Many women still don’t get screened; October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month While the number of breast cancer deaths in Wisconsin continues to show a small decline, state health officials … [Read more...]
Medicare Open Enrollment Period begins
The Medicare Open Enrollment Period -- which began on Monday, October 15 – has been expanded to last seven weeks and will end on December 7. This will give seniors and people with disabilities more … [Read more...]
Working together to save babies
Nicole Angresano Vice President, Community Impact United Way of Greater Milwaukee Every year, Milwaukee families suffer the unimaginable loss of a baby before his or her first birthday. This … [Read more...]
Prevention is better than problem solving
By Maricha Harris It’s no secret. Teen pregnancy and poverty are interconnected. In fact, three major predictors of a child’s likeliness to live in poverty are 1) being born to a teen mother, 2) … [Read more...]
Hundreds of students get dental checks
The Marquette University School of Dentistry was a busy place on their annual Head Start Dental Day. Volunteer dentists as well as dental and dental hygiene students from Marquette and MATC examined … [Read more...]
You can – and must – talk
By Nicole Angresano Vice president Community Impact United Way of Greater Milwaukee My son is 5 years old. Well, 5 ¾, actually—he’s at an age where every extra month counts. He is the cherry on … [Read more...]
School lunch is getting healthier
Hunger Task Force supports students being served healthier lunches. The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFK) was passed in 2010 and put into effect at the beginning of this school year. The bill … [Read more...]
A healthy start to the school year
Preschool age children are getting a good start for the new academic year. The three to five year olds with their parents took part in a Registration and Health Fair put on by the Social Development … [Read more...]
Local Eye MDs advise: Don’t let cataracts cloud your vision
African-Americans seem to have nearly twice the risk of developing cataracts than do Caucasians. This difference may be due to other medical illnesses, particularly diabetes. African-Americans are … [Read more...]
Gwen Moore opposes repeal of Affordable Care Act
This week, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined nearly all of her Democratic colleagues in opposing a measure to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act. “I am simply amazed that my Republican … [Read more...]
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