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Wisconsin Minority Health Program
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The Minority Health Program is the primary point of contact on minority health
for the Department of Health Services.
Our Mission
Providing a persistent and continuing focus on the elimination
of health disparities and building effective partnerships to improve
the health of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities in
Wisconsin.
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Our Four Functions
- To increase government and community awareness of racial and
ethnic minority health issues and state-specific health
disparities.
- To provide recommendations for equitable allocation of public
health resources to improve the health of minority populations.
- To provide technical assistance to partner agencies in the
development of policies to eliminate health disparities in
Wisconsin.
- To collaborate with state, tribal, local and private sectors
in the development and implementation of culturally and linguistically
appropriate health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
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Spotlight
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 Do you have a question, comment or
suggestion for Minority Health Officer, Dr. Fabienne Ouapou-Lena? Send
her an email.
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February events have been posted on our Current
Events page.
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2012
Community Grants announced! Read summaries of our new partners'
projects here.
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The Minority Health Program and
featured partners present Aligning
for Health Equity--It Affects Us All, in this Reaching Through Barriers
webcast featuring Dr. Fabienne Ouapou-Lena, MD, MPH; Margaret Schmelzer, RN,
MS; & Ana Paula Soares Lynch, MCCP. Learn about the underlying
determinants of health advanced through the state health plan, Healthiest
Wisconsin 2020; an overview of the Minority Health Program and its work
on health disparities and health equity; and hear about a case study from Proyecto
Salud, using health promoters as a strategy to address health disparities
in the Latino community in Milwaukee.
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Minority Health Program grantee Freedom,
Inc. is taking the lead on exciting social justice work in Madison. View
the Reaching Through Barriers webcast
featuring local youth who are leading the charge toward health equity in
their communities.
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The California
Endowment and Kaiser Family Foundation
release "Health Reform Hits Main Street" Animation in Spanish. La
Reforma Del Cuidado De La Salud Llega al Público is the Spanish version
of the popular animation that explains the major provisions of the Affordable
Care Act. Written and produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation, this version
of the animated movie features narration by a partner of The Endowment, Dra.
Isabel Gomez-Bassols, psychologist and host of the Univision show "Doctora
Isabel, el Angel de la Radio." The Spanish language translation was done
with support from The Endowment. The animation was developed to inform and
educate the millions of Spanish-speakers who might be affected by provisions
in the Affordable Care Act, either now or in 2014 when health insurance
coverage expands. The English-language version can be found online.
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We've updated our Seasonal
Events! Take a look at our list of Winter
Farmers' Markets.
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As
part of efforts to strengthen our nation’s preparedness and resiliency, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted the
first nation-wide test of the Emergency Alert System on November 9th at 2pm
Eastern Standard Time. The national Emergency Alert System is an alert and
warning system established to enable the President of the United States, if
needed, to address the American public during emergencies.
In addition, the Office for Civil Rights has released two new videos
created by FEMA to support the outreach efforts of our disability community
partners. The video has American Sign Language (ASL), open-captions,
and is voiced throughout. A Spanish version of the message with open-captions
follows.
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The
Minority Health Program is proud to announce that Kabzuag Vaj, co-founder of Freedom
Inc., a 2011 Minority Health Community Grant
recipient, has been nationally recognized for leading efforts to
address the root causes of domestic violence. Read the article
in the Wisconsin State Journal on madison.com.
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Take a look at this wonderful "Eat a
Balanced Diet" flyer (PDF, 1551KB) from the U.S.
Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.
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Take a look at these policy resources and fact sheets on pandemic flu:
Pandemic
Flu Fact Sheet (PDF, 133 KB) Pandemic
flu is different, and needs a coordinated response from policy-makers.
Pandemic
Flu Preparedness and Response Facts (PDF,
160 KB) What are we doing to make sure no one is left behind in pandemic flu
planning?
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Women
of Color Network has a series
of fact
sheets (exit DHS) on domestic violence,
dating violence,
sexual violence,
and elder abuse with stats on how they affect different cultural communities.
For other resources, please visit our Minority
Health Resources page.
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Please visit
our Health Disparities Task Force
page. Information on Department of Health and Human Services' new
standards for collecting data to reduce health disparities can be
found here, along with the National Partnership for Action Toolkit.
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2011
- 2013 Biennial Budget: Here
you will find a summary of major provisions in the final budget that affect
the Department of Health Services. (PDF, 83 KB)
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The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services on Friday, April 8, unveiled its roadmap
for reducing health and health care disparities, a comprehensive effort to
address differences in health for racial, ethnic, and other underserved
communities. For more information, visit the National
Partnership for Action web page (exit DHS).
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Previous Features
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HIV testing in pregnancy: the perspective of minority women.
Read the
results of a survey in Milwaukee
(PDF, 408 KB).
The survey was conducted as part
of a partnership initiative with the Affirmative Action Committee, the AIDS/HIV
program
and the Minority Health Program with cooperation from Planned Parenthood of
Wisconsin, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center,
and Milwaukee Health
Services.
(March 23, 2010)
For more information, contact:
Wisconsin Minority Health Program
Division of Public Health
E-mail address: DHSWIMinorityHealthProgram@wisconsin.gov
Telephone (608) 266-1512
FAX (608) 264-9881
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Street Address
1 West Wilson, Room 372
Madison, WI 53702
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please write to: Ruth DeWeese.
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Last Revised: February 08, 2012
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