The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) are seeking community-led strategies and tools to address health disparities in communities disproportionately impacted by environmental risks and hazards …
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Wisconsin’s Black infants have some of the country’s highest mortality rates. These solutions could help.
by Jane Houseal / Wisconsin Watch and Drake White-Bergey / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch September 18, 2023 When her daughter was born weighing just 1 ½ pounds, Dr. Jasmine Zapata experienced firsthand the danger she …
Birth Cost Recovery Program Research Recruiting Participants
University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center Affiliate Dr. Tiffany Green and the UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences are recruiting research participants for 1-hour interviews about their experiences with the Birth Cost Recovery program. Participants …
Birth Cost Recovery Program Research Recruiting Participants
Dr. Tiffany Green, UWPRC Affiliate, is recruiting research participants for 1-hour interviews about their experiences with the Birth Cost Recovery program. Participants will be compensated $50 for participating in a virtual interview. Black residents of Dane and …
UWPRC Hosts BIRTHING JUSTICE Film Screenings
Register The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is taking on the maternal health crisis to find solutions that incorporate the true needs and desires of Black women and birthing people by hosting screenings …
Wisconsin DHS Accepting Applications for Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT)
From the WI DHS MMRT: Background The Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals that reviews case-level (de-identified) information about deaths of Wisconsin residents that occur during pregnancy or within …