Wisconsin Minority Health Program
2010 Minority Health Grants
The Minority Health Grant Program is targeted to racial/ethnic minority
community-based organizations and tribes in Wisconsin. The mini-grants are
intended to build the capacity of local communities to provide culturally
and linguistically appropriate health resources and services for African
Americans, American Indians, Southeast Asians, and/or Hispanics/Latinos and
to eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care.
Projects for the 2010 grant program address one of the following four
priority areas in support of the State Health Plan:
- Priority Area 1: Capacity-building activities for community-based
organizations
- Priority Area 2: Community-driven, neighborhood-based primary prevention
and health promotion models and services
- Priority Area 3: Mentoring, development, and support of minority health
professionals and minority students interested in health careers
- Priority Area 4: Programs to reduce overweight and obesity among racial and
ethnic minority groups
2010 Minority Health Grantees
ALAS Youth and Family Special Needs Case Management Program: South (Alianza
Latina Aplicando Soluciones, Inc.)
Alianza Latina Aplicando Soluciones primarily serves low-income,
Spanish-speaking families of children with special needs who live on the
south side of Milwaukee. The agency has for some years experienced steadily
increasing caseloads as the neighborhood Latino population grows. The
Special Needs Case Management Program capacity-building project will
address the increased demand for services by expanding services throughout
the south side of Milwaukee County through partnership with Cudahy Health
Department and Medicaid Case Management certification. Expansion will
include increased community awareness of available supports and programs;
increased medical and community support; and increased capacity of local
CBOs.
Baby Be Safe (Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services)
In an effort to reduce health disparities between Black and White birth
outcomes, Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services will partner with
Marquette University School of Nursing to develop a curriculum for young
African American parents. This curriculum, Baby Be Safe, will be designed
specifically to connect with young, Milwaukee-area, African American
parents who are living in poverty. Because no curriculum currently exists
with which the target population can connect, this project will develop its
own, utilizing promising practices as its foundation. The curriculum will
address common unhealthy practices and include remedial topics such as safe
sleeping habits, appropriate infant feeding, and proper nutrition for
mothers and babies.
Community Gardening Project (Hispanic Community Center)
The Hispanic Community Health Resource Center is a wellness and advocacy
resource center dedicated to promoting and preserving the quality of life
for Hispanics in Waukesha County. The combination of the rising prevalence
of cardiac disease, type II diabetes and a population that is growing older
in the location indicates a need for programs that provide residents with
skills and knowledge to maintain and improve their health and well-being.
The Center's Community Gardening Project will provide nutrition education
and opportunities for physical activity and social interaction for 15
Hispanic seniors in Waukesha. In addition to providing a garden and healthy
produce, the program, staffed with bilingual health promoters and health
care professionals, will also provide information on nutrition, food
safety, body mechanics, and prevention of chronic disease.
Discovery Dating - Healthy Relationships in Oneida (Wise Women Gathering
Place)
The Wise Women Gathering Place mission is to promote peace, respect and
belonging for Native Americans through skill-building, sharing of resources
and community support. Its Discovery Dating© program will teach Native
American youth about healthy relationship building, the importance of
mentors in a person's life and informed decision-making skills through
role playing and real-life documentation and assessment of relationships.
The main idea behind Discovery Dating© is to generate confident and
inspired young people, skilled in healthy relationship tools, who know what
they want in life and who can assert their own values successfully in all
kinds of social situations. It also aims to reduce premature sexual
activity, unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, substance
abuse, and other problems that result from impulsive choice-making.
Fondy Farmers' Market Capacity Enhancement (Fondy Food Center)
Much of Milwaukee's north side, largely African American (>72%)
population is at risk of hunger and diet-related illnesses due to
persistent poverty and lack of fresh-food vendors. Fondy Food Center,
through its Fondy Farmers' Market, fills this fresh-food void through
partnerships with local growers, affordable prices, food stamp redemption
and the acceptance of WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Vouchers. The
Fondy Farmers' Market Capacity Enhancement project aims to expand the
capacity of its staff in order to improve the systems and partnerships that
drive the program, including partnerships with local businesses, schools
and churches; collaborations with local non-profits; outreach to the
community; evaluations of vendor growing practices and launching the WIC
Farmers' Market Voucher matching program.
