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Executive Leadership Team
Essie Allen
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE

Bevan Baker
CITY OF MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

William Bazan
WISCONSIN HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Tom Brophy
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN

Ron Cisler
CENTER FOR URBAN POPULATION HEALTH

Tasha Jenkins
FIGHTING BACK, INC

Randall Lambrecht
UWM COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services

Director

Lora Taylor
Director
Partnerships for Healthy Milwaukee
UWM College of Health Sciences
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53001
Ph: 414-229-2961
Mobile: 414-430-3071
LTAYLOR@UWM.EDU

United Way of Greater Milwaukee
225 W. Vine Street
Milwaukee, WI 53012
Ph: 414-263-8174
LTAYLOR@UWAYMILW.ORG

The Milwaukee Health Champion Award

Recognizing and Inspiring Leadership for Community Health

>> Click here for application <<  (pdf 54k - opens new window)

Background: In 2002 the American Public Health Association presented Milwaukee Health Commissioner with the prestigious Roemer Prize, recognizing creative local public health work. Dr. Foldy chose to invest his monetary prize into an endowment that would continuously recognize emerging health leadership in Milwaukee.

Why an award? The purpose of this annual award is to encourage teamwork and leadership for healthy community change. In addition to the competition, the award process will also document, share and celebrate the work of all applicant teams, and create an archive of team projects that teach and inspire.

What is meant by leadership? Teams will be recognized that express leadership in three ways:

  • They create change to improve a measurable community health outcome;
  • They forge a successful partnerships with the community itself;
  • They actively involve students, tomorrow’s health leaders.

Who may qualify? Teams may apply that include at least:
  • One community-based organization or advocate;
  • One student (primary school through graduate studies);
  • One staff member of the Milwaukee Health Department.

What projects qualify? The team must demonstrate how their work will create meaningful improvement in one or more health outcomes in an area or population within the City of Milwaukee. Targeted health outcomes must include at least one of the priorities established by the current Wisconsin State Health Plan or Milwaukee health planning priorities (currently the Healthiest Milwaukee 2001 priorities).

Who will award the award? A six-member judge panel will consist of one representative each from:

  • Business

  • Faith community

  • Partnerships for Healthy Milwaukee
  • Health advocacy group

  • Health care provider organization

  • Milwaukee Health Department

When will the award be given? All nominees and award winners will be recognized at an annual public ceremony and reception, including presentations by award-winning teams, and displays by the other nominees. The award reception will provide an annual occasion recognize the work and to share the lessons of those trying to improve Milwaukee’s health.

What will award-winners receive? Winning team members will receive displayable awards, and, if possible, divide a modest cash prize (excluding Milwaukee Health Department employees). The winning team will be added to a plaque maintained on permanent display at the Milwaukee Health Department. All applicants will receive displayable certificates of recognition.

How will others learn from these projects? In addition to the award reception, printed summaries and a searchable internet archive of all projects will be distributed annually.

How will these expenses be paid? The newly-created Milwaukee Public Health Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation will set aside funds sufficient to endow annual award expenses (estimated at $25,000). Donations matching Dr. Foldy’s initial contribution are sought from philanthropies, health care organizations, businesses and individual donors. The Greater Milwaukee Business Group on Health has agreed to match all remaining gifts on a 1:1 basis until the $25,000 goal is reached.

Who will do the work? The organization of the competition, judging and recognition reception will be undertaken by the Milwaukee Health Department and Partnerships for Healthy Milwaukee.

How can I participate? Donors may make a tax-deductible charitable donation payable to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Inc. (earmarked for the Milwaukee Public Health Fund), 1020 North Broadway, Suite 112, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Those who desire a role in the Award process or who desire further information may contact Dr. Seth Foldy or Raquel Madrid-Berkel at the City of Milwaukee Health Department, 841 N. Broadway, Room 315, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (ph. 414-286- 5708, fax 414-286-5990, email sfoldy@milwaukee.gov ).

