The Wisconsin Partnership Program announced last week it will award six community health equity initiatives with a total of $6 million in grants over the next five years.

Each year, the program awards the Community Impact Grant to various initiatives that intend to facilitate community-academic partnerships established to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities across the state.

Black Men’s Mental Health and Well-Being

The Rebalanced Life Wellness Association and the Urban League of Greater Madison (Madison, WI) are addressing the mental health of Black men in Southeastern Wisconsin through the Black Men’s Mental Health and Well-Being initiative. This initiative, created by and for Black men, hopes to promote the mental and emotional health of Black men across the region. 

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Milwaukee Urban League (Milwaukee, WI) hosted a virtual roundtable Wednesday afternoon to discuss stress and various health disparities affecting Black women through various avenues.

Straight Talk on Women’s Health, moderated by President and CEO of Milwaukee Urban League Dr. Eve M. Hall, dived into the factors affecting Black women and how they contribute to prevalent health issues in the community.

One of the major culprits is systemic oppression, explained Gina Green-Harris, director of UW School of Medicine and Public Health for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships. This can present itself in many forms, from housing problems to inaccessible quality healthcare to even lack of community grocery stores, Green-Harris said.

The Urban League of Middle Tennessee (Nashville. TN) teamed up with Amazon, the Mayor John Cooper's office, Insurance Boys BBQ, and Mt. Zion Baptist in Antioch on Saturday to provide 500 meals in Nashville.

The Urban League also helped people register to vote and they got people to fill out the 2020 census.

"They also get a mask too, because we want to continue to let the good people of Nashville know to not only mask up we need to vote up and we need to count up," Kenya McGruder of Urban League said.

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