EmailEmail    |   Bookmark Page Bookmark  |   RSS Feeds RSS  |   Print Page Print  

    Saber Para La Gente / Knowledge For The People

    Project Overview

    2nd Funding Cycle Development Award
         Project Start Date: 7/1/2006
         Project End Date: 6/30/2007 No Cost Extension Through: 9/15/2007

    Project Goal Statement: Saber Para La Gente will test an innovative method to enhance the knowledge about Latino health disparities in Wisconsin through qualitative information drawn from descriptions of those who experience them, using theatre as a tool.

    Award Amount: $50,000

    Community Partners:
    Primary Community Partner: Marquette University, College of Nursing
    Additional community partner organization names:

    • Milwaukee Public Theatre
    • Spanish Centers of Racine, Kenosha and Walworth Inc.
    • Wisconsin Division of Public Health

    Academic Partner:
    Primary Academic Partner: Christine Cronk, ScD, Department of Pediatrics

    Project Progress Summary Reports:
         Project Progress Report Summary July 2006 - June 2007
         Project Final Report Summary    

    Affiliated Web Pages:
        Marquette University, College of Nursing
        Milwaukee Public Theatre
        Wisconsin Division of Public Health

    Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)

    • Articles
      • Featured in three articles in Racine and Kenosha newspapers
    • Outreach Materials/Events
      • Developed and distributed flyers promoting the project’s plays