A collaboration between the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality(WCHQ) and the Health Innovation Program (HIP; program since 2007) resulted in important resources to measure, understand, and address statewide health disparities including the 2019 and 2020 …
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NIH NOSI IMPROVE Funding: Advance Maternal Health and Maternal Health Equity
More information here The Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces this new funding opportunity to advance the goals of the NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision …
Request for Applications: UWPRC Small Grants Funding 2022-23
DEADLINE: June 10, 2022 The UW-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is pleased to announce the third annual small grant competition to support research promoting maternal and child health and health equity. Grants are intended to …
Jane Mahoney and Susan Passmore receive ACTS awards
Please join us in congratulating Drs. Susan Passmore and Jane Mahoney who were recently recognized at Translational Science, the annual meeting of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) meeting held April 20-22, 2022, …
2022 Community Impact Grants Program: Request for Partnerships
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has released its 2022 Community Impact Grants Program Request for Partnerships. Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program advances …
DHS WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU: Postpartum Medicaid Extension
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is seeking public comment for its draft waiver request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for an additional 30 days. 2021 Wisconsin Act …
2016–17 Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Report Released
The Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review program has released a new report on pregnancy-associated deaths that occurred to Wisconsin residents in 2016–2017. There were 80 pregnancy-associated deaths that occurred during or within one year of pregnancy in 2016–2017, and 41% of those …
AABN’s WeRISE Community Doula Program featured on TMJ4
From TMJ4 Milwaukee: WeRise Community Doula Program sees positive outcomes in pilot year of program MILWAUKEE — After the first year of the WeRise Community Doula Initiative, the African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN) reports positive …
Improving Maternal and Child Health Funding Opportunity Now Open
The UWPRC welcomes opportunities to consult or collaborate with investigators and community partners interested in applying. As the timeline for the letter of intent is short, we encourage reaching out to us with early stage …
2022 Physical Activity and Public Health Courses: Call for Applications
Research Course This 7-day course serves post-doctoral personnel and is designed to develop research competencies related to physical activity and public health. Topics include grantsmanship skills; research funding opportunities; measurement of physical activity; design of …