
Gwen Long, Community Member
Gwen Long is a retired Physician Assistant. She has been on the Board since 2008 and was a former Chair of the Dane County Immunization Coalition. At Group Health Cooperative of SCW, (GHC) Gwen was the Employee Health and Patient Safety Specialist, and Vaccine Coordinator, training medical staff on vaccines which helped GHC receive a coveted national Quality Ranking of 5 Stars. Prior to moving to Madison with her family, she practiced Occupational Medicine and Employee Health, including Travel Medicine, at Beloit Health Systems. Gwen firmly believed vaccines have saved more lives than any other medical invention in history, and help prevent the development of antibiotic resistance.