Reducing Infant Mortality in Racine
Listen to an interview (MP3) with members of the Racine Infant Mortality Coalition,including Teresa Johnson, PhD, RN. Dr. Johnson is working with the Coalition to reduce the unacceptably high infant mortality rate among African Americans in Racine under a grant from the Center Scientist Development Program.
Regents Approve Milwaukee School of Public Health
"We need researchers who live and breathe the Milwaukee area. If we improve Milwaukee's health, we're going to improve the state's health," said Ron Cisler, in reaction to the approval by the University of Wisconsin Regents of a School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Cisler, Director of the Center for Urban Population Health, believes a School of Public Health in the heart of Milwaukee will produce important research that will reduce the serious health disparities that plague Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Center Could Be Model for New School of Public Health
An editorial in the June 1, 2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel lauded the Center for Urban Population Health as an example of the type of collaborative initiative that would make the proposed University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Public Health a strong force for improving the health of Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Center for Urban Population Health Groovin’ for Babies!
Staff from the Center for Urban Population Health demonstrated their personal commitment to giving every baby a healthy start by participating in the March of Dimes' March for Babies on Saturday, April 26th at Veteran's Park, Milwaukee. The team, named "Groovin' for Babies", raised over $1,300 in two weeks. Fifteen Center staff and family members participated in the actual walk, and many Center colleagues and affiliates also donated substantially to the cause.
