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Board of Health for Madison & Dane County Resolution #2021-22 Congratulating Denise Scott on Her Retirement and Thanking Her for 25 Years of Dedicated and Exemplary Service
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Denise Scott is retiring on January 22, 2022 after 25 years of service to Madison and Dane County. She started working for the City of Madison Health Department in May of 1996, and moved into Public Health Madison & Dane County when the two departments merged. Denise has worked across many program areas, including Disease Prevention, Prenatal Care Coordination, and Tuberculosis. Early in her career, she partnered with Vera Court JFF (Joining Forces for Families), where she worked collaboratively with Dane County social workers, school personnel, and Madison police to serve the specific needs of that neighborhood. She thrived as she supported the Girl Neighborhood Program where encouraged young girls to embrace healthy behaviors and skills needed as they progressed into adulthood. She also was involved with the Northside Neighborhood Resource Team, where she worked with other City employees involved in the Northside community.
As Denise shifted to focus on Prenatal Care Coordination, one of her major accomplishments was sharing her skillset as a Certified Lactation Consultant where she supported many mothers in breastfeeding. Most recently she has served in PHMDC’s Acute and Communicable Disease program focusing heavily on the COVID-19 response. This isn’t Denise’s first pandemic-she also played a key role in the 2009 H1N1 response. Alongside these program areas, she has also served as the lead nurse in the childhood lead poisoning program supporting parents of children that had been exposed to lead hazards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on Behalf of Public Health Madison and Dane County hereby expresses their deep appreciation to Denise Scott for her years of dedicated service and contributions to the City of Madison and County...
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