One quarter of people with diabetes in the U.S. report food insecurity – an inability to or limitation in accessing nutritionally adequate food – and African Americans overall are three times more likely than whites to be food insecure.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Medical College of Wisconsin advance community-based partnership
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation have established a joint vision for impact, selected a developer and announced the future neighborhood and home of their community-based partnership as it moves forward into development stage.
MCW President’s Community Engagement Award — nominations open until Feb. 15
The President’s Community Engagement Award recognizes the exemplary community-academic partnership, community-engaged research or community outreach activities of faculty, staff, students and/or community partners of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Nominations are now being accepted through February 15, 2019.
Medical College of Wisconsin and Greater Milwaukee Foundation pursue new community-based partnership
Collaboration, building on Flourishing Lives Initiative, will cultivate stronger, healthier communities.
Local doctor publishes results of community-based weight loss intervention for African American breast cancer survivors in the Journal of Clinical Oncology
Melinda Stolley, PhD, associate director of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center completed a study, Moving Forward, with 250 African American breast cancer survivors, successfully implementing an intervention to help these women make and maintain positive changes in weight, eating habits, physical activity and social support networks.
Local middle and high school students participate in Mini-Med School
On Friday, March 24, The Medical College of Wisconsin and the Student National Medical Association partnered to host a mini-med school.
United Health Foundation and Medical College of Wisconsin to launch coordinated care program for new and expectant mothers
United Health Foundation and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will create a program to improve women’s health and birth outcomes, and reduce health disparities.
Medical College of Wisconsin recruiting for summer programs
How to find reputable health information online
The Medical College of Wisconsin offers tips on how to safely navigate health-related websites for reliable information.