University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Spotlight on HPHE

Charania named UW-Madison’s 2020 Newman Civic Fellow

By Xai Xiong, Morgridge Center for Public Service communications UW-Madison named student Shehrose Charania as its 2020 Newman Civic Fellow. Charania joins 290 community-committed students representing Campus Compact member colleges and universities from 39 states, Washington, D.C., Mexico, and Greece. Newman Civic Fellows are nominated by university presidents and chancellors for their potential for public …

Kinesiology Poster Presentation Helps High School Teacher

Delaney Reilly, Haley Rohloff (both Physical Education majors), Stephanie Woodson (Health Promotion and Health Equity major) and Dan Timm (Faculty Associate) in the Department of Kinesiology presented Integrating Indigenous History, Culture, and Tribal Sovereignty into Teaching Physical Education during the poster session at the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Convention in Wisconsin Dells on Thursday, October …

VSA reports on autism work of UW–Madison’s Ausderau with the Madison Children’s Museum

VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability, posted a report highlighting ​work UW-Madison’s Karla Ausderau and her team conducted with the Madison Children’s Museum to make that facility more accessible to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Health Promotion and Health Equity Info Sessions

Student Information sessions on the health promotion and health equity (HPHE) bachelor’s degree are being held April 4 from 3:00pm-4:00pm and on April 5 from 10:00am-11:00am in GYM-NAT 1140. If you are interested in more information on this degree, please attend one of the information sessions or email HPHE@education.wisc.edu.

Regents approve new health promotion and health equity degree program

The University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents voted Friday to approve a new undergraduate degree program at UW–Madison in health promotion and health equity. The development of the program responds to student interest and employer demand for health-related expertise and health education careers. The bachelor of science in health promotion and health equity (HPHE) …