Institute for Health and SocietyImproving Health and Advancing Health
Equity Through Community and Academic Partnerships
John Meurer, MD, MBA, Professor and DirectorCheryl Maurara, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for
Institutional and Community Engagement
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Overview
• Transformation of MCW Department of Population Health in 2009-10
• Mission and objectives• People, leaders and programs• Funding• Collaborators
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Mission
To improve health and advance health equity through community and academic partnerships
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Objectives1. Contribute to innovative programs of value in patient
care and population health management2. Educate and develop next generation of physicians,
scientists and health professionals in biostatistics, bioethics, public and community health, global health, and community engagement
3. Discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical sciences into community health improvements
4. Develop and sustain community and academic partnerships
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Terrific People• Institute for Health and Society–21 faculty in the Institute–35 staff–20 graduate students–100 other students
• Medical College of Wisconsin–175 community-engaged faculty in 13
departments• 20-member Advisory Committee
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Established Programs and Leaders• Biostatistics: John Klein– 10 PhD students– Nearly 100 publications last year– New 6-year, $45M Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials
Network study • Bioethics and Medical Humanities: Art Derse– 18 MA and 20 Certificate students– New Genomics and Ethics program
• Public and Community Health Education: Terry Brandenburg– 10 PhD, 49 MPH, and 14 Certificate students
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Community Engagement• Led by Syed Ahmed• Youth Violence Prevention Initiative – United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee– Holton Youth + Family Center
• Semi-annual conferences – Next Oct 7 near Milwaukee airport
• Develop training and networks for community-engaged research
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Newer Programs and Leaders• Global Health: Steve Hargarten– Partners in China, South Africa, Ireland and Belize
• Health Equity and Urban Clinical Care Partnerships: Earnestine Willis– Partner with Milwaukee community health centers
• Population Health Data Management: Laura Cassidy– Epidemiology Data Service Center– Social-spatial epidemiology (geo-mapping)– Patient-physician data registries process and outcome run
charts comparative effectiveness and health economics research
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Planned Programs• Health Policy– Evaluate state and local reforms
• Socio-Behavioral and Environmental Health Sciences– Understand and address social
determinants of health
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Funding• Medical College of Wisconsin• Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin• NIH, NSF, HRSA, and other extramural
awards• Philanthropy and local funding• Froedtert, Children’s and Community
Memorial hospitals• Marquette University
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Past and Current Collaborations
• Healthier Wisconsin Partnership program– Funded 118 community-academic partnership
projects since 2004• Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute• Clinical Translational Science Institute of
Southeastern Wisconsin– Biostatistics key function– Community Engagement key function
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Future Collaborations• Geographic focus: 5-county Milwaukee metro area
and all of Wisconsin• Partners
– MCW institutes, centers and departments– Affiliated hospitals– Community health centers– Faith-based, social service and community
organizations– Health departments– Corporations and businesses– Academic institutions– Scientific and professional associations
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Conclusion
• Institute is “the front door” of MCW to community and academic partners
• We integrate medicine and public health to address the health needs of society
• www.mcw.edu/ihs.htm• [email protected]
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