Year: 2021
Join the Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT)
Wisconsin’s Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) is launching a new team member recruitment. Please share this information widely with partners who may be interested. Applications are due by January 31, 2022. Background The MMRT is …
Request for Applications: ICTR-CAP Pilot Award
Note: If you are a UWPRC affiliate and would like technical assistance with your application, please email us at prc@wisc.edu. Check out the 2022 ICTR-CAP Pilot Award RFAs listed below and on the ICTR Funding …
The first ever White House Maternal Health Day of Action
Today marks the first-ever White House Maternal Health Day of Action. On behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration, Vice President Harris is issuing a nationwide Call to Action to both the public and private sectors to …
UWPRC welcomes a new director!
We are excited to share that as of December 1, 2021 the UWPRC has a new director, Dr. Elizabeth Cox. Dr. Cox is a general pediatrician and population health scientist who has worked extensively in …
AABN featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about doulas
A recent article by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Even after a major push to lower Black infant mortality in Milwaukee, many babies aren’t living to see their first birthday,” discusses how doula services can support women …
CBPR Partnership Academy: Request for Applications
The following is from the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC): Apply by January 24, 2022 Do you want to learn more about community-based participatory research (CBPR) — a collaborative approach for improving health …
Wisconsin Partnership Program announces new awards to support community-led efforts to improve Black maternal and infant health
The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has announced eight new awards totaling $1.2 million to support community organizations working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes for …
Funding Opportunity: Collaborative Health Sciences Grant Program Now Open
Application deadline: December 16, 2021 The Wisconsin Partnership Program invites eligible faculty and staff to submit a preliminary application for a Collaborative Health Sciences Program grant. Through this grant program, the Partnership Program supports novel …
Spotlight: Introducing 2020 State Health Assessment
What is the State Health Assessment? The goal of the 2020-2025 State Health Assessment (SHA) is to Paint the Picture of Wisconsin’s Health. The SHA process followed the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships …