Kawanza Newson, Editor

TIMESCITY OF MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER

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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week was Oct. 24-30. It wasdedicated to raising public awareness about lead, emphasizing theimportance of lead testing, and encouraging individuals and fam-ilies to take appropriate steps to reduce and eliminate the healthrisks associated with the condition. is year’s theme, “Lead-FreeKids for a Healthy Future,” underscored the importance of testingyour home, testing your child, and learning how to prevent leadpoisoning’s serious health effects.

e overall prevalencerate for lead poisoning in

children less than 6 years of age in Milwaukee was4.4% in 2009, compared to 31.9% in 1997. isrepresents a tremendous gain in the fight to elimi-nate childhood lead poisoning across our commu-nity. It is tempered however by the fact that whencompared to the 1.5% prevalence rate for the stateof Wisconsin and the 2007 prevalence rate of 1.0%nationally, prevalence in Milwaukee is still 3-4 timeshigher than the national average.

Last year, 853 children under the age of 6 were iden-tified as having a first-time blood lead level at 10 mi-crograms per deciliter or greater, the current thresh-old for lead poisoning established by the U.S.Centers for Disease Control.

Children under 6 are considered to be the most vulnerableto the effects of lead. is occurs for a variety of reasons in-cluding rapid brain development, incredibly fast changes inthe central nervous system, normal hand-to-mouth behav-ior as a part of learning and exploring, exposure to envi-ronmental lead from floors, older windows, and other ex-ternal sources, and greater absorption of lead into thegastrointestinal system at a rate that can exceed that ofadults. For this reason, it is recommended that children betested for lead at the approximate age intervals of 12months, 18, months, and 24 months.

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Childhood Lead Poisoning........1

Commissioner’s Comments ......2

Just for Fun...............................3

Employee Highlight..................3

Program Highlights ..................4

Growing Power .........................5

MHD Campaign Snapshots......5

MHD Fellows...........................6

Helpdesk Hints.........................7

Update on MHD Retirees.........7

KUDOS ...................................8

Wellness Committee ...............10

Halloween Recap ....................11

Healthy Changes ....................12

Deadline for Next Issue:

January 15, 2011

Send materials to KawanzaNewson at

knewso@milwaukee.gov

childhood lead poisoning preventionweek recapby Lisa Acheson

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Stephanie Ortiz collecting a bloodsample for testing

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Commissioner’sComments Bevan K. Baker, FACHE

Healthy Times autumn 2010

Fall continues to be busy for the City of Milwaukee Health De-partment.

We prepared extensively for our budget hearings to the Com-mon Council in October and November, and I thank all of youwho worked behind the scenes to provide valuable informationso that we could testify to all that the MHD does to make Mil-waukee a better, healthier community.

e Health Department also launched two major campaignswithin a two-week period last month to improve immunizationrates within the city. e first, our annual flu campaign, is onethat I look forward to each year.

is year we partnered with Neighborhood House of Milwau-kee and Radio Disney to promote flu vaccination and good hy-giene practices among school-aged children. e Centers forDisease Control and Prevention is encouraging vaccination ofall people aged 6 months and older, and we know that school-aged children are primary flu spreaders. It is important to em-power them with the knowledge they need to protect them-selves and those around them.

Also important is health care worker vaccination. Fewer than halfof health care workers report getting an annual flu vaccine, con-tributing to outbreaks within certain institutional settings. I en-courage you each to consider getting your shot. It’s the best wayto protect you, your family and your friends from getting sick.

Disease prevention is the cornerstone of public health and I amalso excited about our Strong Baby campaign, which seeks to im-prove immunization rates among children 0-24 months of age.ere are currently 13 diseases preventable with up to 21 vac-cinations by the time a child is 6 years old. Early vaccinationincreases the likelihood that children are fully immunized whenthey enter school.

e second part of the campaign launched in late October, andfocused on smoking and prenatal health. Look for more StrongBaby campaigns in the future.

