In this recently published article, Dalvery Blackwell, Executive Director of UWPRC community partner African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN), and her colleague introduce the term spatialized intersectionality to connote interlocking, geographically embedded forms of social identity marginalization. …
Year: 2021
SWCAP receives CDC CARA grant
SWCAP’s (Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program) Better Brodhead Program has been awarded $50,000 per year for five years for a total of $250,000. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) grant from the U.S. Centers …
Survey: Black Fathers, Equal Partners (AABN)
The purpose of this research initiative is to learn about experiences and support needs across the transition to fatherhood, and Black mothers’ perceptions of the support that would benefit fathers and strengthen their capacity as …
Community Health Worker Training (External)
Child Tax Credit for Families
SPREAD THE WORD to ensure families get their Child Tax Credit benefits. Starting July 15 and continuing through December 2021, the new Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act provides monthly benefits of …
RFP: 2021 Community Impact Grant (WPP)
DEADLINE: August 16, 2021 2021 Community Impact Grant Program Now Open The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health seeks applicants for its 2021 Community Impact Grants Program Request for …
Call for abstracts: Healthy LifeStars Childhood Obesity Prevention Conference
Submit your abstract online here! What: Healthy LifeStars Childhood Obesity Prevention Conference When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 Where: Virtual Webinar Who: Physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers, dieticians, community members, and more! …
HDRS trainee, Dr. Bikki Tran Smith, receives AHEAD Pilot Award
Dr. Bikki Tran Smith, a postdoctoral trainee at UWPRC affiliate Health Disparities Research Scholars (HDRS) Program, is one of three UW investigators awarded the 2021 UW ICTR Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Pilot Program grant. …
Father’s Day Weekend: AABN in the news
UWPRC partner, the African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN) recently announced their new research initiative which places fathers front and center to help address maternal and infant health. Their work was featured in a Milwaukee Journal …
Request for Proposals: UWPRC Small Grants Funding
DEADLINE: July 29, 2021 The UW-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is pleased to announce the second annual small grant competition to support research promoting maternal and child health and health equity. Grants are intended to …