MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison nonprofit is celebrating a big milestone.

The “Providers and Teens Communicating for Health” program, also called PATCH, is looking back on 15 years of working with young adults.

The program teaches high schoolers how to deliver workshops and give feedback when it comes to youth-related efforts across the state.

Students focus on healthcare, hear from guest speakers who work with young people and then go out in the community to give feedback about what they want to see in the health care system.

“I think it’s a super critical time to really let young people know they can take ownership of their health and well-being,” Madison PATCH Program Founder and Executive Director Amy Olejniczak said. “That they have a right to be healthy, and well, they can ask q

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