Sara Soka

2009-2011 Cohort

Sara received her MS in Population Health Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sara was placed with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health’s Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Program. Sara’s placement provided her with experience in projects aimed at both improving health statewide and reducing health disparities associated with the socioeconomic determinants of health. Additionally, she worked with UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences to collect data about prices, promotions, and healthy offerings in Wisconsin restaurants and grocery stores in order to increase access to affordable, nutritious, high-quality food where gaps exist. Preceptors: Amy Meinen and Stephanie Harrison


The Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship is an initiative of the UW Population Health Institute’s Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Group. The Fellowship program is funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.