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Milwaukee County's new Mental Health Emergency Center will …

WebMilwaukee County will be able to provide mental health treatment for local residents far closer to the neighborhoods where they need it, replacing the previously …

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Wisconsin ranks poorly in new report that maps disparities in …

WebThe gap in the U.S. between the average health and well-being of white people and people who are Black, Latinx/Hispanic, or American Indian/Alaskan Native …

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Interactive map visualizes Wisconsin’s health disparities by county

WebAn interactive graphic presents the Rankings & Roadmaps of Wisconsin county health data in a visual format. Centered on a map and detailed in a circular bar …

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Marcia P. Coggs Center: Milwaukee County breaks ground on new …

WebCounty Executive David Crowley, local and state leaders, the Coggs family, and members of the public gathered on October 2 at a construction site in the King Park …

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Mental Health Complex to permanently close as County fully …

WebThe Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Behavioral Health Services (BHS) announced on August 15 that the Milwaukee …

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Why schools turn to telehealth therapy options to meet soaring …

WebFor Valerie Aguirre’s daughter in Hawaii, a spate of middle school “friend drama” escalated into violence and online bullying that left the 12-year-old feeling …

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HHS awards Milwaukee $4M to fight COVID-19 and improve …

WebThe Milwaukee Independent began reporting on what was then referred to as the mysterious “Wuhan Virus” in January 2020. Other local media did not picked-up on …

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The Cure: Why Universal healthcare would enable a healthier …

WebIn addition to that staggering, preventable death toll, in 2020 alone, our “fragmented and inefficient healthcare system,” cost the U.S. $459 billion more than if we …

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Wisconsin to allocate more Federal funding to address mental and

WebThe funding, part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March, will add $24.6 million to mental health services and $22 million to substance use …

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Community health centers that serve 1 in 11 Americans as a critical

WebElisa Reyes has come to Plaza del Sol Family Health Center for doctor’s appointments for more than a decade. She moved away a while ago but keeps returning, …

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Recent mergers of major hospitals in Wisconsin will impact about …

WebGundersen Health System and Bellin Health completed a merger on December 1. The next day, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health did the same.

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Milwaukee nonprofits get $1.6M investment to strengthen the …

WebThe Dohmen Company Foundation announced on November 30 that it was investing more than $1.6 million in nonprofits normalizing the concept of Food is …

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The dilemma of distance complicates health care options in rural

WebThe same aspects of rural life that are attractive to many Wisconsinites — solitude, space, smaller communities — can often make getting the health care they …

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Food is Medicine: Accelerator program helps Dohmen Foundation …

WebMedically tailored meals will be delivered to thousands more food-insecure and chronically and critically ill people nationwide through the Food is Medicine …

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Profound toll of COVID-19 on heart health is only starting to …

Web“This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a physical therapist at Washington University in St. Louis. Somehow, a mild case of …

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Digital wellness space launched to serve local LGBTQ+ community …

WebMilwaukee Pride’s Health & Wellness area is a large component of the festival, taking up 30% of the overall event footprint and serving nearly 45,000 people …

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Small Wisconsin hospitals look for ways to survive statewide rural

WebThe nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism collaborates with Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, other news media and the UW …

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