Health Officer Materials and Resources

Following you will find resources for local public health officers in Wisconsin:

• New Health Officer Orientation Materials
• Performance-Based Contracting Information
• State health plan
• Wisconsin State Public Health Statutes Chapters and Administrative Rules
• Communicable Disease Fact Sheets
• Board of Health Information
• Consolidated health departments

Local Health Department Annual Reports Best Practices Guide, P-03503 (PDF)
Wisconsin Stat. § 251.06(3)(h) requires a local health officer to “submit an annual report of the administration of the local health department to the local board of health.” Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 140.04(2)(a) requires local health departments to submit their annual reports to the Department of Health Services (DHS) by May 1. This document provides best practice suggestions and examples observed in annual reports from diverse jurisdictions across Wisconsin.

Local Performance Standards

National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP)

Operational Definition and Self Assessment Tool

Policies, Procedures, and Protocols

Public Health Nurse Consultant - Website for Public Health Nurses in Wisconsin. This site provides information on the Intervention Wheel, Public Health Nursing in Wisconsin, Links to Webcasts, What's New and Other Resources. Guidelines for Hiring Nurses at Health Departments, P-01748 (PDF)

Vital records resources

• Vital Records (VR) Reports: On-demand jurisdiction-specific reports created by the State Vital Records Office (SVRO). A current Data Use Agreement (signed by the health officer or agency director) is required to access this information.
• SPHERE: Individual-level birth record information and other non-vital records data.
• WISH (Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health) Query System: County-level vital records data.