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WHA Information Center (WHAIC) is increasing its analytical services. WHAIC has the capability to answer questions and support business decisions through data mining, and independent review of methods, analyses and presentation quickly and efficiently - providing users with a set of actionable data that has been tailored specifically for an organization's needs and for the area of interest.
WHAIC has ready access to the hospital and ambulatory surgery center discharge data sets and the State of Wisconsin RN Nursing Workforce database. In addition to analytics, please check out all Data Products available from the WHAIC.
In light of the federal government ending mandatory hospital COVID data reporting, the daily updates of the WHA COVID-19 Situational Awareness Dashboard will be suspended, effective April 30, 2024. WHA plans to maintain the dashboard in its current state as of April 30, 2024, allowing stakeholders to access historical data and trends, but it will not be updated going forward.
For access to dashboards containing ongoing COVID-19 data elements, please visit the DHS website.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, almost 371,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the United States in 2025 and one in eight women will be diagnosed in her lifetime. Second to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most diagnosed form of cancer in women. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
April is known as Parkinson’s Awareness Month as an opportunity to increase education about the brain disorder. The National Institutes of Health states that Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that impacts one’s coordination, balance, shaking and stiffness.
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
According to the Brain Injury Association of America, at least 64 million adults report having experienced one or more traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in their life. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in 2020 that there were roughly 215,000 traumatic brain injury related hospitalizations.
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February is American Heart Month
February is known as American Heart Month, bringing awareness to cardiovascular health.