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Thank you AseraCare Hospice
Thank you AseraCare Hospice staff for your internal employee giving campaign that donated $1,000 to our Infant Death Center. Given the high rates of infant mortality in our community and our work on safe sleep, we are grateful to AseraCare Hospice staff for recognizing our important work. Learn more about AseraCare.

Wisconsin Partnership Program announces new grantees
Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin, along with the Medical College of Wisconsin and City of Milwaukee Health Department, was awarded a three-year grant for their project proposal: Preserving Infant and Child Health. The goal of this project is to develop a framework to collaborate child death review and fetal infant mortality review. Learn more.

A victory for the CDC National Asthma Control Program
Congress approved funding for the National Asthma Control Program at approximately $25.4 million, which funds the work of the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition. Thank you to all who helped to make this happen.

Making Milwaukee Smile Report, 2011
A report on the success of a three-year Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program impact award focusing on oral health care coordination in Milwaukee school-based programs and increasing medical providers role in addressing dental disease. View report. View executive summary. View webinar of Making Milwaukee Smile release event.

Wisconsin Burden of Injury Report, 2011
Report documenting injury-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations and death for all Wisconsin residents statewide and by county. View report.

The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program announces 7th funding cycle projects
Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin, along with the Medical College of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Head Start Association and the Wisconsin Division of Public Health Oral Health Program, were awarded a five-year impact grant for their project proposal: Earlier is Better. The goal of Earlier is Better is to reduce the dental caries experience of Wisconsin Early Head Start children through evidence-based prevention and educational interventions during Early Head Start Programming. Statewide Head Start survey data collected in 2009 showed three-year-old children enrolled in Head Start had a caries experience rate of 25 percent, and by five years of age that rate nearly doubled. The project was awarded $746,485. Learn more.

Congratulations to Abby Collier
Abby Collier recently elected to the board of directors for the Midwest Injury Prevention Alliance. Learn more.

Congratulations to Matt Crespin
Matt Crespin promoted to associate director of Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin.

Alliance featured in local news
Alliance staffer Abby Collier was interviewed in local news story regarding Milwaukee infant death investigation. View story.

A Stronger America - Making the Grade
CEO of Reach Out and Read National Center interviewed on MSNBC. Watch video.

Revolution Foods
Revolution Foods delivers tasty and healthy meals and nutrition education to schools and programs across the country. Every child’s education should include healthy eating and learning about nutritious food. Learn more.

New drowning study
A recent study finds that a child drowns in a portable pool every five days, during warm weather months; most of the children are younger than age 5. Learn more.

Primatene® Mist inhalers with CFCs not available after Dec. 31, 2011
Primatene® Mist is the only over-the-counter inhaler approved for asthma. Consumers should see a health care provider for evaluation and a prescription for an alternative product. Learn more.

Child death review study
Recent study highlighting the importance of child death review documentation in order to steer prevention efforts regarding sudden and unexpected infant deaths co-authored by Abby Collier. Learn more.

Recalls
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