WORH State News

High School Students Explore Futures in Health Care

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:53 +0000

Milwaukee high school students with aspirations to work in health care took a hands-on trip to their futures last week. Nearly two dozen students from James Madison Academic Campus, an MPS charter high school, visited the Medical College of Wisconsin as part of their participation in Milwaukee Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Youth Health Service Corps (YHSC) program. (Source: Milwaukee Community Journal) [Read article]

Governor Walker Backs Improved Care for Veterans

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:42:38 +0000

Walker announced his support for legislation being introduced by State Senator Van Wanggaard and Representative Robin Vos to convert Gates Hall on the campus of the Veterans Home at Union Grove into a skilled nursing facility for area veterans. The conversion of Gates Hall would take one year to complete and would eliminate a waiting list of veterans needing care. (Source: Ofc of the Governor) [Read article]

NFL Leads Push For Youth Concussion Bill

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:16:52 +0000

The National Football League, the Green Bay Packers and a host of medical groups plan to make a public push in the next few weeks to gain final legislative approval for a youth concussion bill. The bill directs the state Department of Public Instruction, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, to develop guidelines and other information to educate coaches and athletes and their parents about the risk of concussion and head injury in youth athletic activities. The bill, which passed easily in the Assembly last year, has been stalled in the Senate.

Healthcare Reaching Rural Farmers

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:08 +0000

For many rural farmers, health care is not their biggest concern. Meeting the needs of rural farm families can be difficult, long hours on the farm and long distances to nearby clinics make it hard to leave the farm. That's why nurses plan to bring the health care to them. The program is now expanding to Outagamie and Waupaca Counties as well with financial support from the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. (Source: Fox11online.com) [Read article]

Program To Address High Cancer Deaths In Adams County

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:26:08 +0000

Fewer Adams County residents may get cancer than others in the state, but if they do develop it, they are more likely to die than the state's residents as a whole. The UWCCC and its Adams County partners - Adams County Health and Human Services Department, Moundview Memorial Hospital and Clinics and Adams County UW-Extension - are at the beginning stages of developing a public education program focused on basic cancer education, prevention and screening.

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Funding To Create Jobs and Strengthen the Economic Foundation of Rural America

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:42 +0000

Merrigan announced that USDA has selected 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico to receive business development assistance through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Please see a complete list of recipients receiving grants. (Source: USDA) [Read article]

Gaps Persist In Campus Mental Health Services

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:46:26 +0000

In Wisconsin, understaffed counseling centers are prioritizing services for those with urgent needs, expanding group therapy options to reach more students, and referring patients off campus for long-term treatment. And students are forming campus organizations to support peers and fight the stigma of mental illness. In the series of stories and interactive map, you are able to explore data on mental health services across the UW System.

Testimony of Secretary Dennis G. Smith on An Evaluation of Medical Assistance Program Report 11-15

mlradtke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:07 +0000

Secretary Smith discusses the Audit Bureau’s evaluation of the Medicaid program with the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. (Source: WI DHS) [Read article]