MANNA's 2016 Nourish Award

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- A local doctor was honored Thursday night for her work in the public health sector.

Doctor Rickie Brawer was presented with MANNA's 2016 Nourish Award.

The award was established six years ago to celebrate champions of healthcare and nutrition.

Brawer has worked in public health for more than two decades and holds positions at the Jefferson Center for Urban Health, Jefferson's Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and at Thomas Jefferson's College of Population Health.