|
|
|
May 3, 2012
| Issue No. 2 - 9 |
|
Milwaukee Prevention Journal
Online newsletter for the Milwaukee Tobacco Free Alliance,
Milwaukee Brighter Futures and Community Advocates
|
|
Greetings!
May Day has just passed, and it must have revived memories in many of us of our childhood, when there may have been programs in grade school involving the May Pole. As we got older, we found out the day had another meaning -- that it was celebrated world-wide as a workers' holiday. Make no mistake: we in prevention are workers. Often, our work is frustrating: trying to make programs work when the community seems not to be interested, seeing families suffer, working long hours and sacrificing our own family lives. Yet, our work can be tremendously rewarding, as we see our programs succeed and a family find comfort and success or a young person move onto college. Here's a salute to all who toil for prevention! Sincerely, Robert Cherry, Prevention Services Manager
Community Advocates Public Policy Institute ____ Please keep us informed of your events, job openings and other news that you wish to share with others in our community. Send any news, comments or criticisms to prevention@communityadvocates.net |
|
BadgerCare Plus cuts announced
Federal officials have signed off on plans by Gov. Scott Walker's administration to cut costs in state health programs that will lead to an estimated more than 17,000 people leaving or being turned away.
President Barack Obama's administration announced on April 27 it had approved the changes after previously requiring the Walker administration to scale back the cuts, which would have originally affected 64,800 people. The changes will cause some adults to leave the program but will shield children from changes originally proposed by the state. Read more.
_____
Meanwhile, the State Department of Health Services have announced other changes that will affect the BadgerCare program. Read the DHS rules here.
|
|
SSI, SSD advocacy available!
The Disability Advocacy Services team at Community Advocates is able to assist people in the Social Security disability appeals process.
The team provides representation, referral, and general advocacy services to individuals with disabilities who are seeking Social Security disability benefits. The team also works to ensure that clients have access to the resources and services they need to live in dignity during the appeals process and beyond. Adults who have received a denial from Social Security and wish to appeal, or a parent or guardian wishing to file an appeal on behalf of a minor child, may call 414-270-2966.
|
|
First time mammograms offered free!
For those women who have yet to receive their first mammogram, here's a chance to have a free examination and to get other related cancer information. A Woman of Color Awareness Summit is being held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, May 25, at the Kosciuszko Community Pavilion, 2201 S. 7th St.
For information or to sign up, call Tina Rivera at 389-6501. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Hispanic /Latino Tobacco Prevention Network, American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen Foundation, the City of Milwaukee and Columbia St. Mary's under a grant from the SSV Foundation.
|
|
Still time to bid in Spring Fling auction
There's still time to participate in the online silent auction for the 2012 Spring Fling being held Thursday, May 3, for the benefit of the families served b Communty Advocates and the Milwaukee Women's Center.
Simply go to http://springfling2012.auction-bid.org
to view all of the fabulous silent auction items.
Bidding is done through your mobile phone and registration is quick and easy. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation text message. That's it! You are ready to begin bidding on our exciting selection of items.
The auction will be open until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3rd. Winners will be notified via text message at the conclusion of our Spring Fling event.
You do not have to attend the Spring Fling to participate in the auction or to win.
|
|
No voter ID needed for recall elections
Tuesday, May 8 is election day as Wisconsin voters go to the polls in the primary elections prior to the general recall elections on June 5.
These new rules are in effect: No Photo IDS will be REQUIRED to vote. Other restrictions, part of Act 23, will remain in effect, including residency, absentee voting and the requirement to sign the poll list. For more details, click here.
And, for those who don't know where to vote, they may go to the City's website.
|
|
Sealant program open for grant ideas
The Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile (SAS) school-based sealant program has announced its 13th year of funding and will award grants to local sealant programs. This year nearly $600,000 is available to programs statewide from state General Purpose Revenue and Delta Dental of Wisconsin.
|
|
Facts on 'Sex Trafficking' being told
When you hear the term "Sex Trafficking," what comes to mind? . . . Would you believe that sex trafficking is also happening right here in Milwaukee involving youth who are Milwaukee born and bred? Or that youth in foster care and runaways are at a higher risk of being trafficked? And that boys are just as much at risk as girls?
