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Public health contributors honored with Awards

Five individuals and one local non-profit organization have been honored with the Dr. William Fitzsimmons Public Health Award for their contributions to the health and well-being of Oak Parkers. The Fitzsimmons Award for Excellence in Public Health is named in honor of the Oak Park Health Department’s Medical Consultant from 1976-1992. Dr. Fitzsimmons was an Oak Park physician and humanitarian who volunteered his services to the Village for many years. The annual awards are presented by the Board of Health and the Department of Public Health. More information on the award winners is posted at www.oak-park.us/healthawards.

Fitzsimmons Award Winners

  • Dr. Mary Ann Bender, Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce Health & Wellness
  • Dr. Sanjeed Dwivedi, Presence Behavioral Health
  • Harriet Hawkins, Housing Forward Medical Clinic
  • Candice Martin, Strive For Success
  • Andrea Rossi, Hatch Elementary School
  • West Cook YMCA