Areas of Focus

AHW advances health and health equity in Wisconsin by investing in promising biomedical research, supporting community health initiatives, and building the health workforce needed by Wisconsin. In addition to grant funding, we develop and deliver resources that add value to the partners we serve, building capacity within Wisconsin’s health ecosystem to maximize opportunities for people and communities throughout the state to thrive.

Health-Improvement (1)
 

PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

  • Deepen our understanding of the drivers of public health in Wisconsin

  • Affect measurable improvement in targeted public health markers

  • Innovate through system-level change and social impact investing strategies

 
Education-Development (1)
 

HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION
AND
DEVELOPMENT

  • Nurture a diverse and multifaceted health workforce responsive to Wisconsin’s needs

  • Implement effective recruitment, retention, and continuous learning strategies to optimize current and future workforce

  • Maximize purpose, resilience, and fulfillment among health workers across disciplines

 
Health-Research (1)
 

HEALTH-FOCUSED
RESEARCH

  • Align funded research with Wisconsin's health priorities

  • Embrace AHW's unique mission to fund truly visionary projects

  • Enhance funded partners' ability to disseminate and apply new knowledge

  • Build and sustain a strong trained investigator pipeline