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.
Pediatric Readiness cohorts boost pediatric care in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services for Children’s (WI EMSC) Pediatric Readiness Program is focused on improving pediatric emergency care in community emergency departments (EDs). The goal of the program is [...]
A community approach to advancing family-centered care coordination
Since 2018, the medical home initiative has collaborated with Wisconsin’s Tribal Health Centers to advance family-centered care coordination for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). During [...]
A year of growth
Written by Geeta Wadhwani This year has been a time of growth for the food security initiative – specifically our work in Milwaukee. We’ve grown with new partners, strategies [...]
Highlighting medical dental integration
Written by Jenna Linden In November, Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin’s (the Alliance) oral health team, filmed a highlight feature on the innovative integration of dental hygienists into the [...]
CDC Act Early Ambassador
Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin's (the Alliance) medical home initiative Program Manager, Morgan Conti, has been selected as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Act Early Ambassador [...]
A breath of fresh air for the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition
Written by Carissa Hoium The Wisconsin Asthma Coalition (WAC) was thrilled to host our annual meeting in-person on Nov. 9-10, 2023 in Madison, WI. We chose the theme, “Reconnecting: [...]
A community approach to developmental screening
Written by Morgan Conti Did you know your child could receive a developmental screening by their child care providers, home visitors, or early childhood educators? While developmental screening is [...]
Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services for Children celebrates National Rural Health Day
Written by Brittany Farrell National Rural Health Day is Thursday, November 16, 2023! Established in 2011 by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), the day highlights [...]
A bright new beginning: A Sauk County Seal-A-Smile story
In February 2022, a quiet, hesitant second-grade boy visited the Public Health Sauk County Seal-A-Smile program at his rural elementary school. Before he could even open wide for the [...]
Outdoor air quality monitoring to support children’s health and educational outcomes
Written by Carissa Hoium & Sarah Kroening Asthma and outdoor air quality have major impacts on children’s health and educational achievement. Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin’s (the Alliance) environmental [...]
Data driven approach to building partnerships
Written by Geeta Wadhwani This summer, Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin’s (the Alliance) food security initiative and partners had the opportunity to share the work of our collaborative with [...]
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, [...]
