Information for Local Boards of Health

Orientation

• Responsibilities of Board Members (Word, 31 KB)

• Who is Responsible? (Word, 42 KB)

• Annual Board Performance Evaluation (Word, 59 KB)

• 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.

• "An Overview of Wisconsin Local Health Departments" (PPT, 10 MB)

• What Does Public Health Do? (Word, 26 KB)

• 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, 3 MB)

• Board of Health Orientation Table of Contents (Word, 56 KB)

Wisconsin Public Health System

•  Patient/Client Health Information Survey of Wisconsin's Local Health Departments and Trbal Health Clinics, 2013 (P00635) (PDF, 973 KB):  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, 26 KB)

• Department of Health Services Organizational Chart (PDF, 24 KB)

• Division of Public Health Organization Chart

• Division of Public Health Region Map (PDF, 263 KB)

• Local Health Departments

Statutes and Administrative Rules

• A Brief Orientation on Wisconsin's Public Health History, Statutes and Administrative Rules (PPT, 178 KB)

• Summary of Responsibilities and Authority (Word, 62 KB)

• State Statutes Important for Public Health (Word, 43 KB)

• State Administrative Rules Important for Public Health (Word, 48 KB)

• Public Health Statutes and Rules (Word, 29 KB)

• Wisconsin Public Health Statutes (Word, 23 KB)

Wisconsin State Public Health Statutes

State Statute on Local Boards of Health

Level I, II, III Local Health Departments (Word, 35 KB)

Current and Emerging News

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)

Additional Resources

• Local Data Resources (Word, 75 KB)

• 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, 413 KB)

• Brittany Boyer, Clark County Public Health Nurse:
  Applying QI to Maternal Child Health (PDF, 484 KB)

• Kelli Engen, Barron County Health Officer:
  Barron County Quality Improvement (PDF, 539 KB)

• Elizabeth (Lieske) Giese, Regional Office Director - Western Region:
  WALHDAB Training Introduction (PDF, 1.72 MB)

• Akbar Husain, UW Population Health Fellow:
  Quality Improvement: the Basics (PDF, 212 KB)

Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Baseline and Health Disparities Report

Board of Health Newsletters

• Volume 4, Issue 1 - March 2013 (PDF, 190 KB)

• Volume 3, Issue 3 - Fall 2012 (PDF, 96 KB)

• Volume 3, Issue 2 - Summer 2012 (PDF, 127 KB)

• Volume 3, Issue 1 - February 2012  (PDF, 112 KB)

Links

• National Association of Local Boards of Health

• Healthiest Wisconsin 2020

• Public Health Accreditation Board PHAB

• Operational Definition

• County Rankings

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