Bevan K. Baker, FACHECommissioner of Health

Although prevention efforts focus primarily on young chil-dren and families, the lead poisoning of a child can occureven before birth, with negative health effects extending be-yond childhood into adolescence and adulthood. A pregnantwoman’s exposure to lead puts her unborn baby at risk. En-vironmental lead ingested by a pregnant mom passes throughthe placenta into the baby and its developing bones andother organs such as the brain. High levels of lead in theblood increases the chances of miscarriages, stillbirths, andgeneralized illness during pregnancy.

In adolescents, lead poisoning continues to affect learningability, and is a powerful predictor of school disciplinaryproblems. Studies show that lead exposure causes depressionand panic attacks in adolescents, along with higher rates ofhigh school dropout, teen pregnancy, and juvenile delin-quency. Lead poisoning also continues to predict negativehealth and behavioral outcomes for adults poisoned as chil-dren. Violent crimes committed by adults are strongly asso-ciated with prenatal and childhood lead poisoning. A 2008study found that for each increase of 5 micrograms perdeciliter of lead in blood as a child, an individual’s risk for be-ing arrested for a crime as an adult increases by 50%.

Childhood lead poisoning is costly to the community and tosociety as a whole. e estimated minimum health benefit ofpreventing lead poisoning is currently estimated at approxi-mately $45,000 per child.

Milwaukee has come a long way in its efforts to remove leadfrom the accessible environment so that children are nolonger exposed to the serious health threat it poses. ese ef-forts will hopefully help to protect future generations ofchildren from its lasting effects.

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Back-to-School Health Fair SnapshotSouth

Division HSNorth

Division HS

Attendees 2,513 1,850

Backpacks 2,246 1,435

Immunizations 203 280

Budget Hearing & AdoptionYou can view the archives via the MINT in the City

Channel 25 archives.

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Family is important to Shirley Senaya, who likes tospend her free time walking along the lake with herhusband, being involved in activities with her chil-dren, or vacationing with her sisters and friends.e Chicago native is one of 18 children, and is pas-sionate about protecting and educating youth. At the MHD, she serves as aPublic Health Educator II for the Men’s Health Center and is responsible forworking with partner agencies, enrolling men in insurance programs, providingreferral, health, social services, and legal information to male clients. Shirleytook time out of her busy schedule to tell us more about herself.

What would you do if you didn’t have to work?

Volunteer in a foreign country on a humanitarian project.

Do you have hidden talents?

I have a creative side and am a seamstress.

What is the weirdest thing that you keep or have kept in your desk drawer?

I try to keep my desk pretty neat but the only thing I can think of is a plas-tic baggie. I wash and recycle plastic storage bags.

What is your tip or trick to get you through the day?

Prayer gets me through the day, it’s important because it helps me stay cen-tered especially when my day is challenging.

Do you do any volunteer work?

I don’t volunteer as much as I would like, but over the years I have vol-unteered for my church and have spent several years volunteering as achaperon for the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center track team. I also dosome unpaid work with a girls group home.

If you were assigned to a desert island for a year and could take one song andone kind of snack, what would you take?

I would take the song “God is My Refuge,” peanuts for a snack.

Of all the cars you’ve owned so far, what has been your favorite?

Range Rover

Who is the person you admire the most?

I admire my mother because growing up she always set standards for us,made us go to church and no matter what we did she never gave up onus. She always set a good example as a parent. She instilled in us the im-portance of education. I am the first sibling to receive a Master Degree inmy family and now I have set the standards for my children and my niecesand nephews.

shirley senaya

If there is a person you would liketo see featured in the EmployeeHighlight, please contact:

Kawanza Newsonknewso@milwaukee.govor call x3548.

Deadline for next issue: Jan 15th

Find the 26 autumn words listedbelow. Answers will be

published in the next issue.