Girls Get Fit (Girls, Inc./YWCA of Madison, Inc.)
Girls, Inc. at the YWCA of Madison is an after-school program designed for
low-income girls ages 9-18. It will offer the "Girls Get Fit"
program to 150 girls, over 90% of whom are girls of color. The overarching
goal of the fitness campaign is to create an environment that supports and
promotes healthy eating, daily physical activity, and a healthy weight for
participants, in an effort to address the number one health issue facing
low-income, African-American girls: obesity. Fun, culturally relevant, and
age-appropriate fitness activities will be offered through partnerships
with local fitness clubs and dance studios as well as through a broad range
of informal exercise options including team sports and outdoor activities.
Through a partnership with local nutrition educators, girls will also
attend a series of cooking classes emphasizing healthy foods.
Healthy Latino Families (United Community Center)
The Healthy Latino Families project will promote healthy lifestyle changes
to reduce the incidence of obesity among Hispanic children at the
Bruce-Guadalupe Community School (BGCS) on Milwaukee's near south side.
Ninety-eight percent of the 860 students at the school are Hispanic.
Activities will include researching and adapting a culturally relevant
nutrition curriculum for Grades 4 and 5; providing training for elementary
school staff on implementing this curriculum; integrating a
health/nutrition curriculum for students from Grades 5-8; researching and
incorporating culturally relevant family-centered hands-on nutrition-health
tools for 400 students from K3-2nd Grade; training United Community Center
Fitness Center staff on facilitating Zumba sessions; providing Zumba
exercise sessions for BGCS students from Grades 1-8 and their families;
offering BGCS families culturally/linguistically appropriate nutrition
education sessions.
Hmong Senior Health Project (United Asian Services of Wisconsin, Inc.)
United Asian Services of Wisconsin, Inc. assists refugees, former refugees
and their descendents with employment, housing and education. The purpose
of the Hmong Senior Health Project is to promote healthier behaviors
related to nutrition and exercise among Hmong seniors in Dane County, with
the hope of reducing obesity in this population. The program will provide
the following services: a series of health-related workshops for a minimum
of 30 Hmong seniors per workshop; assistance to a minimum of 10 Hmong
seniors in obtaining and tending a garden plot; and a weekly exercise class
for a minimum of 10 Hmong seniors.
MBWI: Mothers, Breastfeeding and Working Initiative (African American
Breastfeeding Network of Milwaukee)
The mission of the African American Breastfeeding Network of Milwaukee is
to promote breastfeeding as the natural and best way to provide nourishment
for babies and young children. Its Mothers, Breastfeeding and Working
Initiative (MBWI) will increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and
exclusivity rates among African American families in the city of Milwaukee
by enrolling participants in two MBWI projects: 1) Sista2Sista Chat Room
Gatherings and 2) Pumpin' it Out, Workin' it Out © classes. These projects
encourage mothers to breastfeed exclusively by helping them understand the
benefits and value of breastfeeding; support mothers who are returning to
work and who wish to continue providing breast milk to their babies; and
help mothers to overcome the barriers associated with breastfeeding and
returning to work.
TTT: Turning, Tuning and Toning (Bread of Healing Clinic, Inc.)
The Bread of Healing Clinic is a free medical clinic, with three locations
on Milwaukee's north side, designed to serve uninsured, low-income people
who experience barriers to accessing ongoing health care. "TTT:
Turning, Tuning, and Toning" is a new, weekly program at Cross
Lutheran Church in the 53205 ZIP code area of Milwaukee - one of the poorest
locations in the city. The program will be open to anyone from the
neighborhood or clinic, with special focus on 40 African American women,
who regularly participate in the church's meal at noon on Wednesdays and
support group for lifestyle change. The Triple Ts will expand that program
to include health screenings, aerobics classes twice weekly, a walking
group once weekly, and a health education class that includes cooking
demonstrations with healthy foods. In addition, for those that participate,
healthy food choices will be exchanged in the food bags that participants
receive each week from the church.
2012 Minority Health Community Grants
2011 Minority Health Mini-grants
2009 Minority Health Mini-grants
2008 Minority Health Mini-grants
2007 Minority Health Mini-grants
2006 Minority Health Mini-grants
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