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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...
The Time for Help is Now: Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Expand in Wisconsin
A new round of grants to Wisconsin from the Health Resources and Services Administration, totaling almost $4.7 million, will expand mental health services at eight community health centers across the state in 2025 — one of which is the Progressive Community Health...
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...
Addiction is Not a Choice – Kelly Martin, Behavioral Health Intake Specialist at NorthLakes Community Clinic
I work with individuals seeking treatment for addiction every day, whether by self-referral or court order, and I have personally seen the harm that is done to people when they are trying to get better. Despite this desire to get well, their history of involvement in...
Community Health Centers Launch Medical Legal Partnership
WPHCA in collaboration with several organizations across the state, is thrilled to announce a new Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) pilot program serving Community Health Center patients in three Wisconsin communities. Partners include Judicare Inc., Legal Action of...
Health Center Staff Represent Wisconsin at the Annual NNOHA Conference!
WPHCA joined 24 staff from 6 Wisconsin Health Centers at the National Network for Oral Health Access's (NNOHA) Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. NNOHA is one of the largest organizations of safety-net oral health professionals and we are proud to have such...
WPHCA’s 2024 Performance Excellence Award Nominees
WPHCA received the highest number of Performance Excellence Award nominations EVER in 2024 with a total of 11 nominations. Nominees represented 8 Health Centers and 5 first-ever Community Health Center nominations. We will be counting down each week until the big...
WPHCA joins NorthLakes Community Clinic Podcast for National Health Center Week
To celebrate National Health Center Week, WPHCA staff also recorded a podcast with NorthLakes Community Clinic, discussing the value of Community Health Centers and the challenges they face. Listen to the podcast today! As part of National Health Center Week,...
WPHCA Publishes New Issue Brief: Mental Health & Wisconsin Community Health Centers
WPHCA is showcasing the efforts of Community Health Centers in meeting the behavioral health needs of communities across Wisconsin with a new issue brief. The report provides data on the unmet demand for behavioral health services for various populations and how...
National Survey Highlights Resilience Among Community Health Centers
A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund documents the challenges Community Health Centers face as they continue to provide high quality care to a record 32.5 million people. The survey of 737 heath center leaders described persistent workforce shortages, lack of...
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