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Employee Highlight

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2010ProgramHighlights

by Terri Linder and Paul Biedrzycki

e City of Milwaukee recently hostedthe 8th national meeting of the federalBioWatch program. BioWatch is a De-partment of Homeland Security initia-tive that us supported by the EPA andthe Centers for Disease Control and Pre-

vention. e program deploys an arrayof air sampling devices that monitor theair for select pathogens that may be usedin a bio-terrorism attack. e City ofMilwaukee Health Department is a keyparticipant in our jurisdiction’s Bio-Watch Advisory Committee (BAC) andleads the group in planning and prepar-ing for a public health response to a bio-terrorism event. Other partners on theBAC include the FBI, the MilwaukeeFire and Police Departments, the Wis-consin Department of Natural Re-sources, the Wisconsin Department ofAgriculture, Trade and Consumer Pro-tection, the Milwaukee-Waukesha PublicHealth Consortium and the State De-partment of Health Services.

e National Workshop allows repre-sentatives from BioWatch jurisdictionsacross the country to share experiencesand planning strategies. ere are pub-lic health, field monitoring, laboratoryand public risk communication tracksso that attendees can learn the latest de-velopments in their particular area of re-sponsibility. e Health Department

presented a poster titled “Capitalizingon H1N1 Medical Countermeasure Les-sons Learned for Application to a BARResponse” in which we described howour experience acquired during the fluresponse can assist in planning for massprophylaxis following a BioWatch Ac-tionable Result which is the detectionof an intentional release of a biologicalagent.

Over 500 people from across the coun-try attended this national meeting, Wewere very honored that Milwaukee waschosen to host this event and I am happyto say that we were told over and overhow much the attendees enjoyed Mil-waukee. Comments included howfriendly the people of Milwaukee wereand what a beautiful city we have. PaulBiedrzycki was asked to give welcomingremarks and did a great job of introduc-ing people to Milwaukee and of coursethe obligatory explanation of beer, brats,cheeseheads and tail-gating. It was veryexciting to see our city shine and be ap-preciated for the great place it is.

Poster presentation created for the BioWatch meeting.

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quit smoking before he’s bornfor a stronger baby after.

Need help quitting? Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.City of Milwaukee Health Department / WI Tobacco Prevention & Control Program

Growing Power

e Health Department continuesto order Growing Power’s MarketBaskets.

To place an order for a basket atZMB, contact Julie Hults orKawanza Newson. Orders for bas-kets are due by noon on Wednes-days and the baskets are delivered tothe workplace on Fridays, generallyin the afternoon (just in time for theweekend!). To learn more aboutGrowing Power call 414-527-1930,visit them on the web at www.grow-ingpower.org or visit them in per-son at 5500 W. Silver Spring Dr.

Growing Power offers three basketchoices: the regular basket ($16) isdesigned for a family of four for aweek, the senior basket is $9 and hasa smaller portion of fruits and veg-etables in the regular basket, and theorganic basket is $27 and supportsorganic growers.

e baskets have a great variety offruits and vegetables and it’s always atreat to see what you receive. Typicalbaskets include onions, white pota-toes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, saladgreens, apples and oranges. In addi-tion, seasonal items such as cabbage,squash and greens are included inthe cooler months, while sweet corn,tomatoes and asparagus are includedin the warmer months. On the oc-casion that there is something in thebasket that you do not usually pur-chase, it’s a great opportunity to re-search the item, try new recipes, orget ideas from co-workers who alsoreceived the basket.

MHD Campaign snapshots

MHD has launched three major campaigns to promote vaccination of residentswithin the community. e first promotes flu vaccination and good hygiene prac-tices among school-aged children. e second builds awareness of the need to pre-vent childhood illnesses by immunizing children beginning at 0-24 months of age.e third promotes smoking cessation for mothers-to-be.

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by Geof Swain

The City of MilwaukeeHealth Department is fortu-nate to have one or two newFellows placed with usevery year. This is a privi-lege, because many othergovernmental and non-gov-

ernmental agencies around the state compete tohost the very limited number of Fellows. There-fore, it’s crucial that MHD continue to provide anoutstanding experience for these Fellows, so thatwe will continue to successfully compete for fu-ture Fellows’ placement here.

