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Leadership Shakeup Adds to Milwaukee Health Department’s Growing List of Challenges

March 20, 2021

By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Griselle Torres, Jeanette Kowalik, Lilliann Paine, Matt Martinez, Milwaukee Health Department

Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik on Why She Resigned

September 12, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this month, Jeanette Kowalik, the health commissioner for the City of Milwaukee, announced her resignation. Come the end of the month, Kowalik will be stepping … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Jeanette Kowalik, Resignations

Mayor Tom Barrett Signs Face Mask Ordinance

July 18, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously agreed that face masks should be required in public spaces. Mayor Tom Barrett signed the ordinance into action … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, COVID-19, Face Mask Ordinance, Face Masks, Jeanette Kowalik, Marina Dimitrijevic, Tom Barrett

City Officials Discuss “Stay At Home” Order

March 28, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Like in many places throughout the world, when coronavirus first came to Milwaukee, residents were told to practice social distancing. The term being used worldwide to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Jeanette Kowalik, Safer at Home, Stay at Home Order, Tom Barrett, Tony Evers

Community Partners Introduce the BUILD Health Challenge

December 21, 2019

By Karen Stokes This past Tuesday evening, Ascension St. Joseph, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Office of Violence Prevention and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ascension Wisconsin, BUILD Health Challenge, BUILD Sherman Park, Jeanette Kowalik, Reggie Newson

Mayor Barrett to Allocate $2.2. Million to Combat Lead Crisis

December 6, 2019

By Mrinal Gokhale It is well known that Milwaukee has a lead problem and that paint and laterals are the main sources of contamination in households. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to add … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jeanette Kowalik, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Lead Service Lines, Mrinal Gokhale, Tom Barrett

Grant Awarded to City of Milwaukee for Lead Hazard Control

October 4, 2019

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’s no secret that Milwaukee has a lead problem. Residents throughout the city and county have experienced problems with lead, either through water, paint, soil or all of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Grants Awarded, Gwen Moore, Jeanette Kowalik, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Tom Barrett

WAATPN Launches “No Singles/No Loosies” Campaign

July 26, 2019

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For the past 17 years, Graciela Hernandez has owned Mi Pais, 1401 W. Greenfield Ave., a corner store, which sells liquor, groceries and cigarettes. As part of the store’s … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Jeanette Kowalik, Loosies, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network

Jeanette Kowalik is More Than Just Milwaukee’s Health Commissioner

April 27, 2019

By Nyesha Stone It was almost eight months ago when Jeannette Kowalik was voted in as Milwaukee’s Health Commissioner. Since then she’s focused on the high rate of infant mortality, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Jeanette Kowalik, Nyesha Stone

St. Joseph’s Celebrates the Opening of WIC Office Through Partnership with the Health Department

April 13, 2019

By Nyesha Stone Ascension St. Joseph’s has been a pillar in the city for years, and according to Mayor Tom Barrett, it also services the largest population of Milwaukee residents on Medicaid. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ascension Wisconsin, Jeanette Kowalik, Khalif Rainey, Nyesha Stone, St Joseph Hospital, Tom Barrett, Women Infants and Children WIC

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