Information for Local Boards of Health

Orientation

• Responsibilities of Board Members (Word)
• Who Is Responsible? - Comparing Board of Health role with role of the Local Health Officer/Director (Who is Responsible? Printable Word Version)
• Annual Board Performance Evaluation (Word)
• Video - The Face of Public Health (opens external link)
• NACCHO - Public Health and You (PowerPoint): Brief/concise explanation of what Public Health is and does for use with Boards of Health and/or community partners (schools, students, providers, etc.)
• Board of Health Orientation Table of Contents (Word)

Wisconsin public health system

• Staffing in Local Health Departments, for example, BSN Nurse, Sanitarian, Nutritionist, Health Educator, Laboratory, Epidemiologist... (Word)
• Department of Health Services organizational chart (showing divisions) (PDF)
• Division of Public Health Region Map
• Local Health Departments

Statutes and administrative rules

• A Brief Orientation on Wisconsin's Public Health History, Statutes and Administrative Rules (PowerPoint)
• Summary of Responsibilities and Authority (Word)
• State Statutes Important for Public Health (Word)
• State Administrative Rules Important for Public Health (Word)
• Public Health Statutes and Rules (Word)
• Summary of Local Public Health Responsibilities and Authority (Word)
• Wisconsin State Public Health Statutes Index (opens external link)
• State Statute on Local Boards of Health (opens external link)
• Requirements of Level I, II, III Local Health Departments

Current and emerging news

Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) (opens external link)

Additional resources

Qualifications of all new and interim local health officers are reviewed by the Division of Public Health (DPH) to assure compliance with Wis. Stat. ch. 250 (opens external link) and Wis. Stat. ch. 251 (opens external link) and Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 139 (opens external link) and Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 140 (opens external link). Two resources are available to support local health officers, local hiring authorities, and local boards of health or local health and human services boards as they consult with DPH during the local health officer hiring process.

• Local Health Officer Qualifications Review Information Sheet (PDF)
  • Describes the purpose of the review process and provides high-level information about the steps taken during a local health officer qualification review.
• Local Health Officer Qualifications Review Flowchart, P-03356 (PDF)
  • Provides a summary of the local health officer requirements for each health department level.
• Local Data Resources
• Environmental Public Health Tracking
• 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)
  • Brittany Boyer, Clark County Public Health Nurse:
    Applying QI to Maternal and Child Health (PDF)
  • Kelli Engen, Barron County Health Officer:
    Barron County Quality Improvement (PDF)
  • Elizabeth (Lieske) Giese, Regional Office Director – Western Region:
    WALHDAB Training Introduction (PDF)
  • Akbar Husain, UW Population Health Fellow:
    Quality Improvement: the Basics (PDF)
• National Association of Local Boards of Health (opens external link)
• Wisconsin State Health Plan
• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) (opens external link)
• Operational Definition of a Functional Local Health Department (opens external link)
• County Health Rankings (opens external link)