Funding is available for local and tribal health agencies and other organizations through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Title V program to provide consultation to Wisconsin DHS and other partners on how to …
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Call for Applications: Community-Led Seed Grants
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment is offering funding through Community-Led Seed Grants to support community-Medical College of Wisconsin academic partnerships in addressing Wisconsin’s leading health challenges and producing deeper impact on health and health equity …
Poster Submissions for the 2023 UW Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture & Symposium
The UW Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture & Symposium, presented by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an annual meeting that connects healthcare professionals, population health experts, …
Brief & Brilliant Talk Submissions Being Accepted for UW Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture & Symposium
The UW Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture & Symposium, presented by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an annual meeting that connects healthcare professionals, population health experts …
March of Dimes Discovery Research Grants
March of Dimes is offering funding to established researchers with with a history of published work in the maternal fetal health and related fields. Funding is intended to make consequential translational discoveries that will drastically …
FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy. Opill is the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. Nonprescription availability …
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 …
Evidence-Based Public Health Article: Using Modernized Medicaid Data to Advance Evidence-Based Improvements in Maternal Health
An article recently published online in the American Journal of Public Health provides an overview of the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System Analytic Files (TAF), an underused data set in maternal health research. The article, …
2023 Wisconsin Perinatal Conference Call for Poster Abstracts
The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care is accepting poster abstract submissions for the 2023 Wisconsin Perinatal Conference. The 2023 Wisconsin Perinatal Conference will be held October 9-11, 2023 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, …
DHS Releases New Reports on Infant Deaths in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released two new Wisconsin Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) reports on birth outcomes highlighting risk factors contributing to infant death, and how to best reduce and address significant …