Addressing societal factors — including stress caused by poverty and racism and lack of access to health care — could improve pregnancy outcomes, research shows.
North Side residents can get free pet care services through the Pets for Life program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program exists to spread support and kindness among families with pets on the North Side.
CeLani Skin & Wellness wins Rev-Up MKE, looks to bring healing options to Near West Side
Judges chose CeLani Skin & Wellness, a spa and wellness center by Brittney Rodriguez, as the winner of Rev-Up MKE small business competition for entrepreneurs on the Near West Side.
After three forced apartment evacuations, leaders press for answers
After three forced evacuations of apartment buildings this year, including two in Milwaukee, city leaders are seeking answers.
OPINION: Deadly chemicals are harming us. The DNR needs more power to correct this.
In Wisconsin, we expect and deserve to have clean rivers and lakes, excellent public schools, and safe neighborhoods.
Over the past 12 years, our Legislature has strayed from those commitments.
Worried about lead as a Wisconsin tenant or property owner? Here’s what to know.
Lead is a serious public health hazard — a neurotoxin that damages the brain and nervous system, especially in young children. Exposure can delay growth and development and cause problems with learning, behavior, hearing and speech, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children can be poisoned by ingesting lead paint, lead-tainted water, […]
Milwaukee regulators can force landlords to fix lead hazards, but only if they can find them
News414 is a service journalism collaboration between Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service that addresses the specific issues, interests, perspectives and information needs identified by residents of central city Milwaukee neighborhoods. Learn more at our website or sign up for our texting service here. It was one landlord. And another. And another. By the […]
Milwaukee renters face higher lead poisoning risks as city struggles to hold landlords accountable
‘We have to do something,’ a Milwaukee Health Department official says as the city rolls out a new approach to removing lead from older rentals.
NNS Spotlight: How Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers plans to be a one-stop shop for health care
It’s an ambitious goal: to create a more integrated health care model while serving a higher number of patients. And that’s one of the reasons the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers’ flagship site is expanding.
It could reach 100 degrees Wednesday. Here’s how you can stay safe and beat the heat.
The City of Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee County’s Office of Emergency Management have issued a heat health warning for Wednesday. Here are tips to stay safe and cool.
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