Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Poll shows support for red flag laws

Sep 6, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories |

A little more than 80 percent of voters favor establishing a law allowing police to take away guns from people who have been found to be a danger to themselves or others, according to a recent poll.

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DHS announces rural workforce grants

Sep 6, 2019 | Top Stories |

The Department of Health Services announced this week two sets of grants that will expand the rural healthcare workforce.

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Advocate Aurora Health contributed $2.1B to community charitable care and services in 2018

Sep 5, 2019 | Press Releases |

Programs expand access and remove barriers to care, prevent illness and address social and behavioral factors influencing wellness Downers Grove, IL and Milwaukee, WI — Advocate Aurora Health contributed $2.1 billion in...

Stoughton hospital receives dental grant

Sep 5, 2019 | Press Releases |

Stoughton Hospital is partnering with Children’s Dental Center of Madison to provide outpatient pediatric dental care and restoration for young children ages three and up with severe decay, anxiety or special needs that would be...

70% of Occupational Violence Occurs in Healthcare Industry, New Study Finds Majority of Healthcare Workers Lack Necessary Training to Prevent Workplace Violence

Sep 5, 2019 | Press Releases |

Crisis Prevention Institute launches new verbal de-escalation training for healthcare employees MILWAUKEE, Wis., (August 22, 2019): Crisis Prevention Institute Inc. (CPI), the leading international workplace violence prevention...

Panelists: Analyzing, acting on health data pose challenges

Sep 4, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories |

The adoption of electronic health records has led to troves of data, but how to analyze and act on that data pose a challenge, health tech leaders said at a panel last week in Wauwatosa.

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DHS snags maternal health grant

Sep 4, 2019 | DHS, Top Stories |

The Department of Health Services is getting a five-year, $1.8 million federal grant to improve maternal mental health in the state, according to a Tuesday statement.

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More than $5 million headed to state to support fight against opioid epidemic

Sep 4, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories |

Around $5.2 million in new federal funding is heading to Wisconsin to help fight the opioid epidemic, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Tuesday.

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