Milwaukee County, WI Strategy Dashboard tracks efforts at healthier and more equitable neighborhoods

Milwaukee County, WI Strategy Dashboard Healthier Equitable

County officials declared racism a public health crisis in 2019, the first such declaration by an American local government. The Strategy Dashboard gathers datasets in three categories - Institutional Practices, Living Conditions, and Health Outcomes. For example, the Institutional Practices section includes visualizations of workforce demographics and ARPA funding allocations. County departments use the dashboard and a health and equity framework for inclusive program development.

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Milwaukee County Wins Five 2023 NACo Achievement Awards » Urban Milwaukee

Awarded for Mental Health Emergency Center, Credible Messenger Program, Electronic Patient Care Records System, Strategy Dashboard, and Parks Foundation

UWM researchers study resolutions that declare racism a public health crisis

Backed by a $244,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the research team is using Milwaukee as a case study to identify the steps that are most likely to lead from resolution to policy changes, while also determining the effects of resolutions across the country.