HWPP aims to improve the health of the people of Wisconsin by awarding project funding through a Request for Proposal process to community-MCW academic partnership projects that propose transformational ways to improve the health of Wisconsin's citizens, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention while also recognizing the significant role of building capacity and strengthening systems in an effort to reach those goals.
The next opportunity to apply for funding will be released in February 2010. View more information.
The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program is one of three complementary components of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) endowment of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) committed to improving the health of Wisconsin residents. View the 2009-2014 Five-Year Plan.
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Through five separate funding cycles, the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program has awarded over $22 million to 109 community-MCW academic partnerships committed to improving the health of Wisconsin residents. Each funded partnership consists of at least one community organization and one academic partner from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
View more information on each of the funded projects
View the latest Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program E-News
View the July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
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