Cali Eisenhuth

Global Health student at UW-Madison preparing for a Master of Public Health program, grounded in rural Wisconsin and focused on health equity. Brings patient care, policy analysis, outreach coordination, and data analysis experience to support programs addressing social determinants of health, community needs, and access.

Policy Memo: Targeted Guaranteed Income Program to Address Childhood Poverty in Wisconsin · April 2026 Written to Wisconsin State Representative Francesca Hong, Public Affairs 520

• Analyzed childhood poverty in Wisconsin, including racial disparities and health, educational, and economic consequences, and compared the current policy landscape against evidence from guaranteed income pilots (Madison Forward Fund, Rx Kids, Baby's First Years).
• Recommended a $500 monthly unconditional cash transfer for households with children below 150% of the federal poverty level, with a 40,000-household pilot funded by the projected state budget surplus (about $240 million annually).
• Addressed the work-disincentive counterargument and the long-term funding sustainability challenge.

Research Paper: Correlation Between First Trimester Poverty and Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Wisconsin (2017–2023) · Spring 2025, Co-authored with Audrey Zebott, Biology 152

• Analyzed public Wisconsin Department of Health Services data on neighborhood poverty level and preterm births, using Excel and correlation analysis (N = 81,047).
• Found a statistically significant, moderately strong positive correlation (r = 0.5146; p < 0.00001) and discussed implications for equitable maternal health access.

Advocacy Letter: Funding Nurse-Family Partnership Programs in the 2025–2027 Wisconsin Biennial Budget · Spring 2025, Population Health 370

• Argued for expanding home-visiting services for first-time, low-income mothers, using state maternal health disparity data and March of Dimes maternity care desert maps to show gaps in northern Wisconsin.
• Anticipated budget-based counterarguments with return-on-investment evidence.

Team Lead, Badger Volunteers — The Open Seat Food Pantry · September 2026 – Present

• Lead a weekly volunteer team at the UW campus food pantry. Responsible for unloading, organizing, and restocking pantry after weekly shipment.

Resource Navigator — Center for Patient Partnerships (service-learning course) · Fall 2025

• Staffed 4 hours of weekly call shifts, speaking with clients to understand their needs.
• Connected clients with community resources across a variety of determinants of health.
• Served 73 unique clients over 86 total calls, creating and sending a total of 15 full resource document write-ups

Organizer, Campus-Wide Food Drive — Goodman Community Center Thanksgiving Baskets · 2025

• Organized a campus-wide food drive supporting the Goodman Community Center's Thanksgiving Baskets.
• Created promotional materials, presented at four separate class and club meetings, and collected donations across three different sites.
• Collected approximately 300 pounds of food for the Goodman Community Center Thanksgiving Baskets