For immediate release: September 21, 2022

Milwaukee Health Department hosts fall meeting to gather input from community

Milwaukee – The Milwaukee Health Department is seeking feedback from the Milwaukee community to select priorities for the 2023-2028 MKE Elevate Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). Get involved in MKE Elevate by attending one of the following four community meetings:

• Wednesday, October 5th
  1:00pm to 3:00pm
  
  Zilber School of Public Health – 5th floor
  1240 N. 10th Street
  
• Wednesday, October 12th
  4:00pm to 6:00pm
  
  Milwaukee Public Library Good Hope Branch
  7715 Good Hope Road
  
• Thursday, October 20th
  10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  
  Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch
  906 Historic Mitchell Street
  
• Tuesday, November 1
  5:30pm – 7:30pm
  
  virtual meeting

The conference is open to anyone who lives, works, or plays in Milwaukee. Each meeting will include a brief information presentation, a display of photos from recent Photovoice competitions, and small group discussions to prioritize the most important health issues. Attendees will learn how to better understand community health data, set an agenda for health improvement in Milwaukee’s communities, and stay involved by joining a steering committee or action team. The conference is free and open to the public and refreshments will be provided. Interested participants can register at Milwaukee.gov/MKEelevate.

“The Milwaukee Health Department is committed to developing community health improvement plans that directly identify and impact the issues that matter most to our residents,” said Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson. “To achieve this, we need to hear your voice. Hear your voice at one of these fall conferences to ensure we achieve our vision of a safe and healthy neighborhood in Milwaukee. Please make it possible.”

MKE Elevate was launched in 2016 as a comprehensive, community-driven process to develop a roadmap to identify, address and resolve health inequities in Milwaukee. The first of his CHIPs was published in October 2017 and ran between 2017 and 2021. The upcoming fall conference is part of CHIP’s redevelopment over the next five years.

For more information, please email mkeelevate@milwaukee.gov or visit Milwaukee.gov/MKEelevate.

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