Health First Wisconsin is teaming with Richard Brown of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to address risky alcohol use.

Community-Academic Partnership Fund Request for Proposals Released

The Wisconsin Partnership Program seeks proposals that combine the skills of Wisconsin community-based organizations and government agencies with those of an academic partner to address the health needs of Wisconsin.

The Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) expects to make approximately $2.5 million in awards during the 2011 funding cycle.

There are two types of grants available:

Implementation Grants, up to $400,000 for three years for projects that either employ or test evidence-based health interventions; and Development Grants, up to $50,000 for up to two years for the development of new partnerships, demonstration or pilot projects or smaller implementation projects. Read More

New Investigator Program Funding Cycle Opens

The Wisconsin Partnership Program Education and Research Committee released its New Investigator Program Request for Proposals on May 12, 2011. Read More

Cotton named Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families Program Officer

Quinton Cotton, who coordinated the Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families' work during the planning process, has been named WPP Program Officer for the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families. He will join the Wisconsin Partnership Program in July. Read More

Education and Research Committee Adopts New Name

Responding to the evolution of its funding patterns and the transformation of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, the Medical Education and Research Committee (MERC) renamed itself the Wisconsin Partnership Program Education and Research Committee (PERC). Read More

Conference on Obesity and Physical Activity Set for June 8

The Wisconsin Partnership Program is proud to sponsor the second annual Wisconsin Prevention of Obesity and Diabetes (WiPOD) and the Wisconsin Partnership for Activity and Nutrition (WI PAN) Conference.

This year's theme is "Linking Research and Community Action: Tools to Create Healthy People, Healthy Places." Read More

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unveils Second Annual National County Health Rankings

Originating at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the County Health Rankings serve as a health policy tool for local health departments.

The rankings illustrate that where we live, learn work and play influences our health and how long we live. Read More

Keeping Up to Date with Advances in Population Health

The Improving Population Health blog explores current thinking in policy, practice, and research in population health improvement.

It is intended to serve as a forum for discussion and a call for action as we consider what all of us - across all sectors - can do to improve the health of our communities. Read More

ICTR Offers Certificate in Community-Academic Research Partnerships Online

A course through the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and the UW School of Nursing has been developed for people in organizations concerned with community health, such as community clinics, public health agencies, schools, and community- and faith-based organizations Read More