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CONTACT: Robert Harris, Division of Public Health,
414-227-4910
NORTH SHORE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PASSES REVIEW BY STATE
HEALTH OFFICIALS
MADISON - Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer, today announced
that the North Shore Health Department has successfully passed the state’s
health department review. As a result, the North Shore Health Department
will maintain their Level II status.
“The hard-working staff of the North Shore 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 monitoring and assessing the needs of
their community and working with partners to assure a healthy community.”
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 I, II or 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 North Shore Health Department provides services important to the
community, such as:
- Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
- Air, Food and Water Quality
- Health Promotion to Reduce Obesity and Overweight
For information about the North Shore Health Department, visit: http://www.browndeerwi.org
or Jane Peterson, Director/Health Officer 414-371-2980
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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