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Public health groups condemn plan allowing for more cigar bars

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 12, 2023 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Public health groups are condemning a plan that would end a moratorium on new cigar bars in the state. The state’s indoor smoking ban exempts cigar bars that existed prior to June […]

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Wisconsin ranks 22nd among states for health

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 11, 2023 | Population Health, Public Health, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin ranked 22nd among states for health, down a spot from last year, according to an annual ranking released by United Health Foundation last week.

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More research on PFAS forthcoming

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 8, 2023 | Infrastructure, Legislature, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Future research on “forever chemicals” should further illuminate their impact on health, speakers said at a virtual Wisconsin Health News panel this week.

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Evers signs health-related bills

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 7, 2023 | Legislature, Mental Health, Population Health, Public Health, Rural Health, State budget, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed into law dozens of bills Wednesday, including legislation that would enter Wisconsin into interstate compacts that make it easier for physician assistants, professional counselors, audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across state lines.

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Wimberger expresses support for PFAS ban

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 6, 2023 | Legislature, Population Health, Public Health, Research, Rural Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The senator behind major legislation targeting “forever chemicals” says there is likely support in the Republican-controlled Legislature for a ban on their use, as long as the proposal has a glide path for companies to transition to the new regulations.

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Bill would expand legal immunity for overdose victims, those providing aid

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 5, 2023 | Opioids, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to bring back a law that expanded legal immunity for overdose victims and those who use drugs and call emergency services to help them.

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Milwaukee County set to drop medical debt relief effort

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 4, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee County will no longer move forward on a proposal to leverage federal COVID-19 relief funds to forgive low-income residents’ medical debt.

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Dane County, Madison look to support violence prevention efforts

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 30, 2023 | Mental Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Public Health Madison & Dane County is providing additional funding to support violence prevention efforts.

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Wisconsin Partnership Program awards community grants

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 28, 2023 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Partnership Program, a grantmaking program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has awarded three grants that will provide up to $250,000 each over three years.

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Underage tobacco sales rise

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 21, 2023 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsinites under the age of 21 this year accounted for around 13.6 percent of tobacco and vape sales, the Department of Health Services reported last week.

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Bill would provide immunity to school nurses who administer Narcan

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 8, 2023 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers want to provide immunity to school nurses who administer the anti-overdose drug Narcan, a revision from a previous bill that would have required schools to stock the medication.

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