News
We work to help all people who touch the lives of families and children. From educational support staff to medical professionals and everyone in between, our goal is to help all people stay up-to-date on the latest news and events affecting children’s health and well-being across Wisconsin. Use the categories along the right side to select an initiative of interest or scroll through our posts to read all Alliance news.
Keeping Kids Alive in Wisconsin Conference recap
In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin facilitated the Keeping Kids Alive in Wisconsin Conference on [...]
Chief Joe Pfaff named 2018 Wisconsin EMSC Pediatric Champion of the Year
Chief Joe Pfaff of Stoddard Bergen Fire Department has been named Wisconsin EMSC's 2018 Pediatric Champion of the Year. This award recognizes Wisconsin emergency medical service (EMS) providers, crews [...]
Reach Out and Read Wisconsin honored with Outstanding Achievement in Family Literacy Award
Reach Out and Read Wisconsin (ROR) received the Outstanding Achievement in Family Literacy Award at Wisconsin Literacy’s Celebration of Literacy event in Madison. ROR Wisconsin was honored to be [...]
Rainbow babies: Pregnancy after loss
By Jason Jarzembowski, MD, PhD Even under the best of circumstances, pregnancy comes with a wide range of emotions and physical symptoms. This is magnified many times over when [...]
Senator LaTonya Johnson reads to children during Reach Out and Read clinic visit
Next Door Pediatrics, one of Reach Out and Read Wisconsin’s medical clinics, was visited by Sen. LaTonya Johnson. During the visit, Sen. Johnson read If You Give a Mouse [...]
Psychosocial factors in children with special health care needs and their families
Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their families are impacted by a variety of psychosocial factors that can influence their long term health and well-being. [...]
Injury prevention success story: Portage County Babe-B-Safe
The following article was submitted by Portage County and their Babe-B-Safe program. We have implemented a program in Portage County, Wisconsin that we named Babe-B-Safe. The Babe-B Safe program [...]
Governor Walker signs Assembly Bill 146 into law
On June 21, Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 146 into law. Assembly Bill 146 allows dental hygienists to practice in more settings with fewer restrictions. Currently, dental hygienists [...]
City of Superior Fire Department named 2017 Wisconsin EMSC Pediatric Champion of the Year
In a single day, the City of Superior Fire Department taught more than 300 seventh grade students lifesaving skills, as part of Seventh Grade Heart Health and Safety Day. [...]
Karen Ordinans honored with Carol Graham Lifetime Achievement Award
At the 2017 Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) Annual Conference, Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin's (Alliance) executive director, Karen Ordinans, was honored with the Carol Graham Lifetime Achievement Award. [...]