In their first year, Fellows at MHD complete sixroughly-2-month “rotations” in each of our mainprogrammatic areas, developing and complet-ing focused projects that provide exposure tothe breadth of activities and services of a large,local public health department. In the secondyear, each Fellow works with one division and/orprogram manager to develop a 10 – 12 monthlongitudinal culminating project that benefitsthe division/program and meets the Fellow’sprofessional development needs.

In exchange for the high-level contributions of aMasters-trained Fellow, MHD division and pro-gram managers are asked to work with the Fel-lows to develop projects appropriate to theirskill-sets and needs. Dr. Swain provides de-tailed guidance and project request forms toMHD preceptors, final approval on projects, andon-site academic supervision for the Fellows,meeting with them regularly and with their MHDpreceptors as needed.

Typically, MHD Fellows are half-time at MHD,and half-time at another (usually non-govern-mental) public health agency. In addition totheir responsibilities at their other placementsites, they attend monthly UW-Madison trainingprograms as well as other trainings and job-re-lated conferences. For July 2010 – June 2011,we have one second-year Fellow (Raisa Koltun)and two first-year Fellows (Katarina “Kat”Grande, and Kelli Stader.)

Raisa comes to us with a Doctor of Pharmacyand MPH degrees from UWMadison, a broadrange of skills (including teaching and grant-writing), and a strong interest in the Social De-terminants of Health (SDoH) and in policychange related to the SDoH. When not phys-ically at MHD, she can be found contributingto Proyecto Salud at Core / El Centro on Mil-waukee’s near south side, helping them tofurther develop their novel Promatores (layhealth promoters) program.

Kelli comes to us with an interdisciplinaryMPH in nutrition and global health fromthe University of Minnesota, and previousexperience at the Minnesota Department ofHealth in the areas of health equity, oralhealth, and grants management. Her otherplacement is at the WI DPH Southern Re-gional Office, where, among other projects,she is helping to evaluate WIC program-ming in several counties in that region.

Kat also comes to us with an MPH in globalhealth from the University of Minnesota,and previous experience at the MinnesotaDepartment of Health in communicable dis-eases. She also has significant internationalpublic health experience in Uganda, Tanza-nia, and India. Her other placement is withDr. Loren Galvão at the Center for UrbanPopulation Health evaluating internationalpublic health interventions.

Although Kelli, Kat, and Raisa are placed in our agency, they are em-ployees of UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health(SMPH).All of their salary, benefits and training are funded by the UWFellowship program, and UW SMPH also provides some funds tocover Dr. Swain’s supervisory time. In short, these Fellows and this pro-gram represent a significant contribution and investment by UW-Madi-son to support public health workforce development and public healthpractice in Milwaukee and across our state. For more information, con-tact Dr. Swain or see http://uwphi.pophealth.wisc.edu/education/fel-lowship.htm.

Who are these “Fellows,” anyway??

e Wisconsin Population Health Fellowship Program is a two-year service and trainingprogram that provides masters-prepared Fellows with practical field assignments in community-based organizations, with an overall goal of developing the next generation of public healthpractitioners skilled in planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs.

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Beth (Marion) Schuelke

I retired as a Public HealthNurse from the MHD in4/2004. I started my MHDcareer as a district nursefor eight years, then trans-ferred to the STD clinicfor ten years, and endedup in the ImmunizationDepartment. My late hus-band Guy and I moved upnorth to the Post Lake areaafter I retired. Guy hadworked for the city labfrom 2/89 to 5/91 which

is how I met him. After moving up north, I worked forthe Forest County Health Department from 7/2004until 11/2007. Guy passed away in October 2007 andI retired a month later. At the end of 2008, I broughtmy elderly mother up north to live with me. My life hasslowed down considerably and besides taking care ofmy mom, I do a lot of reading, church activities, exer-cise and keep in touch with my friends in Milwaukeevia email. I get the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel everyday so I do keep abreast of the local news. I have manymemories of my years with the MHD. A warm hello toanyone who might remember me.

