Affordable land and leasing costs, abundant fresh water, an educated workforce, low business costs and easy access to financing, technical assistance and efficient transportation have helped local businesses succeed and grow.
Find information about things to do and happenings in the City of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Health Department
Milwaukee Health Department Coronavirus COVID-19 Updates: The City of Milwaukee Health Department is monitoring the novel Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. Questions about the coronavirus? Call 2-1-1 for assistance.
The community has spoken. Based on data from the City of Milwaukee Community Health Assessment, a community-wide survey of more than 3,000 people who live and/or work in the city of Milwaukee, a photo campaign, key stakeholder interviews, focus groups and meetings, MKE Elevate has released its proposed citywide public health priority action areas for the MKE Elevate Plan.
Based upon this extensive community input, the overarching goal of the MKE Elevate Community Health Improvement Plan will be:
In support of this vision, MKE Elevate is aligning key measures with the City of Milwaukee Health Department Office of Violence Prevention's forthcoming "Blueprint for Peace," an aggressive plan focused on violence prevention. To further respond to the community's call for action, MKE Elevate will work to address three key community-identified concerns that significantly influence safety and health in our neighborhoods. These three priority areas:
The diagram below shows the priority areas and goals idenfitied through the MKE Elevate planning process. The proposed objectives and activities to support this work are outlined in the Draft MKE Elevate Community Health Improvement Plan.
For further information on the selection of these priority areas, please reference:
MKE Elevate - Rachel Lecher, MPH City of Milwaukee Health Department 841 N Broadway 1st Floor Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 305-2192 MKEelevate@milwaukee.gov
Rachel Lecher is a Public Health Strategist with the Milwaukee Health Department. Her role focuses on implementing the priority action areas of MKE Elevate as well as prioritizing Health Equity within the department and our community. If you have any questions about the implementation of MKE Elevate or want information about how to become involved or re-engaged with the work of MKE Elevate, please e-mail her at MKEelevate@milwaukee.gov.
Stay Connected to the MKE Elevate Movement
Subscribe to our email list