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.
Reach Out and Read Wisconsin receives 25,000 book donation
Friday, January 24, 2020, was a big day for the Vel R. Phillips Justice Center and Reach Out and Read Wisconsin. Too Small to Fail, an initiative of the Clinton [...]
Reach Out and Read Wisconsin Marks 10th Anniversary
This year marks Reach Out and Read Wisconsin’s 10th anniversary! Forty-five clinics joined the network in 2019 to make it the program’s busiest year yet. The first three years of a child’s life [...]
Fluoridation Celebrates 75 Years
This year marks the 75th year of Community Water Fluoridation (CWF). All water sources contain some natural fluoride, but adjusting the amount allows teeth to remain healthy and strong. Water fluoridation [...]
Share Your Heart
Heart of Canal Street is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s signature community program, and this year’s campaign is underway. Half of each $3 or $7 Canal Street Bingo game purchased goes [...]
Five things I learned as a HealthCorps member
By Libby Halma, Wisconsin HealthCorps member 1. Public health is a small world. Before I started serving at the Alliance, I did not realize that the public health community is very [...]
Healthy Smiles for Mom and Baby report available
Our Healthy Smiles for Mom and Baby (HSMB) project wrapped up July 31. Funded in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration, HSMB focused on increasing dental utilization for pregnant women and [...]
Register for the 2019 Reach Out and Read Wisconsin Annual Meeting
Reach Out and Read Wisconsin’s annual meeting will take place on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at the Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This year’s keynote speaker is [...]
Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile announces grant recipients
The Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile (SAS) program is excited to announce the grantees for the 2019-20 program year. As a result of the recently passed state budget, the funding for Wisconsin SAS increased to $1.05 million annually. [...]
An Epic donation: 950 books collected for local kids
Employees at Epic, a Madison-based software development company, donated 950 new and gently-used children's books to Reach Out and Read Wisconsin. This is the fifth year that Epic has held [...]
Congress introduces safe sleep bills
In June, two bills were introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to improve the safety of infant sleep products. The Safe Sleep Act (H.R. 3172 and S. 1767) would ban the [...]
Matt Crespin installed as American Dental Hygienists’ Association president
Matt Crespin, Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin's associate director, is the new president of the American Dental Hygienists' Association. Matt was installed at their 96th annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky on [...]
Register for the 2019 Wisconsin Oral Health Conference
The 2019 Wisconsin Oral Health Conference will take place Sept. 24-25 at Hotel Marshfield in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The theme of this year's conference is "Opportunities for Innovation." Keynote speakers from around [...]
