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Wisconsin Partnership Program
(Blue Cross Program)
Welcome to the home page for the Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future.
The Wisconsin Partnership represents a far-reaching commitment by UW School of Medicine and Public Health to greatly improve the health of people in Wisconsin for years to come. We have been given funds resulting from Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin’s conversion to a for-profit corporation to realize our expansive vision.
As our name implies, partnerships are crucial to our success. Only by joining with local, regional and statewide groups to pursue activities of common interest will we be able to successfully address the most important health issues in the Badger state. These may range from troubling problems experienced in the smallest towns to the most devastating diseases affecting large groups of people. Our goal is to significantly advance public health through prevention of disease, injury and disability.
Our success also depends on utilizing in focused ways the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's many resources and widely recognized strengths in research and education. We are targeting research that has the greatest potential to translate quickly to beneficial outcomes for the state’s populations. We are aiming to educate and train health professionals who are prepared to meet the unique health needs of Wisconsin in the 21st century.
Public participation is equally essential to our success. The Oversight and Advisory Committee, which includes four public members, has guided us from the beginning. OAC members played a critical role in developing our Five-Year Plan--the blueprint that outlines Wisconsin Partnership programs--and in ensuring that our plan uses the state health plan, “Healthiest Wisconsin,” as its foundation.
These Web pages provide a range of information--from applications for creating local partnerships with UW School of Medicine and Public Health faculty members to ways to contact us and learn about our activities. We invite you to read more about the Wisconsin Partnership, an endeavor that has the potential to make Wisconsin the healthiest state in the nation.
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