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Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
American Public Health Association 2005 Affiliate of the Year!
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In The News UW- Milwaukee to Offer New Public Health Certificate Program APHA awards the 2007 Lillian Wald Service Award to Budget creates battle over reproductive rights, family planning By Krista B. Ledbetter o f The Oshkosh Northwestern Wisconsin: Case Study in Public Health Law Benjamin Meier (Columbia University), James Hodge (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), and Kristin Gebbe (Columbia University) The Turning Point Model State Public Health Act (Turning Point Act), published in September 2003, provides a comprehensive template for states interested in public health law reform and modernization. This case study examines the political and policy efforts undertaken in Wisconsin following the development of the Turning Point Act. It is the third of a series of case studies to assess several states’ considerations of reform of public health law pursuant to the Turning Point Act. Click here to view a full copy of the case study at the following link.
Mending and Extending the Safety Net: Increasing Access to Primary Preventive Care (Reproductive Health Care, too) The preventive health care safety net is full of holes, tears and patch mismatches. A sharp-eyed inspection of the reproductive health care section would show substantial pieces damaged by ill-intentioned rips and malicious budget cuts. With a new congressional majority, there’s an urgent opportunity for advocates of access to primary care and specifically to reproductive health care to move forward on major repairs by passing two pending federal legislative proposals. These bills have been low profile, but they would be high impact. They would extend and mend vital panels of the safety net while saving taxpayer dollars. Copy of full article available at this link. Report Analyzes Costs Savings from Proposed Health Plan The Lewin Group recently reviewed and analyzed the Wisconsin Health Plan. A full copy of the report is now available. Milwaukee-Waukesha Consortium is “Public Health Ready” One of Seven Agencies Honored in U.S. for Preparedness Efforts The Milwaukee/Waukesha County Consortium for Emergency Public Health Preparedness was recognized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for being ready to handle large scale public health emergencies. The consortium, which consists of 14 public health agencies in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, submitted an application and received honors through the Project Public Health Ready initiative that NACCHO is conducting with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additional information is available in the Consortium's press release.
Healthy Wisconsin Council Report Governor Doyle's Healthy Wisconsin Council has finished its final report calling for an increase in tobacco taxes to help pay for its proposals to provide reinsurance for small businesses and co-ops and seek a Medicaid waiver to cover poor, single adults who currently do not qualify for the program. The council also endorsed Doyle's BadgerCare Plus plan to ensure all Wisconsin children have health care. See the final report: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/011607_HW_Council_Report.pdf
Wisconsin Hospital Association releases Report on Community Benefits
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