As of January 14, 2009: 81,644 brief screens 15,608 brief interventions 323 referrals to treatment 116 patients with treatment

We're here to help the people of Wisconsin live healthier lives. Lives enhanced by healthful nutrition, exercise, a positive mental attitude--and free from damage by smoking, illicit drug use, or too much drinking. The Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles (WIPHL) is partnering with clinics around the state to provide evidence-based, cost-efficient Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral-to-Treatment services to help patients make positive changes.

Whether you're a patient, a caregiver, an employer, a policymaker, or simply an engaged citizen, there's something in WIPHL for you. We all have a stake in a healthier Wisconsin!

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What's New at WIPHL? The New Year brings Wisconsin Medicaid coverage for SBIRT services--good news for WIPHL and even better news for patients around the state. Click here for more about it in the January WIPHL Word.	Did You Know? "I'm not here to make the patient feel bad about the choices they're making," says WIPHL health educator Christina Lightbourn. "I'm here to help the patient see that the alcohol or substance abuse could be having an impact on their life in a negative way and suggest changes they could make." Good story about WIPHL in Isthmus, Madison's alternative weekly. Click here to read.
National Alcohol and Other Drug News from JoinTogether.org	Clinic Partners

Funded by a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Coordinated by the Department of Family Medicine (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health) and the Wisconsin Medical Society