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The grant funding is a result of BlueCrosz & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin's conversiomn from nonprofit status to a publiv company in 1999. The $300 million in proceed s from the conversion went to the Medical College in Wauwatosa and the Universitgyof Wisconsin-Madison's medical school. Projects submittesd for grant funding must support communitu and academic partnerships aimed at improving publif healthin Wisconsin, said Cheryl Maurana, senior associate dean for public and community health at the Medica College. The projects will address major health risks such as sexuall ytransmitted diseases, sexual and physicalk abuse and teen pregnancy.
To the Medical College's grants have helpedx start 78 projects. Each fall the college issues requestdfor proposals. The first cycle of fundingy was issued inDecember 2005, when the collegw awarded $4 million to 23 projects. The seconfd funding cycle was for $6 million for 26 and the latest grant announcement wasMarch 19, when the college announced $7 million in grants for 29 projects. "Theser projects are attacking major healt risks in the state by developinhg models that will work in specific communities where health factors like sexuallu transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy arereal problems," Maurana "We hope the projects will have a huge impact on our stater and some could become national models.
" Programss can receive either a development or an impacr grant. A development grant is for a maximumof $50,000 and can be used to suppor t planning activities related to the formation or development of a partnershi p or program, evaluation of activitiea related to the assessment and feasibility of a The impact award, which can be up to supports the program's implementation of capacity-building strategiew that will have significant impact on health.
For in the latest round of funding, Eat Smartt received $448,000 and was developerd by the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, , and the Milwaukee School of Engineeringf to help youth and theidr families learn howto grow, harvest, consume, recycle and studgy the nutrient value and benefi of food. Eat Smartf will help reduce obesity in childrenj who comefrom poverty-stricken areas, said Dr. Joseph Skelton, professof of pediatrics at the Medicalk College and a pediatrician on staffat Children'sa Hospital. "Oftentimes people who are poor don'tr think they can afford fresuh vegetablesand fruits," he said.
Pearls for Teen Girls a self-esteem and leadership developmentg organization for girls ages 11 through 18 receiveda $450,000 grant for its interventiob program aimed at improvint the health, wellness and safety of low-income African-American teen girls within a school setting, said Danae Davis, executives director of Pearls. The program partners include Davis, Family Leadershilp Academy, Silver Spring Community Nursing Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Urban Community Development, the UWM Collegs of Nursing, and Dr.
Kevin Izard, associates professor of family and community medicine at the Medical Davis said the new programfor high-riskm girls will operate out of in Milwaukere an alternative middle school for students who have problems passingy classes in traditional schools. Thirty to 40 girlsd will participate in the prograj overthree years, Davisw said. "We'll be engaging girlsa to help them take contro l of theirown lives, focus on avoiding teen pregnancy and be an overalll supporter and mentor for them," she said. John Lowther, researcg coordinator with the YMCA ofMetropolitan Milwaukee, said the grantss are having a tremendous impact in southeastern Wisconsin.
Lowthef is a partner in the Milwaukee Kids: Drive Me Safelty -- Drive For Health, which receivedr $450,000 to provide free car seats for children ages infang through 4 years old to womeh who receive federal assistance throughjthe Women, Infants and Children, commonlty known as WIC. Lowther also installs the car seatsa properly inthe families' Car seat recipients are required to have a three- and six-month check-up with Lowther and, if the chilr has outgrown the car seat, a new one will be issuec at no charge. Since September 2006, 180 car seatw have been disbursed. The goal is to providee 750 car seats over three years.
Once the program reaches the three-year mark, organizers hope other funding sources willbecomse available, Lowther said. Lowther said the programk can save children's lives. "Car seatzs are expensive, and sometimes familiee cannot afford topay $70 for them," Lowther "This program breaks down that barrier." The following programsw received "impact awards" through the Medicao College's Healthier Wisconsin
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