Information for Local Boards of Health

Orientation

• Responsibilities of Board Members (Word, 31 KB)

• Who is Responsible (Word, 42 KB)

• Annual Board Performance Evaluation (Word, 59 KB)

• Video - A Day in the Life of Public Health or The Face of Public Health is available from the local health department or the regional offices.

• "An Overview of Wisconsin Local Health Departments" (PPT, 10 MB)

• What Does Public Health Do? (Word, 26 KB)

• NACCHO - Public Health and You (brief/concise explanation of what Public Health is and does for use with Boards of Health and/or community partners (schools, students, providers, etc.) (PPT, 3 MB)

• Board of Health Orientation Table of Contents (Word, 56 KB)

Wisconsin Public Health System

• Staffing in Local Health Departments (ie.: BSN Nurse, Sanitarian, Nutritionist, Health Educator, Laboratory, Epidemiologist...) (Word, 26 KB)

• Department of Health Services Organizational Chart (PDF, 24 KB)

• Division of Public Health Organization Chart

• Division of Public Health Region Map (PDF, 27 KB)

• Local Health Departments

Statutes and Administrative Rules

• A Brief Orientation on Wisconsin's Public Health History, Statutes and Administrative Rules (PPT, 178 KB)

• Summary of Responsibilities and Authority (Word, 62 KB)

• State Statutes Important for Public Health (Word, 43 KB)

• State Administrative Rules Important for Public Health (Word, 48 KB)

• Public Health Statutes and Rules (Word, 29 KB)

• WI Public Health Statutes (Word, 23 KB)

Wisconsin State Public Health Statutes Chapters

• Chapter 250 - Health; Administration and Supervision (exit DHS) 

• Chapter 251 - Local Health Officials (exit DHS) 

• Chapter 252 - Communicable Diseases (exit DHS) 

• Chapter 253 - Maternal and Child Health (exit DHS) 

• Chapter 254 - Environmental Health (exit DHS) 

• Chapter 255 - Chronic Disease and Injuries (exit DHS) 

Administrative Rules of Public Health Importance

• DHS 139 - Qualifications of Local Health Professionals Employed by Local Health Departments (exit DHS) 

• DHS 140 - Required Services of Local Health Departments (exit DHS) 

State Statute on Local Boards of Health (Word, 22 KB)

Level I, II, III Local Health Departments (Word, 35 KB)

 

Current and Emerging News

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) (Exit DHS)

Additional Resources

• Local Data Resources (Word, 75 KB)

• Western Region WALHDAB Educational Event, August 1, 2012

• J. Michael Blaska and Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, Wisconsin Counties Association:

  Roles and Responsibilities of Local Boards of Health (PDF, 413 KB)

• Brittany Boyer, Clark County Public Health Nurse:

  Applying QI to Maternal Child Health (PDF, 484 KB)

• Kelli Engen, Barron County Health Officer:

  Barron County Quality Improvement (PDF, 539 KB)

• Elizabeth (Lieske) Giese, Regional Office Director - Western Region:

  WALHDAB Training Introduction (PDF, 1.72 MB)

• Akbar Husain, UW Population Health Fellow:

  Quality Improvement: the Basics (PDF, 212 KB)

Board of Health Newsletters

• March 2013 (PDF, 190 KB)

• Fall 2012 (PDF, 96 KB)

• Summer 2012 (PDF, 127 KB)

• Volume 3, Issue 1 - February 2012  (PDF, 112 KB)

• Volume 2, Issue 3 - August 2011 (PDF, 54 KB)

• Volume 2, Issue 2 - April 2011 (PDF, 47 KB)

• Volume 2 Issue 1 - January 2011 (PDF, KB)

• Volume 1 Issue 5 - August 2010 (PDF, 50 KB)

• Volume 1 Issue 4 - April 2010  (PDF, 44 KB)

• Volume 1 Issue 3 - September 2009 (PDF, 126 KB)

• Volume 1 Issue 2 - April 2009 (PDF, 54 KB)

• Volume 1 Issue 1- October 2008 (PDF, 57 KB)

Links

• National Association of Local Boards of Health (Exit DHS)

• Healthiest Wisconsin 2020

• Public Health Accreditation Board PHAB (Exit DHS)

• Operational Definition (Exit DHS)

• County Rankings (Exit DHS)

If you have any questions, please email Jamie LaBrasca, Northern Regional Office at jamie.labrasca@wisconsin.gov 

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Last Revised: May 17, 2013