The Pearl Island Recreational Corridor is an 80-acre recreational property located in Brodhead, WI, just 10 miles north of the Wisconsin/Illinois border. This community project began in November 2012 when the property received a matching grant in order to fund recreational activity enhancement. There are three main ecosystems that were chosen for conservation biodiversity targets […]
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Similar to state and national trends, evidence in Green County, Wisconsin suggests that there is an increase in opioid use within the pregnant population leading to opioid use disorder (OUD). Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is a recommended best practice for the care of pregnant women to stop and prevent opioid withdrawal and improve infant and maternal […]
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Purpose & Role of Parks The Village of New Glarus recognizes the importance and benefts its parks and open space system has on the Village’s character and quality of life. Parks provide opportunities for social activities, education, and community involvement. Beautiful parks and a variety of recreational activities help attract new residents, tourism and commerce. […]
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Opioid addiction and management of addiction is an emerging issue in the United States, as well as in Green County, WI. Inpatient treatment facilities are traditionally the favored approach to opioid addiction management, partially due to the ability to directly supervise treatment. However, inpatient treatment can be expensive, due to staffing, operations, and facility maintenance […]
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Opioid Crisis in Green County The Healthy Community Coalition of Green County, WI, has identified reducing substance abuse as a high priority goal (Green County, 2018). Opioid use in particular is concerning; Wisconsin as a whole is in the midst of a drug overdose epidemic driven by opioids (Wisconsin DHS, 2017). Between 2013-2015, Green County […]
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Green County Human Services proposed the creation of a mental health navigator (MHN) position to address the community need for improved connection to mental health resources. In this report we provide a brief literature review of the public health significance of this topic generally and in the context of Green County. We discuss relevant community […]
The UniverCity Year program partnered UW-Madison’s Spring 2017 Population Health 740: Health Impact Assessment of Global Environmental Change course with the City of Monona to investigate the effects produced by implementing public renovation projects. At the direction of Professor Jonathan Patz, students inspected the benefits which would be produced by draft plans created by Fall 2016 UniverCity Year undergraduate courses, as well as creating health impact assessments (HIA) for each. (UniverCity Year project final report) […]
Undergraduate students identify historical sites of relevance within Apache Junction […]
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To help refine the Positively Apache Junction campaign, the City invited graduate-level students from the Spring 2018 Community Based Theatre course to deliver interactive community theater performances for the city. […]
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Public affairs students generate recommendations to improve Apache Junction’s solid waste management […]