About

We believe that health research should include and benefit all communities. We bring health research opportunities to communities across Wisconsin. We know that our environment impacts our health, and we want to learn more about this in both rural and urban areas. The REACH program strives to involve community members and organizations throughout the research process; from identifying what to study, to sharing our findings back to our participants and community partners.

REACH aims to use health technology in new ways and further increase research participation from diverse communities across the state. The REACH Program builds on 15 years of research, led by the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW). Our program carries on the original mission of SHOW – to promote population health equity and well-being in Wisconsin and beyond. The REACH Program securely maintains the data and biospecimens originally collected by SHOW. We will also continue to follow-up with the 6,000+ participants from the SHOW study cohort over time.

Funding

The REACH Program is funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Cancer Institute, and the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.