Urban Health Care in Milwaukee for the People - Health Wellness and an Economic Engine

MILWAUKEE (MPA) - July 3, 2012, Milwaukee Professionals Association/MPA see a "new economic engine" for the city of Milwaukee that is A-perfect for to jump start sustainability.   It is putting in place an Urban Health Center defined and ran by those who live in the city of Milwaukee.  The goal is state-of-the-art quality care and wellness for Milwaukeeans, while creating an employment, entrepreneurial and economic pipeline.

Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association said, "the 5-4 decision by the Supreme court opened the door to innovative opportunities in Urban Milwaukee.  We see this as an excitement time. A time for Innovative thinking and connecting for a framework of real enduring employment and business development.   For linking and networking education, technology, research and case learning to skyrocket NEW solutions in health services and social deficits".
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URBAN HEALTH CARE IN MILWAUKEE – ALL HANDS on DECK

There is a “health crisis” in urban Milwaukee that has “health-wellness” on its ear.

Twenty-first century “In-the-neighborhood access” to primary and specialty care for Milwaukeeans is equal to a third world country.

We have the people-land-funds. 
We have people in need of employment that can be trained and are trained.
We have real estate available for use.
We have public policies in place for use.
We have government funding for the population that is geared elsewhere.

We have the educational sites that with the right emphasis, can have a growing medical talent pool.

Here is where we start.

The neighborhood level planners, entrepreneurs, MKE Commerce Council and other public square thinkers will work over the next six (6) months to put in place a NEW Urban Health idea by and for the People of Milwaukee - within traveling distance and using public transportation.

We will work with like-minds, experts in the field, government representatives and models to present an attractive and useable care-giver model for Urban Milwaukee that addresses today's needs.

ALL HANDS on Deck, WE, Not Me Initiative-Plan-Project addresses HEALTH CARE as a primary focus of change for its BOTTOM-up Recovery - economic affluence and BETTER-BEST sustainability at the neighborhood-level.

Our densely populated neighborhoods on the north and south side have chronic health challenges that can be properly managed and overcome with proper due diligence (education-communication-access-connectivity-solidarity in message-strategic planning and buy-in from the Get-go, creating networks for tracking records, access to “trained” and “sensitive” health care providers) and maximizing our resources.

People Buy-in

The total population through all methods of neighborhood-level outreach (individual, adults, youth-young adults, mothers-fathers-siblings-relatives, schools, churches, neighborhood businesses, private and public organizations with community services) must be educated and in a neighborhood network of sharing information.   No one is exempt.

So that there is transparency, best practices and accountability of all, we will also work during this time to educate the People on the benefits and concerns that will come from our National Health Care law.

 We call for every man-woman-child, no one is exempt, to support the removal of obesity, high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes, AIDS, cancers, childhood illnesses, low-birth weight infants, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, mental health illnesses, homicide trauma and other befalling illnesses from becoming older and through negative practices.  This is a tall order but can be done with commitment and follow-thru.

WE see EDUCATION OUTREACH to the people, of what-who-where-when as Step 1.  Therefore a 

Neighborhood-level TOOL KIT NETWORK will be our major Action Plan.

 Stay tuned.