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Fostering understanding and support for evidence-based harm reduction strategies

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:08:05 +0000

A group of interdisciplinary engineering students built on research conducted by public health graduate students to better understand barriers to implementing harm reduction initiatives in Monroe County. After surveying community policymakers and local law enforcement, they recommended comprehensive community education and awareness campaigns addressing mental health stigmas. [...]

Assessing environmental health in Monroe County

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:57:20 +0000

Responding to community concerns around multiple cases of childhood leukemia in Monroe County, public health graduate students created a logic model to understand the problem and identify focus areas that are important to the community, including a general lack of environmental surveillance. The group recommends developing a system for risk assessment, using Wisconsin public data [...]

Improving pretrial programs in Monroe County

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:40:24 +0000

A pretrial program in Monroe County monitors repeat offenders and refers them to therapy programs through bond monitoring. To reduce recidivism, public health graduate students recommended building and using an extensive referral system and establishing a collaborative behavioral contract. [...]

Expanding AODA treatment and intervention strategies in Monroe County

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:28:06 +0000

Monroe County faces high rates of deaths related to opioid use. After studying the issue, a group of public health graduate students identified three interventions: mapping residential treatment centers throughout Wisconsin, adopting community-based strategies, and implementing school-based prevention programs. [...]

Promoting harm reduction responses for opioid use in Monroe County

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:24:14 +0000

Monroe County’s 2023-26 Community Health Improvement Plan highlights a recent sharp increase in opioid-related overdoses. Public health graduate students proposed an evidence-based communication campaign to reduce stigma toward people who use drugs and support the implementation of proven harm reduction strategies that combine community assessment, relationship-building, and health care provider engagement. [...]

Evaluating Monroe County’s drug court program, part two

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:18:48 +0000

A second group of psychology students analyzed Monroe County’s drug court program across an additional two priority standards as outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. They interviewed court team staff, current participants, and graduated participants. During a site visit, they collected information through courtroom observations, program documents, and quantitative data [...]

Evaluating Monroe County’s drug court program

Ada Inman — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:13:13 +0000

To support Monroe County comply with best practices of completing an outside evaluation at a minimum of every five years, psychology students assessed the county’s drug court program across three priority areas outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. This involved observing court and a graduation, interviewing staff and participants, and evaluating the program across three priority standards. Ultimately, the students created a report that incorporated qualitative interviews, quantitative data, and a review of program documents that will help Monroe County share progress with elected officials, apply for grants, and determine potential changes to make to the drug court program.