UW paper nabs top honor from American Public Health Association for life-expectancy analysis
Work published by three University of Wisconsin researchers regarding decreasing the gap in life expectancy of the United States population compared to European peers, earned top honors from the American Public Health Association.
SHOW launches pilot health survey in Latino community
Wisconsin is a state with stark and persistent health disparities disproportionally affecting racial and ethnic minorities and rural populations. Milwaukee is one the most segregated cities in the U.S. with 40 percent of its population being African-American and a growing Hispanic/Latino population that based on 2010 U.S. Census comprised 17.3 percent of population.
Expanded support for clinical and health informatics
This summer, the University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health further expanded their commitment to medical informatics by launching the UW Clinical and Health Informatics Institute (CHI2) to serve as a new home for the services provided by the ICTR Biomedical Informatics (BMI) group.
Financial incentives help Medicaid recipients quit smoking
The use of modest financial incentives to engage with the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is a cost-effective option for increasing smoking quit rates among Medicaid recipients, according to research at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Jonathan Temte receives prestigious public health award
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced that Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been honored with the 2018 AAFP Public Health Award.
Inaugural Wisconsin Healthy Communities named
Thirty-one Wisconsin communities have been recognized for their work to improve health in their communities.
Global health projects receive funding
Four projects led by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health faculty and staff received funding from the Global Health Institute.
Jonathan Jaffery appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Jonathan Jaffery, MD, senior vice president and chief population health officer for UW Health and professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the independent, non-partisan agency tasked with advising Congress on Medicare policies.
UW–Madison establishes state’s first and only addiction hotline for providers
In what is believed to be a national first, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in conjunction with UW Health, has established a new resource for Wisconsin primary care physicians and other providers to help them successfully manage patients with addictions.
Combination therapy for asthma in adults is safe, study confirms
Results from the largest asthma safety trial in the United States suggest that combination therapies containing both inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) do not significantly increase the risk of serious asthma-related events as compared with inhaled corticosteroids alone.
UW–Madison debuts first-of-its kind neighborhood map to guide medical decision-making
Socio-economic factors can affect health in surprising ways.
Tool links health care organizations, public to improve the health of Wisconsinites
Wisconsin residents can now consult an online tool to learn exactly what their local communities are doing to improve health.