For nearly a decade, the Village of DeForest has been developing a plan to construct a mountain bike trail. Residents opposed an initial site proposed in 2016 because of potential environmental impact concerns on nearby wildlife. This conservation plan for a parcel of land acquired specifically for mountain bike trail development addresses stream quality, the […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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This report contains a series of policy proposals developed by San Diego State University (SDSU) students, in collaboration with National City officials and the SDSU Sage Project, to increase the use of existing earthquake preparedness resources among National City residents. The primary focus of student research was the California Earthquake Brace + Bolt program and […]
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This report presents a comprehensive assessment of seismic vulnerability in National City, completed by students from San Diego State University’s Geography 584 (GIS Applications) course in collaboration with the Sage Project and the City of National City. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the project combined a parcel-level inventory of residential buildings with geophysical and social […]
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