2023-2024 UWPRC Small Grant Competition
The UW-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is pleased to announce the fourth annual Small Grant Competition to support research promoting maternal and child health and health equity. Grants are intended to support small-scale and innovative research projects, especially those that will provide preliminary data leading to larger research efforts in population health and wellbeing, health equity, or disease prevention for women, children, and families.
CDC Pathway to Practice (P2P) Resource Center
The CDC Pathway to Practice (P2P) Resource Center is now live! Discover evidence-based strategies, interventions, supporting materials, trainings, and tools developed by CDC Prevention Research Centers on one easy-to-navigate website. Use these resources to tailor the best practices in public health to your community, promote health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Core Research Project Featured in Institute for Medicaid Innovation Report
The Institute for Medicaid Innovation has released a new report, Innovation in Perinatal and Child Health in Medicaid, featuring the UWPRC Core Research Project (CRP) led by Drs. Roseanne Clark and Jane Mahoney.
The report informs renewed urgency to address birth equity and prioritize pregnant and postpartum people, children, and families within Medicaid. Profiles of 17 innovative initiatives derived from a national review of practices and policies implemented to effectively leverage Medicaid to improve prenatal, perinatal, neonatal, and 12-month postpartum outcomes are highlighted in the report, including the UWPRC CRP Addressing Postpartum Depression in Wisconsin Home Visiting Programs.
The reported initiatives suggest clinical, research, and policy opportunities to support sustainability and expansion, providing an agenda for future actions to establish strategic investment priorities centered on pregnant and birthing people, their children, and their families.
Innovation in Perinatal and Child Health in Medicaid
The overarching goal of the UWPRC is to improve the health of low-income women, infants, and families by conducting health promotion and disease prevention research focused on maternal, infant, and child health.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center is a member of the Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program. It is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement number 1U48DP006383.
Latest news from the center
Evidence-Based Public Health Article: Using Modernized Medicaid Data to Advance Evidence-Based Improvements in Maternal Health
An article recently published online in the American Journal of Public Health provides an overview of the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System Analytic Files (TAF), an underused data set in maternal health research. The article, …
2023 Wisconsin Perinatal Conference Call for Poster Abstracts
The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care is accepting poster abstract submissions for the 2023 Wisconsin Perinatal Conference. The 2023 Wisconsin Perinatal Conference will be held October 9-11, 2023 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, …
DHS Releases New Reports on Infant Deaths in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released two new Wisconsin Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) reports on birth outcomes highlighting risk factors contributing to infant death, and how to best reduce and address significant …
Birth Cost Recovery Program Research Recruiting Participants
Dr. Tiffany Green, UWPRC Affiliate, is recruiting research participants for 1-hour interviews about their experiences with the Birth Cost Recovery program. Participants will be compensated $50 for participating in a virtual interview. Black residents of Dane …
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Birth Cost Recovery Program Research Recruiting Participants
Dr. Tiffany Green, UWPRC Affiliate, is recruiting research participants for 1-hour interviews about their experiences with the Birth Cost Recovery program. Participants will be compensated $50 for participating in a virtual interview. Black residents of Dane …
UWPRC Hosts BIRTHING JUSTICE Film Screenings
Register The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is taking on the maternal health crisis to find solutions that incorporate the true needs and desires of Black women and birthing people by hosting screenings …
Wisconsin DHS Accepting Applications for Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT)
From the WI DHS MMRT: Background The Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals that reviews case-level (de-identified) information about deaths of Wisconsin residents that occur during pregnancy or within …
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Community-Led Support for Maternal and Child Health Equity
From Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment: The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is announcing the availability of $2.75 million in health care grants for Wisconsin-based maternal and child health programs and projects, awarded to …
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