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DHS Announces Weekly Newsletter to Keep Public Informed of COVID-19 Response and Vaccine Progress

Posted on January 14, 2021

WI State residents can sign up for weekly emails containing updates, news, and resources. The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today a newsletter the public can sign up for to get direct information about the …

Posted in COVID, News, News and Events

Applications open: Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist for the Bureau of Community Health Promotion

Posted on December 10, 2020

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH) is recruiting to fill the Chief Medical Officer & State Epidemiologist for Community Health, within the Bureau of Community Health Promotion (BCHP). This position can be …

Posted in News, News and EventsTagged job posting

UW-Madison offers surge testing to community amid rise in cases

Posted on November 16, 2020

UW-Madison has started offering free COVID-19 testing to area residents, ages five years and older, beginning Thursday, Nov. 12. This testing is for members of the public and participants do not need to be UW–Madison students or employees. Rapid …

Posted in COVID, News, News and EventsTagged covid

Dr. Patrick Remington on the COVID response in WI

Posted on November 2, 2020

UWPRC’s Associate Director of Training, Dr. Patrick Remington, was recently interviewed by The Guardian for its “Wisconsin battles rapid rise in COVID cases amid partisan disputes over safety” article. Dr. Remington discusses factors that have …

Posted in COVID, News, News and Events, UWPRC affiliate

The Public Humanities Exchange (HEX) seeks graduate and undergraduate applicants

Posted on October 19, 2020

UWPRC affiliate, Dr. Heidi Brown and her academic and community-based colleagues, Tia Murray (Harambee Village) and Mariela Quesada Centeno (Roots4Change Coop) are excited to announce a funding opportunity in partnership with The Center for the Humanities …

Posted in Calls for papers and applications, News, News and Events

New infant mortality study by UWPRC director

Posted on October 19, 2020

According to a new Pediatrics study by UWPRC director Dr. Deborah Ehrenthal and her colleagues Hsiang-Hui Daphne Kuo and Russell S. Kirby, higher infant mortality rates in rural US counties are best explained by their greater …

Posted in News, News and Events, Published work, UWPRC affiliate

WPR: How Witnessing Violence Impacts a Child’s Life

Posted on September 2, 2020

UWPRC affiliate Dr. Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, recently appeared as a guest expert on the show Central Time on Wisconsin Public Radio. Host Kealey Bultena talks to Dr. Poehlmann-Tynan about how witnessing violence, especially involving parents, impacts a …

Posted in News, News and Events, UWPRC affiliate

African American Breastfeeding Network: Promoting healthy birth outcomes during COVID-19

Posted on August 6, 2020

Changes in hospital polices and maternity practices during the COVID-19 pandemic have required Black Birth Workers to adapt their practice in order to remain safe, serve their clients and ensure their clients’ safety as well. To …

Posted in COVID, News, News and Events

RISE is Continuing to Help Families Thrive

Posted on July 31, 2020

UWPRC staff recently spoke with Sara Flugum, the Director of Early Childhood Programs at RISE, to talk about how the organization has responded to the challenges of delivering early childhood and mental health programs to …

Posted in Community Partnerships, COVID, News, News and Events

The Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Continues to Support Rural Communities Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Posted on July 17, 2020

UWPRC staff connected with Wally Orzechowski, the Executive Director of Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP) to discuss how the anti-poverty organization is responding to the needs of rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.  SWCAP, …

Posted in Community Partnerships, COVID, News, News and Events
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