University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Announcements & News

UWPHI Immersions: Introduction to Structural Determinants of Health and Power

Please register for the next virtual Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Immersion on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from 9:30am – 12pm CST! All governmental public health staff and allied partners are invited to join the February Immersion led by members of the UW Population Health Institute’s (UWPHI) County Health Rankings and Roadmaps team – Senior …

UWPHI Immersions Presents: Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Using Narrative to Bridge Relationships

Please register and save the date for the next virtual Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Immersion on Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 9:30am – 12pm CST! This session features members of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s Evaluation and Engaged Research team, who will share examples that highlight reasons for doing evaluation and the …

UWPHI Immersions Presents: An Introduction to Deliberative Inquiry on August 15 from 9:30-12pm CT

This Immersion will provide an introduction to deliberative inquiry, a strategy to promote constructive dialogue, identifying shared values and fostering consensus – building on critical issues. We are collaborating with colleagues at the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS) and UW Extension for this Immersion and look forward to sharing the agenda and …

UWPHI and DHS Presents a PHIG Narrative Summer Series

We are pleased to announce a new Narrative “Summer Series” hosted jointly by UWPHI and DPH/DHS. These 90-minute events will be conversational, workshop-style virtual learning opportunities designed to increase participants’ understanding of narrative’s connection to specific topics within public health. July 18th from 10am – 11:30am CSTUWPHI PHIG Narrative Coordinator Annie Rosemurgy will talk with …

UWPHI Immersions Presents: The Role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Public Health Transformation and the 10 Narrative Principles of Difficult Conversations in Public Health on June 11 from 1:30-4pm CT

Please register and save the date for our next virtual Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Immersion on Tuesday, June 11th 1:30pm – 4 pm CT.   The first part of the Immersion will introduce community health workers (CHWs) and offer perspectives of what it is like to be a community health worker from two guests. CHWs are …

UWPHI Immersions Presents: An Introduction to the Foundational Capabilities and Centering Values in Narrative

Please register and save the date for our next virtual Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Immersion on April 17 from 1:30-4pm CT! This Immersion will feature presenters from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) who will provide an overview of the Foundational Capabilities, as well as Annie Rosemurgy who will lead a discussion and an activity centered on narrative and …

UWPHI Immersions Presents: Co-creating a Strengthened Public Health Workforce through Belonging and Narrative – join us live February 27th from 9:30 – 12pm

Please register and save the date for our first virtual Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Immersion on Feb 27th 9:30 am – 12 pm CT.   The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health (DPH) is a recipient of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) (2023-2027), which …

Translating Research for Policy and Practice: UWPHI Informs WI State Health Improvement Plan, Governor’s Health Equity Council & Governor Tony Ever’s 2023 State of the State Address

The University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute has been in close coordination with the Wisconsin Department of Health and the Governor’s Health Equity Council, providing data informed approaches to achieve better health and equity in the state. This partnership was highlighted in the Governor’s State of the State address, in the roll out of the …

PHI Director Dr. Sheri Johnson at “Exploring the Power of Youth Leadership in Creating Conditions for Health and Equity” NASEM Workshop

Dr. Sheri Johnson, PHI Director, served as a moderator at the National Academies Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement workshop titled “Exploring the Power of Youth Leadership in Creating Conditions for Health and Equity” which was held on September 19, 2022. Dr. Johnson was also a member of the workshop’s planning …

Dr. David Kindig, PHI Founding Director Featured in Nine Podcasts by Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science

PHI Founding Director, Dr. David Kindig, Releases Nine Podcasts Fall 2022 Episodes Released Weekly beginning September 29, 2022 Thursday, September 29 — and running for nine podcasts — David Kindig MD, PhD, a founding member of the UW Population Health Institute, and a population health thought leader, is interviewed by Sanne Magnan MD, PhD about …