Jill Paradowski

I retired on September 18,2009. I had been a publichealth nursing supervisor forover thirty years, but my lastposition was Healthcare Out-reach Coordinator. I am hav-ing a great retirement. I nowwork at the Medical Collegeof Wisconsin as a nursing re-searcher one or two days a

week. I am still active at my church and just finished aweek of Building on Faith for Habitat. I would rec-

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by Jeff Hussinger

If you haven’t had to use the HelpDeskSelf Service Website to log a troubleticket yet, good for you!

For those who have frequented theHelpDesk Website, keep up the goodwork and thanks for your patience asthe bugs are worked out. If you haven’tvisited the HelpDesk Website yet, itmight be a good idea to check it out so

that if a problem does arise you’ll know how to create a WorkOrder to get your issue resolved.

Please remember that all IT requests must be logged electron-ically into the HelpDesk Self Service website at http://mhd-trackit/trackit. When there is an emergency, such as no one inyour area or your building can log onto the network, then youshould first call me at x6003, or if you can’t reach me, callx3478 and leave a message for George or Luanne.

Using MHD HelpDesk Self Service, you can submit requestsfor services such as problems, installations, and equipmentreservations. You can also view any of your outstanding requests.Here are the six simple steps.

1. Open Internet Explorer and go to http://mhd-trackit/trackit.

2. Enter your network login and click the Login button.No password is needed.

3. Click the Add a New Work Order link to open a newwork order.

4. Fill in the Summary field with a short summary of theproblem, enter your phone number, select

5. Enter a phone number that the technician can reachyou at during business hours. Priority, Location (whereYOU are located), Type, and Sub-Type, from thedrop-down lists based on the type of assistance needed.You should also describe the problem or request inmore detail in the Notes field.

6. Click the Submit button to create a new work orderwhich will email you a confirmation and will automat-ically be assigned to a technician who will also receivean email confirmation.

For these & more instructions on viewing open Work Ordersgo tohttp://mint.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/healthAuthors/MINT/PDFs/IT/MHD_HelpDesk_Self_Service_Users_Guide.pdf

Starting next year you will be able to use the HelpDesk Web-site to submit Graphics Requests as well!

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ommend retirement, but be ready tomiss all of the wonderful people thatwork for MHD.

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Retirees, continued from p. 7

Robert M. Nix

I retired in early 2002 as an Adminis-trative Specialist Sr. in the BusinessOperations Section of the Health De-partment after 30 years of City of Mil-waukee employment, 25 of those withthe MHD. I retain fond memories ofthe many dedicated health profession-als and workers who I had the goodfortune and privilege to work withand remain in touch with many ofthem. It’s the people who make an or-ganization like the MHD outstanding.Since retiring, I have been active in myAmerican Legion post as Service Offi-cer for several years, and as a memberof the election committee of the Cityof Milwaukee Retiree’s Association, aswell as maintaining an extensiveleisure travel schedule throughout thestate of Wisconsin, weather permit-ting. My wife Doris (who retired inlate 2003 as Director of the Milwau-kee County Federated Library System)and I continue to make Milwaukeeour home.

Infant Safety Resource Fair

by Jill Radowicz

e City of Milwaukee Health Department recently distrib-uted 90 portable cribs to pregnant women and new momswho attended its first infant safety resource fair. Ironically, 90Milwaukee infants died from 2005-2008 after being placed inan unsafe sleep environment.

e resource fair was held aspart of our Infant MortalityAwareness Month activitiesand took place on ursday,

September 30 at the Hillside Family Resource Cen-ter. Staff from the home visitation programs (PNCC,EFM, NFP and CORE team), WIC, Immuniza-tions, CHAP, and Lead participated, as well as the

Milwaukee Fire Departmentand nursing students fromMarquette. All worked togetherto ensure that the participantslearned about infant safe sleeppractices.

e safest place for a baby tosleep is in their own crib orbassinet, with nothing inside it

but a firm mattress and tight-fitting sheet. is meansthat it is free from pillows, blankets, bumper pads orstuffed animals.

