Aurora Health Care and the Center for Urban Population Health are
participating in a new clinical trial to see if infants and toddlers who are
at high risk for asthma can use inhaled steroids only when they are sick
instead of every day. Children 1 to 4 ˝ years old who have had wheezing
episodes in the past year will participate. The Childhood Asthma Research
and Education Network is leading this study, which is funded by a grant from
the National Institutes of Health. Liz Bade, M.D., is the local study
investigator; Christine Sorkness, Ph.D., is the trial-wide principal
investigator. Patients who would qualify or are interested in learning more
should contact Ruth Perez, asthma research coordinator, 414-219-2273,
ruth.1.perez@aurora.org.
Report details health of Milwaukee
Using many different data sources, including community health surveys
Aurora conducts in partnership with various communities, the Center for
Urban Population Health and the City of Milwaukee Health Department recently
compiled the Health of Milwaukee Report. The report, which looks at how
income and educational status affect health in the city, is available at
www.cuph.org. The center is a partnership involving Aurora, the University
of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Do school-based clinics improve kids’ health?
The Milwaukee Health Department, in collaboration with the Center for
Urban Population Health and Aurora Health Care, recently received notice of
funding for a research project titled, “Evaluating the impact of quality
improvement: Increasing adolescent immunization rates through school-based
clinics.” The project will evaluate whether the increased use of
school-based clinics can result in real improvement in the health and well-being of Milwaukee’s youth through higher immunization rates. It is funded
by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Center Director Ron A. Cisler, Ph.D.;
Jessica Bergstrom, of the center and the UW School of Medicine and Public
Health, and colleagues are participating in the study.
Center director receives research excellence award
Ron Cisler, Ph.D., director of the Center for Urban Population Health,
has received the 2009 Excellence in Public Health Research Award from the
Wisconsin Public Health Association. The award honors outstanding scientific
investigations that are based on sound public health science and have
contributed to, or have the potential to contribute to, a change in public
health practice, policy, science or technology. Specific recognition was
given for Dr. Cisler’s collaborative work with the City of Milwaukee Health
Department.
Report details health of Milwaukee 
Center director receives research excellence award