News
We work to help all people who touch the lives of families and children. From educational support staff to medical professionals and everyone in between, our goal is to help all people stay up-to-date on the latest news and events affecting children’s health and well-being across Wisconsin. Use the categories along the right side to select an initiative of interest or scroll through our posts to read all Alliance news.
A team approach: HSHS St. Vincent Hospital takes extra steps to enhance pediatric care
Kids are not just small adults and they require different care tactics, measuring techniques and equipment. During times of pediatric surges such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza, [...]
Worth the Weight Campaign
Please join Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin (the Alliance) and Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services for Children (WI EMSC), in improving pediatric safety in emergency department (ED) settings. In order [...]
Partnering to enroll families in FoodShare
Written by Geeta WadhwaniThere are many people working every day to improve and sustain community health, including food pantries, food banks, clinics, nurses, doctors, health departments and many others. All are [...]
Increasing access to oral health care in Milwaukee County
Written by: Lindsay Deinhammer, RN, BSN, Project Manager - Oral Health In 2022, the Milwaukee Oral Health Coalition (MOHC), with support from the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership, created the [...]
Lead levels and Wisconsin’s kids
Written by: Morgan Conti, Project Manager – Medical Home High blood lead levels impact development of Wisconsin children The medical home initiative and Department of Health Services (DHS) Childhood [...]
Keeping Kids Alive improves child death scene investigations across Wisconsin
The death of a child is a tragedy that should invoke a community response. Each year, more than 350 children, ages 0 to 17, die in Wisconsin for various [...]
Worth the Weight
Written by: Ben Mulick Weighing children in kilograms in the emergency department (ED) is critical, something Dr. Lorin Browne, associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at Children’s Wisconsin [...]
Keeping Kids Alive in Wisconsin 2023 Conference
Join child death review (CDR) and fetal infant mortality review (FIMR) team members from across Wisconsin to explore trends in child death at the local, state and national level. [...]
NASA and environmental health: An “out of this world” connection
Written by Carissa Hoium At Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin (the Alliance), we are passionate about working with a wide range of partners. However, I will be honest; NASA [...]
Pediatric readiness in action: SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital makes small changes and sees major results
Written by: Brittany Farrell, MS, Program Manager – Emergency Medical Services for Children Emergency departments (EDs) must always be prepared to treat any patient in need of care, regardless [...]
Taking Care
Written by Ben Mulick As an AmeriCorps member at Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin (the Alliance), you will find yourself offered the opportunity to work on projects that address [...]
2023 EMS Week: Where Emergency Care Begins
Emergency medicine is a vital part of the health care picture for children and adults alike, and each year we set aside a week to recognize the important work [...]
