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March 23, 2020, Posted by AHW Endowment
Over the last few days, we have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Wisconsin and its impact on meetings and events. In keeping with guidelines from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Medical College of Wisconsin for in-person events, we have decided to postpone the upcoming Conversations with Scientists learning series to a later date in fall 2020.
We made this decision with the health of our attendees and speakers in mind. While the date has not yet been determined, we promise to keep you informed so you can be the first to know when new dates are announced.
Thank you for your understanding. We hope you will join us this fall to hear from our speakers on this important topic of mental health.
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- Supporting Healthy Minds
March 20, 2020, Posted by AHW Endowment
Emergency funding to support immediate action to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus
Milwaukee, March 20, 2020 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) has announced the availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support Wisconsin’s response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
“The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment is committed to supporting action that can protect the health of people across Wisconsin,” said Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment and senior associate dean at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “This emergency funding is being made available to support immediate actions statewide that focus on prevention, risk reduction, and strategies that can minimize transmission.”
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- Population & Community Health
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW), in coordination with the recommendations of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), is actively monitoring the current situation regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the health of the public. At AHW, our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our staff, partners, and community. As such, we have developed the following guidelines regarding our business operations.
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February 28, 2020, posted by AHW Endowment
It felt like a typical day at the Juneau 9-1-1 Communications Center when a new call came in.
“9-1-1, what is the location of your emergency,” the city’s telecommunicator asked calmly.
The standard question begins nearly every call for help. But on this day, the actions that followed were new, based on a training the city’s dispatch staff had received only weeks earlier.
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February 25, 2020, Posted by AHW Endowment
AHW was selected to discuss our philanthropic support and partnership model for collective impact efforts
In November, AHW staff participated in a national webinar to share details about our Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative, an eight-year, $20 million commitment to effect change on mental and behavioral health outcomes in 10 Wisconsin communities.
The initiative was identified as “promising new model” for achieving collective impact by the Collective Impact Forum.
The webinar, “Funding the Long Game in Collective Impact,” features Christina Ellis, AHW program director for community initiatives, Tim Meister, AHW program manager, and Paul Schmitz, senior advisor to the Collective Impact Forum and CEO of Leading Inside Out. Topics covered include how they formed this model, its benefits, progress made in the first six years, and lessons learned. The team also shared resources so other funders could explore whether a similar model might work for their organization.
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