Events
SAVE THE DATE - Join us on Juneteenth!
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#LIHF, as a part of the UW-Madison Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnership in Milwaukee, will be "Addressing Systemic Racism: From its Origins to its Impact Throughout Life." This virtual event takes place on Friday, June 19 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Though free, we would still like you to register at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/UWCCEAddressingRacism. |
From Promises to Action Update
Dear Panelists, Participants, Caterers and Vendors of the New LIHF Launch!
Mother Nature decided to be kind to us and not deliver the snow weather forecasters had predicted.
Therefore, our event, "From Promises to Action: Addressing Infant Mortality Using a Community Lens," will still take place as scheduled below.
There are a few slots left if you would still like to register.
Looking forward to seeing you.
LIHF Program Office
Mother Nature decided to be kind to us and not deliver the snow weather forecasters had predicted.
Therefore, our event, "From Promises to Action: Addressing Infant Mortality Using a Community Lens," will still take place as scheduled below.
There are a few slots left if you would still like to register.
Looking forward to seeing you.
LIHF Program Office
From Promises to Action:
Addressing Infant Mortality Using a Community Lens
The new LIHF Program would like to invite you to join us as we launch our new program model! We are excited to showcase our new office, as well as our three guiding principles that we are embarking on for 2020.
We invite you to join us as partners, friends, and critical stakeholders to engage with us in coming up with our next steps to impact the communities we serve. We have planned a two-part, full-day session where we will:
We invite you to join us as partners, friends, and critical stakeholders to engage with us in coming up with our next steps to impact the communities we serve. We have planned a two-part, full-day session where we will:
- Introduce our new LIHF staff
- Share our new cross-sector approach using community assets including health care organizations and providers, and community-based organizations working collaboratively beginning at the launch event
- Hear from some of the foremost voices on infant mortality and maternal child health
Dr. Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH
Dr. Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, is a Board Certified Pediatrician and Preventive Medicine Physician. She is an award winning author, speaker and health empowerment champion. Dr. Zapata's focus is on ways to get outside the clinic walls to impact health outcomes for children and families at a community-based level. |
Lisa Peyton-Caire
Lisa Peyton-Caire is the Founder & President of the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness, a 501c(3) non-profit organization serving Dane County, committed to eliminating health disparities and other barriers impacting the lives of African American women and girls. |
Robin Lowney Lankton, MPH, CHES
Robin Lowney Lankton, MPH, CHES, is the Director of Population Health at UW Health and President-Elect of the Wisconsin Public Health Association. She has overseen a variety of community research projects, including developing Community Health Practice Profiles to Map Social Determinants. |
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FREE admission, but registration is required. Space is limited. RSVP by February 21
Breakfast and lunch will be served. Complimentary parking available. For information about registration, contact Pat Batemon at batemon@wisc.edu. |
Date: Wednesday, February 26
Racine, WI Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location: Gateway Technical College, Racine Building 1001 S. Main Street Racine, WI 53403 |
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