Health care application counselors are busy dispensing information about the Affordable Health Care Act while waiting for demand to ease up so they can help people enroll.
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New program teaches ‘ABCs’ for healthy infants
The goal of the recently opened Abundant Blessings Community Outreach Services is to reduce Milwaukee’s high infant mortality rate.
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Here’s how to sign up for affordable health care coverage
Beginning today, Milwaukeeans can enroll in the online marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. And help is at hand.
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Consumers seek help as Obamacare launches
Beginning Oct. 1, Milwaukeeans will be able to shop for insurance online at the health care marketplace set up by the federal government.
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Despite setbacks, projects to reduce black infant mortality are getting underway
Twelve Milwaukee programs are slowly moving forward after receiving $2.25 million in grant funding from the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families to help combat the city’s high black infant mortality rate.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Neighborhood ambassador program moves parents ‘from W-2 to the workforce’
Twenty new neighborhood ambassadors are preparing for future jobs while leading community cleanup efforts in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West.
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Back-to-school health fairs focus on disease prevention
The Milwaukee Health Department is working to combat two major public health issues: dangerously low-immunization rates and elevated lead levels among children.
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Leadership Institute tours Sherman Park
Sherman Park shows its civic pride in a tour of some of its unique community initiatives.
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Hundreds flock to the grand opening of Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee Valley
The 24-acre park, between 27th and 37th streets, is part of a $25 million revitalization project that includes the building of trails, community gardens, a venue for public art and a natural habitat for all to enjoy.
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Police roll call welcomes neighbors to Oasis meal program
District 5 of the Milwaukee Police Department held a roll call at the Auer Oasis site to encourage residents to feel safe and welcome to participate in the free meal program.