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Responding To Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Overdose Among People Who Inject Drugs in Wisconsin

Awarded in 2021
COVID-19 Response Grant
Updated Dec 15, 2023

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Rachel Gicquelais, PhD, assistant professor, UW–Madison School of Nursing, and co-principal investigator Ryan Westergaard, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor, Department of Medicine, are using a COVID-19 Response grant to address the dual epidemics of COVID-19 and drug overdose. With a focus on rural Wisconsin residents, the goal of this project is to understand patterns of overdose risk, COVID-19 vaccine willingness and related attitudes and behaviors. Investigators will also test a novel mobile health intervention to support vaccine uptake in people who inject drugs.

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COVID-19 Response Grant

Predicting Patient Outcomes in Wisconsin and Nationwide Using the University of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 EHR Cohort Database

Year Awarded: 2022
Dr. Michael Fiore, professor of medicine and UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) director, and researchers at UW-CTRI are using a $300,000 COVID-19 Response Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program to better understand the course, treatments and outcomes of COVID-19 and provide insights to improve the monitoring and treatment of future novel disease outbreaks. UW-CTRI has been leading the COVID Electronic Health Records (EHR) Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW). CEC-UW is using de-identified EHR data from COVID-19 patients across 21 participating health systems across the country, enabling the project to link demographic, medical history, and clinical data to COVID-19 severity and outcomes. A grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program supports the analysis of data, including the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 among racial and ethnic minorities and vulnerable populations, comparing Wisconsin to the rest of the nation, including African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and patients diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
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Maternal and Child Health

Development of a OB Nurse Navigator Program in a Rural Critical Access Hospital

Year Awarded: 2022
St. Croix Regional Medical Center is using a Maternal and Child Health Grant for the project Development of an OB Nurse Navigator Program in a Rural Critical Access Hospital (St. Croix and surrounding counties); this project will create a comprehensive program to address patients’ prenatal and postpartum needs and provide social supports and resources for underserved families in this six-county rural area.