Covering Wisconsin Director & Principal Investigator Donna Friedsam poses with former President Barack Obama
Awards & Recognitions
Former President Obama congratulates Milwaukee on winning the White House Community Challenge
Milwaukee wins the White House's Healthy Community Challenge
March 03, 2016
In November, Mayor Barrett accepted the “Healthy Communities Challenge,” a competition among 20 communities across the U.S. that have high numbers or percentages of Marketplace-eligible uninsured, and have community collaborations willing to make a meaningful impact...
Read more about the challenge and what it entailed...
Former President Obama came to Milwaukee to congratulate them on winning the White House Community Challenge, along with discussing the importance of health care and coverage...
Watch former President Obama congratulate Milwaukee on winning the White House Community Challenge
Read the article below to look at some of the details of the White House Community Challenge a bit further...
Wisconsin Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (WEAFCS) awards Caroline Gomez-Tom
April 19, 2016
Congrats to Caroline Gomez-Tom on her award from the Wisconsin Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (WEAFCS), and we were able to connect with Extension educators during the poster session to further enhance our partnerships...
Annual Public Health Awards Presented to Covering Kids and Families - Wisconsin
May 06, 2015
Four individuals and organizations will be honored at the 2015 Public Health Awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday, May 6th at 1:30 p.m. at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave. in Madison. In addition there will be special recognition for those going above and beyond in Dane County’s Ebola preparedness and response efforts. These annual Public Health Awards recognize those who have made significant contributions and demonstrated exceptional commitment to improving public health in our community...