Celebrating 35 years of caring for the community, Milwaukee Health Services exists to provide accessible quality primary and related health care services to Milwaukee Residence with emphasis on medically underserved families and individuals. Brandi Iberia spoke with...
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Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Opens Community Pharmacy at Chavez Location
Serving as a one-stop shop for patients to pick up medications, the pharmacy offers bilingual care, cost-saving medication reviews, seamless care integration, and more. Sixteenth Street is proud to fulfill their commitment of meeting patients and the community where...
Everyday Hero: Team Helps Keep Native Wellness Garden Thriving for 10 Years
This year, the Native Wellness Garden is celebrating its 10th anniversary of keeping tradition and culture alive. It’s located at 3780 S 6th Street on Milwaukee’s South Side. The garden is an extension of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, which provides...
Fentanyl’s Impact on Native American Communities and Paths to Recovery
Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks about the particularly devastating impact of the fentanyl epidemic on American Indian and Alaska Native communities. In the United States, Native communities experience the highest drug overdose mortality rates among racial groups, with...
Outreach Community Health Centers talk Mental Wellness for Milwaukee’s Youth on Community Heartbeat
On the last day of Mental Health Awareness Month, Outreach Community Health Centers spotlight mental health in adolescence. Community Heartbeat welcomed Crystal Simpson, LPC and Samantha Washington, PsyD to share tools to bolster mental wellness for Milwaukee's youth....
Milwaukee Community Health Centers’ Diabetes Programs highlighted in local news
Muslim Community & Health Center, Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, and Progressive Community Health Centers' Diabetes Prevention programs were highlighted by Milwaukee NNS. Milwaukee County has the highest rates of...