15 Jun ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ rally draws attention to racial bias in healthcare
Hundreds of people were at the Capitol Square Saturday to stand up against racial bias in the healthcare system....
Health Equity
12 Jun Madison medical students and physicians to hold ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ rally Saturday
Madison medical professionals have organized a White Coats for Black Lives rally and call to action for this coming Saturday. ...
10 Jun ‘All of Us’ Research Program: Ensuring that medical research benefits all of us (Part 2)
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in All of Us, Community, Community Engagement, COVID-19, Health, Health Equity, Madison, Precision Medicine, UW-Madison
Lucretia Sullivan-Wade, a community outreach specialist for UW-Madison's participation in the national All of Us Research Program, discusses the racial disparities that exist in health research and how the All of Us program is reaching out to communities of color in Madison and elsewhere to help ensure they have more of a voice in the future of healthcare....
09 Jun Maps show ZIP codes with highest percentage of people at risk of severe complications from COVID-19
What ZIP codes throughout Wisconsin have the highest proportion of adults at high risk of severe complications from COVID-19? Where should public health departments allocate the most resources? What areas should be monitored the most closely? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have pulled together information to help answer those questions....
08 Jun ‘The trauma is in us’: Hundreds march in Madison for black health inequities
Hundreds marched in Madison to demand action to better address health disparities resulting from systems of inequity and injustice....
03 Jun Hope for community, for health, and for the future
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in All of Us, Community, Community Engagement, COVID-19, Equality, Health Equity, Research
All of Us was founded with the core values that participation is open to all; that the rich diversity of the United States is one of our greatest strengths; and that you, our participant, walk with us as our partner. We seek to treat all with respect, dignity, and value, and to communicate often and clearly to earn your trust. These values remind us of why we’re here, and why the research we’re moving forward...
02 Jun Standing up for equality and health equity
Through our medical and public health lenses, we have seen the devastating impact of racism and inequity on communities and individuals alike. The contours of this pain are etched deeply in the experiences of our patients, learners, staff and faculty of color....
28 May Milwaukee nonprofit still providing services and support to Latino community
Al Castro, of Milwaukee's United Community Center, discusses how the Center is collaborating with local organizations to address the shifting healthcare needs of Milwaukee's Latino community during the #COVID19 pandemic....
20 May ‘All of Us’ Research Program: Ensuring that medical research benefits all of us
Lucretia Sullivan-Wade, a community outreach specialist for UW-Madison's participation in the national All of Us Research Program, discusses the racial disparities that exist in health research and how the All of Us program is reaching out to communities of color in Madison and elsewhere to help ensure they have more of a voice in the future of healthcare....
20 May Podcast: Why is the pandemic killing so many Black Americans?
This podcast explores how racial disparities in the death rate contradict the claim that the novel coronavirus is "the great equalizer"....