public health Archives · The Badger Herald

Oct 13, 2023

UW Population Health Sciences professor speaks on misinformation in public health

Expert draws from historical examples of misinformation, disinformation in virtual syposium

Feb 7, 2023

Kirsten Johnson appointed as Wisconsin’s new Health Secretary

Johnson scheduled to start new position Feb. 27

Oct 4, 2022

Hook, line and sinker: Tackling harmful health risks of fish contamination for anglers, greater community

Angling for education, safe consumption habits, environmental change

Apr 13, 2022

‘Get Yourself Tested’ campaign encourages Madison residents to test for STIs

UW student orgs support increased testing for sexually transmitted diseases amid STI awareness month

Mar 11, 2022

City of Madison gives drug overdose alert

'If UW students get trained and carry Narcan they can save lives,' Public Health official says

Feb 15, 2022

Wisconsin’s opioid settlement funds discussed at DHS listening sessions

Wisconsin received $420 million in opioid settlement funds and the state is turning to its constituents for ideas on how to spend it

COVID-19, COVID19, Coronavirus, UW Madison

Feb 14, 2022

UPDATED: Masks no longer required in Dane County starting March 1

UW will announce by end of February if campus mask mandate will continue

Nov 23, 2021

Skipping sleep to study for finals comes at a cost, UW researchers say

'In human adolescence, sleepiness or sleep deprivation has become what's considered, at this point, almost an epidemic,' UW researcher says

Apr 13, 2021

New study tracks whether immunized students can still spread COVID-19

'It affords an opportunity to do research, watching how the virus spreads between people, without the worry that individuals who are being observed are at a risk for severe COVID, making it amenable to research,' population health expert says

Apr 12, 2021

public health

UW Population Health Sciences professor speaks on misinformation in public health

Expert draws from historical examples of misinformation, disinformation in virtual syposium

Kirsten Johnson appointed as Wisconsin’s new Health Secretary

Johnson scheduled to start new position Feb. 27

Hook, line and sinker: Tackling harmful health risks of fish contamination for anglers, greater community

Angling for education, safe consumption habits, environmental change

‘Get Yourself Tested’ campaign encourages Madison residents to test for STIs

UW student orgs support increased testing for sexually transmitted diseases amid STI awareness month

City of Madison gives drug overdose alert

'If UW students get trained and carry Narcan they can save lives,' Public Health official says

Wisconsin’s opioid settlement funds discussed at DHS listening sessions

Wisconsin received $420 million in opioid settlement funds and the state is turning to its constituents for ideas on how to spend it

UPDATED: Masks no longer required in Dane County starting March 1

UW will announce by end of February if campus mask mandate will continue

Skipping sleep to study for finals comes at a cost, UW researchers say

'In human adolescence, sleepiness or sleep deprivation has become what's considered, at this point, almost an epidemic,' UW researcher says

New study tracks whether immunized students can still spread COVID-19

'It affords an opportunity to do research, watching how the virus spreads between people, without the worry that individuals who are being observed are at a risk for severe COVID, making it amenable to research,' population health expert says

Wisconsin’s slow prison vaccine rollout adds to historically poor treatment of prisoners

Dane County Jail only began vaccinating inmates April 5, facilities are unsafe in COVID-19 pandemic