Health Center's Pike Street Homeless
Health Clinic
AIDS Volunteers of Northern Kentucky
2000
Robert A. Grober, M.D.
Northern Kentucky Family Health; The St. Luke Hospital; St. Elizabeth Medical Center
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