MKE Elevate: A Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
Welcome to MKE Elevate, a community-driven agenda for elevating the health and well-being of Milwaukee residents.
Supported by the Mayor, the Board of Health, and the City of Milwaukee Health Department, the MKE Elevate Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) responds to priority issues selected by our community, for our community, and seeks to create shared priorities to address these issues. Together we can elevate the health of all who call Milwaukee home.
Mission:
MKE Elevate supports a Milwaukee where all people are thriving in safe, healthy, and equitable neighborhoods free from oppression by aligning strategies and building power, partnerships, access to resources, and opportunities for collective advocacy in community-identified priority areas.
Vision:
A Milwaukee where all people are thriving in safe, healthy, and equitable neighborhoods
MKE Elevate 2023-2028 Priorities and Goals
Final 2023-2028 MKE Elevate priorities and goals have been selected, based on our Community Health Assessment data and community input from over 2,000 surveys, 86 photo submissions, and feedback at 4 community meetings.
Overarching Priority: Racism and Health Equity
Our Vision: A Milwaukee where all people are thriving in safe, healthy, and equitable neighborhoods
This plan identifies 4 priority areas, including Racism and Health Equity (overarching priority), Maternal and Child Health, Healthy Built Environment, and Safe and Supportive Communities. MKE Elevate lays out goals and strategies to improve the health and well-being of Milwaukeeans.
Overarching Priority: Racism and Health Equity |
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1: Increase household income of Black, Hispanic / Latinx, and American Indian/Alaska Native residents in Milwaukee 2: Raise the life expectancy and quality of life for Black and American Indian/Alaska Native Milwaukee Residents 3: Increase Civic Engagement and knowledge for Milwaukeeans to participate in local and state-level voting |
Maternal and Child Health |
Safe and Supportive Communities |
Healthy Built Environment |
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2: Improve access to high-quality reproductive healthcare that is culturally aware and offered by diverse providers 3: Improve availability and uptake of behavioral health and support services for pregnant people and caregivers |
2: Support the increase of fostering safe neighborhoods 3: Decrease risk factors for reckless driving 4: Improve availability and uptake of behavioral health resources 5: Promote efforts at all levels to increase harm-reduction methods |
2: Increase transportation options and make recreational spaces accessible to all 3: Reduce food injustice through community-based intervention, relationship building, and equitable practice |
2023-2028 Community Health Improvement Plan Timeline:
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2023-2028 Objectives, Strategies, and Implementation Partners
Sign on to be an Implementation Partner!
Being an implementation partner for MKE Elevate means your organization has agreed to collaborate with the Milwaukee Health Department to support the implementation of the plan's strategies and initiatives to improve the community's health and well-being.
Are you interested in becoming an Implementation Partner?
Stay Up-to-Date and Connect with MKE Elevate!
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Watch recordings of past Action Team Meetings
Meet with MKE Elevate
- If your organization is interested in collaborating with MHD in the CHIP process, MKE Elevate would love to connect! Reach out to [email protected] to set up an informational meeting with our team. We look forward to aligning efforts to create the greatest, most equitable impact on our Milwaukee community.
Action Teams
MKE Elevate Action Team members come from all areas of the Milwaukee community through their neighborhoods and their organizations. Action Team membership is open to all who are interested in elevating the health and well-being of our Milwaukee community. Action Teams meet quarterly throughout the year and focus on the three Priority Action Areas:
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Built Environment
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Maternal and Child Health
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Safe and Supportive Communities
Steering Committee
MKE Elevate reconvened the Steering Committee in the Fall of 2020. The Steering Committee is comprised of MHD partners who are aligned with the work of the Priority Action Areas in MKE Elevate. Steering Committee members are essential to propelling the implementation and evaluation process of MKE Elevate forward.
Meet the 2023-28 Steering Committee!
Resources Created
–Civic Engagement Issue Brief: Factors that Influence Voting in Milwaukee
–C21 Story Civic Engagement Resource Sheets
–Guaranteed Income Issue Brief: A Tool to Improve Community Health
Data & Reports
Local data on health outcomes and results of community resident and key stakeholder surveys during the planning process of MKE Elevate.
Contact
MKE Elevate
City of Milwaukee Health Department
841 N Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202
[email protected]
If you have any questions about the redevelopment, implementation, or evaluation of MKE Elevate or want information about how to become involved with the work of MKE Elevate, please e-mail us at [email protected].
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