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 (Word)

• Annual Board Performance Evaluation (Word)

• 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.

• 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)

• Board of Health Orientation Table of Contents (Word)

Wisconsin Public Health System

•  Patient/Client Health Information Survey of Wisconsin's Local Health Departments and Tribal Health Clinics, 2013 (P-00635) (PDF):  This report summarizes the findings of a 2013 survey of Local Health Departments and Tribal Health Clinics in Wisconsin regarding their health informatics activities.

• Staffing in Local Health Departments (e.g., BSN Nurse, Sanitarian, Nutritionist, Health Educator, Laboratory, Epidemiologist...) (Word)

• Department of Health Services organizational chart (showing divisions) (PDF)

• Division of Public Health Region Map (Word)

• Local Health Departments

Statutes and Administrative Rules

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

• 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

• State Statute on Local Boards of Health

• Level I, II, III Local Health Departments (Word)

Current and Emerging News

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)

Additional Resources

• 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)

• Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Baseline and Health Disparities Report

Board of Health Newsletters

Volume 4, Issue 1 - March 2013 (PDF)

Links

• National Association of Local Boards of Health

• Healthiest Wisconsin 2020

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)

• Operational Definition of a Functional Local Health Department

• County Health Rankings

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