The purpose of this NOSI is to encourage research on the efficacy of interventions that address nutrition security and the mechanisms of food insecurity on a variety of health outcomes. It also calls for the …
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Taking Action with Data Project
In conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (Wisconsin Tracking) is excited to announce a request for applications (RFA) to award competitive funding for the development and implementation …
Maternal and Child Health (Title V) Funding Opportunities
The Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Adolescent Health, and Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Programs are releasing a funding opportunity for multi-year projects addressing the needs of …
UW–Madison social scientist, Alvin Thomas, launches podcast on Black fatherhood
The Black Fatherhood Podcast explores a range of topics central to Black fatherhood. The conversations bring together scholars and experts to examine the historical context, benefits, and current societal factors influencing Black fatherhood, offering key …
American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Safe Sleep Recommendations: Back is Best
AAP urges parents to make sure the baby sleeps on a flat – not inclined – surface during sleep and strongly discourages bedsharing The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the need for infants to sleep …
Fathers feed babies too — so why are they so scarce in media coverage of the formula shortage?
Article by Tova Walsh and Alvin Thomas in Salon: As the baby formula shortage wears on, we’ve followed the news with empathy and dismay. The shortage has only intensified, creating profound stress faced for families …
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake’s Statement on CDC’s COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations and Expansion to Children Under Age 5
For Immediate Release (from the WI DHS) June 18, 2022 Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 “The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation …
New Funding to Develop Targeted PCORI Funding Announcements (PFA) Approved
PCORI update from June 14, 2022: Board Approves New Funding Opportunities, Strategic Plan At its June meeting today, PCORI’s Board of Governors approved more than $100 million to develop Targeted PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) to …
New to Public Health (N2PH) Residency Program is now accepting applications
The New to Public Health (N2PH) Residency Program is a 12-month, accredited professional development program designed to support new public health professionals as they transition into a governmental public health agency. The program is based off the …
Evidence to Implementation (E2I): RFA 2022
Pre-proposal due: July 15, 2022 Funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program The PI must have faculty or scientist status at UW-Madison or Marshfield Clinic Research Institute (either sole or joint appointment) The Evidence to Implementation(E2I) …