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ONEIDA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PASSES REVIEW BY STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS

MADISON - Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer, today announced that the Oneida County Health Department has successfully passed the state’s health department review. As a result, the Oneida County Health Department will maintain their Level III status.

“The hard-working staff of the Oneida 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 Oneida County Health Department provides services important to the community, such as:

• Supplemental food and nutrition education program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
• Coordination of prenatal care for high risk pregnant women
• Food lodging and recreational facility inspection and licensing

For information about the Oneida County Health Department, visit:
http://www.co.oneida.wi.gov/localgov_departments_details.asp?deptid=19&locid=135 or call (715) 369-6111

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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Last Revised:  July 12, 2010