This story was taken from the Today Show website. By Kenzi Abou-Sabe and Cynthia McFadden A few months into the pandemic, 11-year-old Jaidyn Oloo was struggling. Attending school online and feeling isolated from his friends, he became increasingly …
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AABN program participant featured on CBS58
UWPRC partner, the African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN), is proud to share that their program participant, Kelly Mitchell, was recently featured on CBS58 News and shared why she decided to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. AABN …
Podcast from SWCAP: Life During the Pandemic
The podcast Life During the Pandemic: Stories from Around the State is a part of Project Recovery by UWPRC community partner, SWCAP (Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program). Project Recovery is a statewide effort to assist farmers …
DHS: Everyone Age 16 and Older Now Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces a major milestone in Wisconsin’s COVID-19 vaccination program in that everyone ages 16 and older are now eligible for the vaccine. After consistently ranking top in the …
Now recruiting: Wisconsin COVID-19 Response Corps
Wisconsin COVID-19 Response Corps Program Come work with us to address COVID-19 in our communities We are recruiting, please share widely! The COVID-19 Response Corps (RC) is a new collaboration between the WI Department of …
Funding Announcement: The RADx-UP CDCC Community Collaboration Mini-Grant Program
To further support communities across the nation who are confronting COVID-19, the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) is soliciting applications for two kinds of awards. The RADx-UP CDCC Community Collaboration Mini-Grant Program is …
Focus group: Just Recovery for Racial Equity Initiative
Target Ethnicities: African American, Hispanic/LatinX, Native American and Asian American Target Counties: Milwaukee, Dane, Racine, Kenosha, Brown Co, Wausau, Eau Claire · Group 1 – Millennial and Gen Z (18 – 40) · Group 2 – Generation X (41 …
Call for Applications: COVID-19 Vaccination Community Outreach
Deadline: March 19, 2021 For Immediate Release February 15, 2021 Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 DHS Investing $6.1 Million to Promote Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Program Grant program will leverage community partnerships The Wisconsin Department …
The Badger Herald reports on Whitney Robinson’s visit to the UWPRC
University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health associate professor Whitney Robinson spoke at the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Population Health Sciences seminar Monday about principles that have guided her work in …
UW-Madison offers surge testing to community amid rise in cases
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 …