Healthy Metric

We've just released a second statewide report this week: Primary Care Utilization and the Health of Adult Women of Childbearing Age in Wisconsin. It focuses on the health #disparities among adult women of #childbearing age (18-44) in #Wisconsin. Read more: #Maternal-Health" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Mater…

We have just launched the 2024 Evaluating Change in Health Disparities in Wisconsin: Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, and Colorectal Cancer Screening report! It identifies gaps in selected priority measures across various demographics. Read more: #Priority-Measures" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Prior… #disparities

Check out our new brief report: Disparities in Diabetes by Geography. See the differences in #diabetes management between patients w/ diabetes alone and those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, taking into account their rural or urban residency: #Chronic-Disease" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Chron…

We have just launched the Disparities in Mental Health Care and Outcomes report! It identifies gaps in mental health screening, diagnoses, and telehealth utilization across various demographics. Read the report now: #Mental-Health" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Menta…… #disparities #mentalhealth

The use of #opioids for a long period may increase the risk for opioid dependence or unused medication that is not properly disposed of. In this WHIO and Healthy Metric #WIBriefReport, we looked at #disparities in initial opioid prescribing. Read more: #Patient-Safety" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Patie…

There's an increased risk of accidents when benzodiazepines and opioids are used at the same time. In this WHIO and Healthy Metric #WIBriefReport, we examined the impact of #COVID on disparities in concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines. Read more: #Patient-Safety" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Patie…

Check out our poster from the the 2022 Community Engagement Poster Session (@MCW_Engage)! We used a participatory design process with #communitypartners to gain feedback on prior #disparity reports and identify future topics of interest: mcw.edu/-/media/MCW/De…

The intersection of the #COVID pandemic with the ongoing opioid crisis has layered on a new level of stress for communities and families. Two new #WIBriefReports released by the WHIO and Healthy Metric illustrate how the use of opioids have changed in WI: #Patient-Safety" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Patie…

Health #disparities continued to worsen during the #COVID pandemic. In this @WCHQ and Healthy Metric #WIBriefReport, we examined the impact of COVID-19 on disparities in diabetes care and outcomes in WI by rural/urban and racial/ethnic groups. Read more: #Chronic-Disease" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Chron…

The #COVID pandemic had a substantial impact on disparities in blood pressure control in WI. The new @WCHQ and Healthy Metric #WIBriefReport examines COVDI-19's impact on #disparities in blood pressure control in WI by rural and urban groups. Read more: #Risk-Factors" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Risk-…

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in WI. The @WCHQ and Healthy Metric #WIBriefReport examined the impact of the #COVID pandemic on #disparities in colorectal cancer screening in rural/urban and racial/ethnic groups in WI. Read the report: #Screening" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthymetric.org/reports/#Scree…

HealthyMetric & @WCHQ released a series of brief reports including 3 focusing on #disparities in chronic conditions in WI from the onset of the pandemic through 2020: colorectal cancer screening, blood pressure control, & diabetes. Details: healthymetric.org/reports/ #WIBriefReport

With funding support from AHW, @HealthyMetric has released new reports focused on health disparities in Wisconsin. The reports provide an initial look at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on health and health disparities. Read more: hubs.li/Q01j34Fb0

Healthy Metric (funding: @ahwendowment & @WisPartnership) works to eliminate #disparities in WI through collaboration, measurement, and action. We developed 5 brief reports focused on the impact of #COVID on health care disparities in WI: healthymetric.org/reports/ #WIBriefReport