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CONTACT: Terri Timmers, Division of Public Health, (715) 365-2703
PORTAGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PASSES REVIEW BY STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS
MADISON - Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer, today announced
that the Portage County Health Department has successfully passed the
state’s health department review. As a result, the Portage County Health
Department will maintain their Level III status.
“The hard-working staff of the Portage County Health Department help
make their community a healthier and safer place to live,” said Foldy.
“Their department has an actively engaged and supportive Board of
Health, and does an excellent job of engaging the community to work
collaboratively on priority health problems.”
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is required to formally
review the operations of all 92 Wisconsin local health departments at the
county or municipality level at least every five years. The review
establishes the health department as a level III agency. A level I agency
meets the minimum requirements and a level III agency meets the maximum
requirements established for a local health department.
The Portage County Health Department provides services important to the
community, such as:
- Leading the Portage County Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Food, lodging and recreational facility inspections
- Childhood lead poisoning prevention
For information about the Portage County Health Department, visit:
http://www.co.portage.wi.us/hhsd/
or call 715-345-5350
For contact information for Wisconsin’s local health departments,
visit:
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/localhealth/
For information about the state health plan, Healthiest Wisconsin 2010
or 2020, visit: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/statehealthplan/index.htm
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