Participants were shown a video on how to ensure asafe sleep environment, given educational materials,and taught how to set up and take down their portablecribs. e families also received goodies and informa-tion about breastfeeding, infant and child develop-ment, newborn screening, lead poisoning prevention,and immunizations during pregnancy andchildhood. Healthy snacks were also pro-vided.

Special thanks also to Abri Health Plan,Children’s Community Health Plan,Community Connect Health Plan andUnitedHealthcare who shared informationabout their programs during the event.

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CommunityCollaborationKudos to the Immunization programstaff who worked hard to put togetherthe 11th annual immunization sym-posium.

Kudos to Tiffany Barta and Mary JoGerlach for their informative presenta-tions to TRIUMPH medical studentsthis summer. Professor Cindy Haq,who is one of the leaders in publichealth education at the University ofWisconsin School of Public Health, wasvery impressed by the presentation.

Kudos from Jill Radowicz to all theMHD staff that participated in the firstEVER Infant Safety Resource Fair!

Scientific andTechnicalExcellenceKudos to Julie Driscoll, Mary JoGerlach, and Jill Radowicz for doinga presentation on home visiting at theCityMatCH conference on September12th, and for winning an award for theirabstract! Kudos also to Leah Jepson forher presentation on the Eco-CulturalFamily Interview Project at the sameconference.

Serving the PublicKudos to Mary Frances Williams andCynthia Birts who received appreciativecomments from Ms. Kim Hudson, thegrandmother of a lead-poisoned child.Ms. Hudson verbally expressed her grat-itude while in the office and also wrote a5 page letter documenting her experi-ence. MHD subsidized the extensiveabatement work and her grandchild’slead level dropped from 24 to 9.

Kudos to Terri Linder and DonnaHowe for coordinating an extremelybusy summer season for beach waterquality monitoring and West Nile Virusactivities!

QualityKudos to Nancy Hills and LauraVanderbilt for their graphics support of

administrative projects including cam-paign kick-offs, sponsorship proposals,reports and newsletters.

Kudos to Jeff Propp for his hard workat the Health Fairs and any otherHealth department events. His leadprogram colleagues say he is extremelyorganized and meticulous, and that healways goes above and beyond the callof duty without hesitation. He helpsany and everyone, and many times puthis own needs on hold, to ensure thateveryone else is taken care of. We justwanted to publically acknowledge thatwe appreciate ALL that you do, Jeff.

Marc Mejaki, HEH Lead RiskAssessor, received a KUDOS from DickHack, NIDC Rehab Specialist; “Goodhire. He presented himself well duringhis visit to the Woodlands with myselfand Mr. Kaufman of DNS. Intelligent,well spoken, professional and polite.I’m impressed.”

Kudos to the entire HEH Team for anoutstanding summer of dedication andhard work; multiple health fairs,neighborhood events, back-to-schoolactivities, information calls and follow-up with our clients and consumers.Excellent job, team!

Does someone in your departmentdeserve special recognition orthanks? Email Kawanza Newson atknewso@milwaukee.gov to submitKUDOS for the next issue. Dead-line for the winter Healthy Times isJanuary 15, 2011.

