Westchester Asking For Public Health Service Award Nominees

WHITE PLAINS, NY — The Westchester County Board of Health is asking for nominations for the 2024 Public Health Service Awards.

The board wants to recognize adults, young people and not-for-profit programs whose volunteer efforts have demonstrated creativity and compassion and who helped improve public health in Westchester.

The Board of Health encourages community leaders, health care professionals, educators and residents to nominate worthy people or programs by Jan. 9 using forms at this link.

Robert Baker, MD, president of the county Board of Health, said that every year they are humbled by the creative and innovative contributions to public health in the community by busy teenagers, adults and organizations.

“The board looks forward to learning about and acknowledging the extraordinary people and programs who make our county such a great place to call home,” he said. “We hope their example of selfless volunteerism inspires others to help us promote and protect public health in our county.”

The Dr. Harold Keltz Distinguished Public Health Service Award is presented annually to a person or community-based organization, whose efforts have made an extraordinary contribution to the public health of Westchester residents but who is not professionally engaged in public health work.

The J.R. Tesone Youth Public Health Service Award is an annual award to a student up to age 21 for his or her creative contribution to public health in Westchester. The award was created in 2014 in memory of J.R. Tesone, a Board of Health member with a lifelong commitment to Westchester children.

These awards will be announced and presented in April to spotlight National Public Health Week, and the honorees and their achievements will be featured on the health department’s web pages.