In observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16, 2010, an Advance Directives workshop was held at Genesis Supportive Living Services, an agency that serves the older adult community in … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Recreation participates in a National Youth Obesity study
Study provides insight for educators, opportunities for local youth Milwaukee Recreation recently participated in the first phase of a national childhood obesity study conducted by the Sajai® … [Read more...]
Aurora Health Care Foundation Funds New Research Chair at UWM
Milwaukee, WI --April 14 2010-- ( Left to Right) -- Dr. Nick Turkal, Aurora’s president and CEO, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Chancellor, Carlos Santiago introduced, Dr. Ronda Hughes, newly … [Read more...]
Governor Doyle signs Critical Access Hospitals Bill
Governor Jim Doyle this week signed into law Assembly Bill 770, the Critical Access Hospitals Bill. This bill ensures that the 59 communities that are served by Critical Access Hospitals can leverage … [Read more...]
Take Care Clinics at select Walgreens now offering free blood pressure screenings
According to the American Heart Association, hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects more than 73 million people in the United States, but is widely undiagnosed and untreated. To help patients … [Read more...]
MPTV addresses obesity problem
Milwaukee Public Television is launching I AM THE FIT GENERATION, a pilot outreach initiative to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in the area’s children. Designed to combat the alarming … [Read more...]
BloodCenter of Wisconsin grows to become first and only blood, marrow, organ and tissue provider in the country
BloodCenter of Wisconsin is the new home of Wisconsin Donor Network and Wisconsin Tissue Bank, making it the first and only organization in the United States to specialize in all four types of … [Read more...]
New Organ Donor Registry available
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle and First Lady Jessica Doyle announced this week the state’s new Organ Donor Registry. The web-based registry will make it even easier for Wisconsin residents to list … [Read more...]
Health Insurance Reform and African Americans
This week on Tuesday, March 23, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, conducted a media briefing to discuss the benefits and protections … [Read more...]
Free help with prescriptions
A program is offering help for low-income residents having trouble filling prescription medications. The PARs or Prescription Assistance Referral Service program is helping residents by linking them … [Read more...]
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