Levels of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza and RSV are on the rise. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself and those around you healthy.
CDC
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How Milwaukee’s Native community is fighting a surge in opioid deaths
Indigenous communities in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin are in the grips of an opioid epidemic, experts warn.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Black Americans still lag in COVID-19 vaccination rates. We must use culturally attuned strategies to address the issue.
Representing nearly 13% of the U.S. population, the Black community is one of our country’s communities hit hardest by the COVID pandemic. We must fix this.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
Trauma in your past? It affects who you are and how you react today
Trauma-informed care is the recognition that the trauma we’ve suffered forms a basis for how we react to events and new trauma. Remember: You’re not alone.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods
With help from AmeriCorps, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers gets staffing boost
A new partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will allow Sixteenth Street to expand its staff.