News: Health
Margarita Northrop, MIPA/MPH
There is no policy school in the Midwest that offers more rigorous quantitative classes than the La Follette School.
La Follette’s Fletcher honored with Romnes Fellowship
Jason Fletcher, a professor of public affairs and sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received an H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education.
Lindsay Read (MPA '09)
My most rewarding experience at La Follette was working with the Wisconsin Legislature on a special taskforce to address childhood obesity.
Grant aids Fletcher study on early contextual contributors to adult health
La Follette School Professor Jason Fletcher is the principal investigator for a $300,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting research on the impacts of children’s neighborhoods on racial disparities in adult health outcomes.
Town Hall events in 4 cities spark policy discussions
More than 60 people attended each of four recent Town Hall meetings on key election issues with University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members. The meetings in Appleton, Madison, Milwaukee, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, were sponsored by UW–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science along with the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
Austin takes leadership role at Evidence-Based Health Policy Project
Sam Austin (MIPA ’08) joined the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as its director in mid-October. Austin previously served as a budget analyst with the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB).
Herd leading Center for Demography of Health and Aging
The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) at UW–Madison has named La Follette School faculty member Pam Herd as its director.
Evaluation of the Wisconsin Assisted Living Regulatory System
Spring 2016
Fletcher receives Health Economics author award
Professor Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs received a 2016 Distinguished Author Award from Health Economics for making a significant contribution to the journal.
Vander Meer leads statewide health care association
As a newspaper reporter, John Vander Meer learned the impact of government policy on people’s lives. That sparked his interest in how public policy was constructed and brought him back to his hometown and the La Follette School of Public Affairs.