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MHD Wellness Committee Brings in theFall Season

by Yvonne Greer, MPH, RD, CD, CLC

rough the fine work of the Milwaukee Area HealthEducation Center (MAHEC) Summer Intern, SelenaLa Porte, the MHD Wellness Committee has beenhaving a ball bringing in the fall season; a volleyball thatis…

Our first Fall Beach VolleyballTournament was held on Sep-tember 8, 2010 at BradfordBeach and featured “TeamZMB” against the “SouthsideSweethearts” for a two-out-of-three game battle. Family,friends, and other colleagueswere on hand to cheer themon. And, with the score one

game all, the final third game turned into an all-out war! But at the end, it wasthe Southside Sweethearts that were crowned the Champions. Look for ourtraveling Winner’s Poster coming to each health center in the coming weeks.anks to all that participated and who came out to encourage their team. Whoknew wellness activities could be such FUN!

Other wellness activities that are scheduled throughout the Fall/Winter seasoninclude:

• AIDS Walk Wisconsin and Komen Walk for a Cure (Sept.)• 2010 Y Step Challenge (September/Oct.)• Fang Song Gong, Traditional Chinese Medicine Techniques, Part

1. (Sept.)• Self Healing Arts, Traditional Chinese Medicine Techniques, Part

2. (Oct.)• Financial Management (Nov.)• Stress Management (Jan.)• Ergonomics (TBA)

Look for our e-mails announcing times and locations of workshops andplan to get involved. For more information or to offer ideas for futureworkshops, contact your Wellness Committee Representative:

Keenan Emerald Mills

Northwest Yvonne Greer and Lisa Phillips (Co-Chairs) &Shirley Senaya

Southside Nancy Burns

Zeidler Jennifer Zanin & Michelle Kinnard

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Team ZMB (l to r): Laura Vanderbilt, PatrickDoorneck, Geof Swain, Eric Gass, AnthonyAnderson

Southside Sweethearts (l to r):Gino Zanin, Julie Driscoll, LydiaMadrigal, Katy Murphy, Nancy Burns,Daniel León, Jill Radowicz

Are there particular events

or outstanding staff

members in your division

that represent MHD at its

best? Let’s hear about

them! Deadline for the

winter Healthy Times is

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The City of Milwaukee Health Department in its capacity as anemployer and service provider does not discriminate on thebasis of age, race, religion, color, gender, national origin, arrestor conviction record, sexual orientation, marital status, dis-ability, political belief or affiliation, or military participation.Persons needing disability assistance information, languageassistance, or interpreter services please call 414-286-3524or (TTY) 414-286-2025. Discrimination claims may be filedwith the Department’s Equal Opportunity Coordinator by call-ing 414-286-2359.

Tom Barrett, MayorBevan K. Baker,Commissioner of Health

www.milwaukee.gov/health

Mayor Tom Barrett

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Deadline for Next Issue:January 15, 2011Send materials to Kawanza Newson at knewso@milwaukee.gov

Last issue’s puzzle was missing a line,rendering it impossible to complete.Please accept our apologies.

Retirementsank you to all who have devoted their careers to educating, empowering andimproving the health of Milwaukee’s citizens. Your many years of service aredeeply appreciated.

Telesforo Dulay Virologist II ZMB LABVirginia Smith OA III KHC DCEH

new staff/reinstatements/appointmentsAnthony Anderson EHS II ZMB CEHErin Cronn PHN SSHC NFPKaren Grade EHS II ZMB CEHGrace Henderson PHN SSHC NFPClaudine O’Leary Health Project Coord. ZMB OVPClaire Vanden Wymelenberg EHS II ZMB CEH

promotionsRichard Gaeta to Lead Grant Manager ZMB HEH

transfersAmy Griebenow OA III-DCEH to DNSCynthia Smith Personal Payroll Asst. to DPW

resignationsWe also bid farewell to the following staff members and wish them well in theirnew endeavors:

Earl Blair CD Specialist KHC DCEHLori Hendrickson PHN KHC DCEHCindy Huebschmann PHN SSHC FCHSharicus Johnson PHN SSHC FCHJoe Kadlec Inventory Control Asst. NWHC CSStella Mahaga PHN KHC DCEHCassandra Sova Dietetic Technician SSHC FCHBoun Xiong EHS I NWHC DCEHStephanie Ziebarth EHS I ZMB CEH