About the Center
The Center for Urban Population Health, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and Aurora Health Care, Inc. that advances population health research and education to improve the health or urban communities.
2010 Milwaukee Health Report is Now Available
The Center for Urban Population Health and the City of Milwaukee Health Department are pleased to present the Milwaukee Health Report 2010 (PDF). Now in its second year, this report continues to summarize the current health of the city, as well as the distribution of key factors that may have implications for future health.
The Milwaukee Health Report 2010 provides information regarding health disparities among the SES groups within the city, and offers comparisons of health outcomes and health determinants between the City of Milwaukee, the State of Wisconsin and the United States.
The goal of this report is to provide policy makers and community organizations with meaningful information that can be used in addressing Milwaukee's health issues. Learn more.
September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Center for Urban Population Health, and the City of Milwaukee Health Departmetn are joining forces this month to provide continued information related to the growing infant mortality issue in our community.Here are the facts:Each year in Milwaukee there are an average of 200 infant deaths and stillbirths. Many of these deaths are preventable. In 2008 the overall infant mortality rate for Milwaukee was 10.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, but there are stark disparities hidden within that number. The infant mortality rate among African-Americans was 13.9, compared to a non-Hispanic White rate of 4.8. Learn more.
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Milwaukee Health Department Releases Community Health Planning and Policy Recommendations
The City of Milwaukee Health Department recently released a Planning and Policy Recommendations Report that will serve as guidance for the Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee’s public health partners in their work towards achieving the goal of making Milwaukee America’s Healthiest City again. Learn more.
Mobile Markets Respond to CDC’s Call to Reduce Obesity Rates
On August 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a national report stating that the prevalence of obesity among adults continues to increase. Although the CDC report shows no change in Wisconsin, our state’s obesity rate of 26% badly misses the Healthy People 2010 goal of 15%. In addition, another recent study by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) shows Wisconsin having the country’s highest rate of obesity for African American adults (44%). The CDC has called for a comprehensive, community approach to changing environment and policy related to nutrition and physical activity while also promoting individual behavior change. The Center for Urban Population Health is partnering with several community and academic groups to advance the goal of reducing obesity and increasing healthy food consumption in Milwaukee. Specifically, Center staff are developing community informed, evidence-based nutrition education programs for implementation at Mobile Markets sites across the city. The program was noted as an innovative approach in a recent Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article highlighting promising practices. Learn more.
Check out the Milwaukee LIHF Wiki!
The Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) collaborative is a community-wide effort dedicated to closing the black-white gap in birth outcomes in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee LIHF wiki is a place for all Milwaukee LIHF supporters to join in an ongoing conversation about the planning process to create an action plan specific to Milwaukee. Learn more.