Kids Matter, Inc., a Brighter Futures-supported agency, is beginning a three-part online series about "Sex Trafficking." Read the first article here.
|
|
What is 'collective impact?'
The term 'Collective Impact' is being used to describe bringing community resources together to resolve specific social problems. It's gaining interest among those in the social services community.
Check this first article out from the Stanford Social Innovation Review publication for a description of the idea. A second article describes how two very different programs used the concept to great effect.
'Collective Impact' was discussed briefly by the MCAPS Public Policy Committee, which meets again at 2:30 p.m., Monday, May 14, at United Way, 225 W. Vine St. Meetings are open.
|
|
Early childhood education benefits told
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families has commented on early childhood education:
"A recent report on the benefits of investing in high-quality early childhood education has been getting significant press across the state. A major reason for the attention is that the report is not from the usual suspects-it's from the conservative Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI), headed by George Lightbourn, who served as Secretary of the Department of Administration (basically the budget director) in Governor Tommy Thompson's administration. . . " Read more.
|
|
|
|
Smoking adds to factors in poor health for minorities
Michelle L. Hinton, director of Community Partnerships for the Ame rican Cancer Society Midwest Division in Pewaukee, and an organizational member of the Wisconsin African-American Tobacco Prevention Network , wrote in the Journal Sentinel recently how many factors -- including smoking -- lead to disparities in the health of minorities. Read her comments here.
|
New outreach coordinator for tobacco prevention 
The UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention has appointed Allison Gorrilla as its new outreach coordinator for southeast Wisconsin. She will serve as an educational resource and to provide free training and technical assistance to help healthcare providers treat tobacco dependence. She will also provide information about incorporating the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line into clinical practice.
She previously worked for the UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Contact Ms. Gorilla by clicking here.
|
|
RADIO INTERVIEW ON 88.9
Hear the radio interview featuring Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network Project Manager Michael Campbell and youth volunteer Angellic Ross. This will air periodically on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee in a segment devoted community stories about Milwaukee's children. Click here for the interview, about two and one-half minutes long.
|
|
JOB OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM COORDINATOR - The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program of the Medical College of Wisconsin seeking coordinator. See details here.
|
|
COMING EVENTS
MILWAUKEE BRIGHTER FUTURES - First meeting of 2012 to be held from 2 - 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, at Community Advocates, 728 N. James Lovell St., 2nd Floor Conference Room. Parking in lot south of building, nearby lots and street.
BREASTFEEDING CONFERENCE - The Wisconsin Breastfeeding coalition will hold its 2nd Annual Conference June 8 - 9 in Madison. See website.
WOMEN'S HEALTH POLICY SUMMIT-
The Third Annual Conference being held to raise the status of women's health in Wisconsin will be held Tuesday, May 15, at the Monona Terrace in Madison. See details.
|
|
|
|
About Us
The Milwaukee Tobacco Free Alliance is dedicated to working toward healthy equity for Wisconsin's impoverished communities by striving to eliminate tobacco related disparities and by addressing the tobacco industry's marketing practices. The activities are funded under a grant from the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP).
Milwaukee Brighter Futures is a coalition of organizations whose mission is to develop strategies geared toward preventing child abuse and neglect, inspiring
 greater hope for youth, building stronger families and creating better neighborhoods. The Milwaukee Brighter Futures Initiative is funded by the State of Wisconsin.
Community Advocates, Inc., as the lead agency has brought together some 130 participating organizations work toward promoting health, safety and self-sufficiency for youth, families and neighborhoods.
___________________________________________
|
"Material contained in this e-Newsletter is provided for the information of the interested public and its publication herein should not be construed as an endorsement of the content by the Milwaukee Tobacco Free Alliance, Community Advocates, Inc., or the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program."
|
|
|
|
|
|
