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Community Health Workers: Working To Increase Knowledge on Mental Health and Nutrition for Post-partum Latina Moms During Home Visits

Awarded in 2017
Community Catalyst Grant
Updated Sep 18, 2023

Project Goals

This project will develop a community-based wellness educational program to train Community Health Workers (CHWs) to reduce health disparities affecting Latina postpartum women through a home visiting program. The CHWs will also be trained in the skills needed to achieve sustainable employment beyond the grant program.

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PERC Opportunity Grant

Improving Access to High Quality Surgical Care in Wisconsin Communities

Year Awarded: 2018
This project sought to develop the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin (SCW), a cost-efficient statewide collaborative to improve the quality of surgical care. The interest and engagement of surgeons and hospitals has surpassed the initial goal of involving 24 hospitals in the initiatives. SCW engaged 85 hospitals, where nearly 75 percent of breast and colorectal procedures are performed. There has been a significant reduction in reoperations in SCW participating vs non-participating hospitals. This project was also successful in establishing new partnerships, new initiatives, and supporting quality improvement in surgical care.
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COVID-19 Response Grant

Leveraging Personalized Supports for Immediate COVID-19 Response for 4K-12 Students (LPS)

Year Awarded: 2020
When the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) transitioned to virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, their diverse student population, including students with health conditions associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes, lost access to school health services that provide assessments, education, referrals and care coordination. To address this barrier, MMSD implemented a program titled “Leveraging Personal Supports for Immediate COVID-19 Response for 4K-12 Students,” also known as the LPS program. The LPS program aimed to provide immediate support and resources to 2,000 MMSD students with medical conditions from June 2020 to May 2021. Results showed that 356 students and their families received services, with 92 percent requiring one to two support sessions. In addition to addressing physical health needs, the program pivoted to focus on addressing social determinants of health needs such as community resource referrals, food insecurity and housing assistance. The LPS program also provided health and cleaning supplies which helped foster positive relationships between families and staff. Because of these efforts, the LPS program received high satisfaction ratings from both families and staff.