Improving Health Outcomes for Black Women
The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness is using a Community Collaboration Grant to support its mission to improve black women’s health and push for systemic changes in Dane County. The group is using its grant to establish a team of health workers in high need neighborhoods, as well as to develop a community health improvement model that will address the disparities that are contributing to poor health outcomes.
Strengthening Social Connection to Reduce Health Inequities
Nehemiah Center's initiative, supported by the Wisconsin Partnership Program, focuses on reducing health disparities among Black people by addressing the health impacts of racism.
Partnership Uses Telehealth Technology, Nurse Volunteers to Screen for COVID-19 in Madison’s Homeless Population
Collaborators at Porchlight, Inc. and Nurse Disrupted LLC, are using Wisconsin Partnership Program funding to control the spread of COVID-19 among Madison's homeless population.
Promoting Healthy Birth Outcomes During COVID-19
The African American Breastfeeding Network is using a COVID-19 Response Grant to support Black Birth Workers, promote healthy birth outcomes and prevent the spread of COVID-19 among Black families.
Protecting Access To Fresh Food, Supporting Farmers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Wello and its partners, Casa ALBA Melanie - Hispanic Resource Center and four local farmers markets, have created a multi-faceted approach to protect access to fresh foods and support the area’s farming community.
Grassroots Efforts to Improve Community Health
Jane Busch, a life-long resident of Cross Plains, Wisconsin, is working to make her community healthier. Through a grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Jane and the LIFE (Lifestyle Initiative for Fitness Empowerment) Foundation, a grassroots nonprofit organization in Cross Plains, and academic partner Daniel Jarzemsky, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Family Medicine and physician at the UW Health Cross Plains Clinic, are working to improve nutrition, decrease obesity and increase physical activity for members of their rural community.