UW Health partners with community orgs to vaccinate vulnerable populations
MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) To help equitably vaccinate the public against COVID-19, UW Health is partnering with community organizations serving communities of color for population-specific vaccination clinics, the health system announced Tuesday.
On Monday, the health system partnered with The Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce to vaccinate almost 200 essential workers in Dane County.
“It was extremely successful,” said Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, vice president and chief diversity officer, UW Health.
Bidar-Sielaff said in an interview Tuesday that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected communities of color, and communities of color are least likely to be vaccinated.
Jessica Cavazos’ dreams for her organization are much too big to fit on a single sticky note
In getting the job that changed her life, Jessica Cavazos gives partial credit to a sticky note.
March 11, 2021 9:04 AM Doug Moe
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Jessica Cavazos is the Madison-based president of the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce. Membership has grown to more than 400 businesses and the organization was one of three nationally to receive the 2020 Hispanic Chamber of the Year Award.
In getting the job that changed her life, Jessica Cavazos gives partial credit to a sticky note.
This was 2004, and Cavazos today the Madison-based president of the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce desperately wanted to work for Milwaukee congressional candidate Gwendolyn Moore, if Moore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Maria Monreal-Cameron and Scott Walker at the August 2016 opening of the Mexico Consulate at 1443 N. Prospect Ave. File photo by Michael Horne.
As she accepted being awarded the 2013 BizTimes Woman Executive of the Year,
Maria Monreal-Cameron delivered a speech that spoke volumes about her passion for the community.
“I was given the unique opportunity to work for, by and with my Hispanic community,” she told the crowd. “Hispanic progress during the past two decades is undeniable and notable. Through our collective hard work, every day we are shaping this city, this state and certainly our counties.”
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Dec. 13, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) was awarded two federal grants totaling $60,000 to assist with the restoration costs of the Forward and Col. Hans Christian Heg statues that were damaged earlier this year. The grants are from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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In July, Gov. Evers encouraged the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB) to consider diversifying the State Capitol statues to more accurately represent the leaders who have contributed to Wisconsin s history by honoring the late Vel Phillips with a statue on the Capitol grounds.
Wisconsin to receive $60K grant to restore state Capitol statues
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday, Dec. 11, that the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) was awarded two federal grants totaling $60,000 to assist with the restoration costs of the Forward and Col. Hans Christian Heg statues that were damaged earlier this year. The grants are from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
According to a news release, back in July, Gov. Evers encouraged the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB) to consider diversifying the State Capitol statues to more accurately represent the leaders who have contributed to Wisconsin s history by honoring the late Vel Phillips with a statue on the Capitol grounds.