One of the goals of the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) is to support cutting-edge health research at the University of Wisconsin by providing a cost-effective research infrastructure and a vast biorepository of …
Year: 2018
SHOW launches pilot health survey in Latino community
Wisconsin is a state with stark and persistent health disparities, affecting racial and ethnic minorities and rural populations. Milwaukee is one the most segregated cities in the U.S. with 40 percent of its population being …
Wisconsin’s obesity map: The ZIP codes weigh in
Health researchers have compiled a searchable map of obesity in America’s Dairyland by ZIP code, and the picture is alarming. Wisconsin is the first state with a detailed ZIP code-level obesity map based on electronic …