Program goal: Provide psychosocial rehabilitation for adults or children with a mental health and/or substance abuse diagnosis * For Medicaid eligible individuals * Began in Dane County in 2015. Now serving 600+ clients * Intake new clients ~40/month * Open provider networks, services provided by 75 agencies * Recovery-oriented – support clients in meeting recovery […]
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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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Identify and map unsafe transportation cooridors in Monona Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact A-Xing Zhu Geography Professor azhu@wisc.edu (608) 262-0272 Local Government / Community Contact Brad Bruun Public Works Project Manager/GIS Specialist 608-222-2525 […]
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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 […]
Green County Health Services Department’s (GCHSD) Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse (AODA) unit is committed to helping individuals in their community fight chemical dependencies and substance abuse through primary treatment services, recovery, prevention, emergency care, and the dissemination of information on addiction. In 2018, GCHSD AODA recognizes that there is capacity to improve the resources […]
Based on an initial community assessment and literature review of Teen Intervene and Brief Interventions, a toolkit and video were created to improve implementation of Teen Intervene in Green County. The toolkit includes elements which can be used to educate referral sources, collect program data, and grow the program to its full potential. Read the […]
Assist with UniverCity Year collaboration and evaluation. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Ken Genskow Urban and Regional Planning kgenskow@wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact […]
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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) […]