The School of Pharmacy, Fitchburg Family Pharmacy, and the Boys and Girls Club partner to increase COVID-19 vaccine access and address hesitancy among BIPOC communities.
community outreach
In Diabetes Care and Medication Use, Peers LEAD
Assistant Professor Olayinka Shiyanbola is launching a program to connect patients with diabetes with peer mentors to help them manage the disease and find a sense of community.
Tai Chi Prime Helps Older Adults Think on Their Feet
Professor Betty Chewning created Tai Chi Prime program to reduce falls and increase exercise self-management in older adults.
Student Pharmacists Establish Smoking Cessation Service in MEDiC Clinic
PharmD students Elyse Keating and Rachel Gibbons lead the development of a new service to impact public health in underserved communities.
Empowering Communities to Overpower Diabetes
Through a Baldwin grant, Professor Eva Vivian and UWM collaborator Professor Sandra Underwood launch a community-based diabetes management and prevention program in Milwaukee.
Student Pharmacists Help Save Lives with Suicide Prevention Training
Three third-year UW–Madison School of Pharmacy students, Meredith Frey, Marnie Janson, and Eric Friestrom, have created an on-campus training program to teach pharmacists to identify and appropriately help potentially suicidal patients