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We seek to advance population health research and education to improve the health of urban communities. We want to be a destination where researchers can lead innovative, community-connected population health research and education.
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Initiated in 2001, the Center is made up of faculty and staff from UW School of Medicine and Public Health, UW-Milwaukee and Advocate Aurora Research Institute. We are co-located and work together based on project needs and expertise.
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How We Create Impact:
We are grounded in a population health framework. It is estimated that clinical care contributes only about 20% to an individual’s overall health. Where one lives, learns, works and plays is increasingly recognized as having a much greater impact on an individual’s length and quality of life. These health factors, also known as social determinants of health, reflect a growing area of interest, research and investment in community health improvement.
In this framework, we approach our work systematically to:
In this framework, we approach our work systematically to:
IdentifyWe work with partners to identify the determinants of health, disease, and well-being in populations.
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Design and ImplementWe partner with faculty and community partners to design and implement preventive or treatment interventions.
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MeasureWe also work to measure the interventions effectiveness against health outcomes of a community.
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Engagement
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We believe that those who experience the barriers or challenges are best situated to guide solutions. Engaging people is the best way to ensure that research and solutions are built to succeed.
We engage:
We meet people where they are-in clinic, schools, organizations and at home. We place great value on shared learning, capacity building and creating environments for personal and organizational growth. We believe in this for our staff, partners and the community. |
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Center researcher, Dr. Kaija Zusevics recently completed the eighteenth edition of the Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report in partnership with End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (End Abuse). End Abuse has been tracking and analyzing all incidents of domestic violence homicide that have occurred in Wisconsin since 2000. This report documents fatalities from 2019. In addition, the eighteenth edition also reviews domestic violence homicide data from the last 20 years, including statistics, interviews with experts on the past twenty years of work and future directions, and reflections on the impacts domestic violence homicide has on children.
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