Robert Miranda has dedicated his career to leading and serving his community. Now he’s fighting for lead-free water and living environments in Milwaukee.
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Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The future of Milwaukee Public Schools: A heart in crisis
MPS struggles under the weight of systemic issues—some new, some chronic—that threaten its ability to function. Without intentional, transformative change, we risk cardiac arrest.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness
Groups demand resignation of MPS leader, transparency following unsafe lead work at schools
Lead safety advocates have called for the resignation of a Milwaukee Public Schools official following a state order of noncompliance related to lead renovation projects.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness
Lead hazards are everywhere in Milwaukee. Here’s what you can do to mitigate them.
Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee’s older homes and buildings. Here are some ways that you can identify and manage them.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness
New clinics provide free lead testing resources
Worried about lead poisoning? Free lead screening will be available at several clinics announced by the Milwaukee Health Department.
Posted inbasic needs, Community, Health and Wellness
Proposed federal budget cuts threaten the future of food aid. What does this mean for Milwaukee?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, stands to lose billions of dollars if a federal budget proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives is adopted.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, Health and Wellness
Nutrition program teaches seniors how to eat well on a budget
The Hunger Task Force’s nutrition education program teaches Milwaukee County seniors how to eat healthy on a budget.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness
Here’s what we know after one MPS school closes because of lead poisoning
This week, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies became the first Milwaukee Public Schools building to close because of unsafe lead work and high lead levels. Will it be the last?
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
MICAH to begin paid program to train residents to become health care advocates
The Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope is accepting applications for a paid 9-month-long program that aims to “contribute to a more just and equitable health care system.”
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Health and Wellness, Public Safety
Leaders prepare to update Milwaukee’s Blueprint for Peace violence prevention plan
Released in 2017, the Blueprint for Peace laid out a vision for how to develop a public health approach to violence prevention. Plans to create an updated version of the blueprint are in the works.