Developing Public Health Leaders to Serve Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Population Health Services Fellowship Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health is helping to build a public health workforce prepared to meet the health needs of the state.
Preventing Stroke in the Oneida Nation
The Oneida Stroke Prevention Program is a tribal-academic partnership that addresses the urgent need to target stroke risk factors in Native populations.
Bolstering the Health Care Workforce by Helping Students
Thanks to this incentive program, more than 1,600 nursing and health sciences students stepped up to meet the health care needs of their communities and receive tuition support.
Addressing Dual Epidemics of Drug Overdose and COVID-19
A research project, Responding to Dual Epidemics across Wisconsin during COVID-19, is taking an innovative approach to providing support and treatment to people vulnerable to the dual epidemics of overdose risk and COVID-19.
Shedding Light on COVID-19’s Impact on Wisconsin’s Disability Community
Researchers and community collaborators are shedding light on how COVID-19 has changed the daily life of Wisconsinites living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their findings will guide service delivery for future health crises to ensure that Wisconsin communities and workplaces are safe, inclusive, and accessible.
Using Telehealth and Community Partnerships To Improve Postpartum Care for Black Mothers in Wisconsin
With funding from the Wisconsin Partnership Program, the initiative expands upon a successful telehealth patient monitoring program.
Promoting Diversity in Medical Education
A new four-year scholarship program established by the Partnership Education and Research Committee supports the recruitment and retention of racially and ethnically diverse medical students.
Partnering To Deliver Culturally Relevant Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A team of community influencers, including representatives from Wisconsin’s African American and Latinx communities and the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, are collaborating with researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to meet this important health and communications need.
Enhancing Dementia Detection
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Professors Art Walaszek, MD, and Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS, are using a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to spearhead a new project to improve the dementia care in the state. The project will help train future healthcare professionals to detect and treat dementia.
Helping Women Fight Symptoms From Pelvic Floor Disorders
Heidi Brown, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is using Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to prevent or treat incontinence in older women through community-based workshops.