The Milwaukee Public Health Fund was established by the Milwaukee Health Commissioner to promote public health vision and leadership in the city. The two primary fund goals are to improve collaboration between Milwaukee Health Department staff and grass-roots community leadership, and to encourage Milwaukee-area students to pursue careers in public or community health.

BULLETIN BOARD

Featured Websites

Tracking the State Health Plan 2010

Visit the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services latest web resource for timely updates of progress towards the goals of Healthiest Wisconsin 2010, Wisconsins state health plan. The site allows users to select a health objective and see state-level data for that objective. For example, by choosing Cholesterol screening, adults 18+ and then selecting Get Data, you will see the 2010 target for that indicator, baseline data (usually from 2000), and the most current data available. The system currently provides data on about 60 indicators.
STATE HEALTH FACTS!

Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation designed to profide free up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states, providing data on nearly 400 health, health care, and health polity topics.
Between October 11-17, 17 US states and 8 Mexican states will organize health fairs, provision of health services (screenings, immunizations, and referrals), health related workshops, as well as distribution of education materials (posters, brochures, videos, and health pocket cards). The goal is to improve the health of migrants and their families by mobilizing community and government resources.

Local sponsors include The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Department of Education Policy & Community Studies and The College of Health Sciences, Sixteenth St. Community Health Center, Columbia-St. Mary's Hospital, Esperanza Unida, Latino Health Organization and Core/El Centro.

For more information or to participate, please contact: Kristela Cervera at kcervera@esperanzaunida.org or 414-671-0251.

How's Your Health, Greater Milwaukee?

Go to www.howsyourhealth.com for a free health risk assessment March 15 - April 30. You can print the report online and take it to your doctor!
Check it out!

On January 7, 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled a sleek new version of its website -- http://www.cdc.gov -- with new design, improved and more comprehensive Health Topics A-Z and improved search engine.

Impact: Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Serives, Inc.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Alive! Online
Includes news and events surrounding local and national health issues. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a weekly health calendar.

Health Counts in Wisconsin: Behavioral Risk Factors, 2002 contains valuable survey data for Wisconsin, and is available online at dhfs.wisconsin.gov on the Department of Health and Family Services website.
Two congressionally mandated reports - The National Healthcare Quality Report and The National Healthcare Disparities Report - are now available online at www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov. The reports, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), represent the first comprehensive effort to measure the quality of healthcare in America and the differences in access to healthcare services for priority populations. The data covers seven clinical conditions - cancer, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV and AIDS, mental health, and respiratory disease - as well as maternal and child health, nursing home and home health care, and patient safety.

Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: A Partnership Plan to Improve the Health of the Public, is the Wisconsin state health plan for the decade 2000-2010. The following websites provide important information about this dynamic and comprehensive plan to transform Wisconsin's public health system for the 21st century:

www.dhfs.state.wi.us

Contains an electronic copy of the July 2003 special supplemental report to the state public health plan: Engaging and Sustaining Selected Community Stakeholders in the Transformation of Wisconsin's Public Health System.
www.dhfs.state.wi.us Contains the electronic copies of the Implementation Plans for the sixteen health and system (infrastructure) priorities identified in Healthiest Wisconsin 2010. These richly detailed documents were developed by Wisconsin's public health system partners. Each of the sixteen priorities includes long-term outcome objectives with accompanying logic models and templates for each objective. There are approximately 60 objectives for the sixteen priorities.
www.dhfs.state.wi.us

Contains information about the Wisconsin Turning Point Initiative, Wisconsin's policy process to transform Wisconsin's public health system for the 21st century.

The Annual Minority Health Conference was launched by the Minority Student Caucus of UNC in 1977 and has been conducted nearly every year since then. Major objectives are to highlight health issues of concern to people of color. Information about past and upcoming conferences can be viewed at the UNC School of Public Health website: www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/