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Month: May 2014

UW-Oshkosh to lead dementia care trainings

May 8, 2014 | , |

As part of the state's dementia care system redesign initiative, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will lead four dementia care trainings for the Department of Health Services this fall, according to a policy advisor within the department. (WHN, 5/8)

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Researchers to study naturally-occurring antioxidant

May 8, 2014 | |

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has received a two-year, $420,000 exploratory grant from the Director’s Office of the National Institutes of Health to investigate antioxidants and why direct administration of antioxidants for human disease have not been more successful.

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Budget committee approves $10.2M in county-funded mental health services with increased financial oversight

May 7, 2014 | , |

The Joint Committee on Finance approved a $10.2 million request Tuesday to fund community-based mental rehabilitation services on a regional basis while adding regulations for tracking the program's finances. Funding for the Department of Health Services program, which begins in July, passed by a 12-3 vote, with three Republicans against the motion. (WHN, 5/7)

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Hospice options expand in Dane County

May 7, 2014 | |

David Wahlberg of the State Journal reports: "Dane County has new options for hospice care, with Home Health United entering the market and Marquardt Village in Watertown serving the eastern part of the county." (STATE JOURNAL, 5/7)

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American Family Insurance and Ho-Chunk Gaming helping to change the future of diabetes by sponsoring local cycling event, Tour de Cure

May 7, 2014 | |

[Madison, WI, May 7, 2014] – American Family Insurance and Ho-Chunk Gaming have joined the movement to stop diabetes by sponsoring Tour de Cure on May 17 at American Family Insurance Corporate Headquarters on Madison’s far eastside. The Tour de Cure is the American Diabetes Association’s annual cycling event that raises money to help change the future of diabetes and help stop its devastating complications.

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Dane County launches safe sleep campaign

May 6, 2014 | |

Billboards, bus signs and public service announcements soon will deliver a key safety message to people in the Madison area: Babies should be put to sleep on their backs, in their own, firm beds. (STATE JOURNAL, 5/6)

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