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DHS Secretary-designee Timberlake's Statement on the Joint Committe on Finance's Action on Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center
… Services (DHS) to proceed with construction of a 50-bed expansion of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC) : “Today was an important first step towards reforming our juvenile … system and closing Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools. Expanding the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center to serve juvenile girls for the first time will allow equitable access to psychiatric treatment services and provide an expanded opportunity for the most troubled youth across our … -
DHS Issues Public Health Advisory to Warn of the Risks of Death from Drugs Laced with Fentanyl
… DHS supports a comprehensive set of strategies to support healthy communities, prevent death and reduce harm related to substance use. In March 2022, Governor Tony Evers decriminalized … -
Medicaid Expansion Increases Access to Care, Improves Health Outcomes, and Lowers Death Rates New Study Shows
… begin accepting Medicaid members. Medicaid expansion is connected with lower rates of death; expansion states have seen a significant decrease in their mortality rates. In addition to … -
Three Sites to Pilot New Hub and Spoke Model to Improve Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services in Wisconsin
… innovative “hub and spoke” program design to expand beyond traditional substance use disorder treatment services. Wisconsinites served by this new program will include people enrolled in … services that give eligible members rapid access to comprehensive addiction and mental health treatment, primary care, and other needed supports to assist their recovery. “It is past time to … Wisconsin,” said Governor Tony Evers. “By connecting the dots between substance use disorder treatment and other services, this new model will help us move the needle on ensuring access and … -
Funding Awarded to Cover Room and Board Costs for Residential Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Medicaid Members
… 1,100 Wisconsin Medicaid members with an opioid use disorder will have access to residential treatment this year, thanks to $2.5 million in grants from the Department of Health Services … benefit. Federal law prohibits Medicaid from reimbursing residential substance use disorder treatment providers for a client’s room and board expenses. Lack of funds to cover room and board costs is the primary reason Medicaid members do not enroll in this level of treatment. “Room and board expenses for residential substance use disorder treatment can be cost … -
As the Cold Weather Brings an Uptick in COVID-19 Cases, DHS Reminds Wisconsinites How to Stay Healthy this Holiday Season
… In both 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 cases surged during the colder months. As colder weather returns, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reminds Wisconsinites of the … -
Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers in Wisconsin Regarding COVID-19 Associated with the Outbreak in Wuhan, China
… Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Division of Public Health (DPH) are closely monitoring an outbreak caused by COVID-19 that originated in Wuhan, China. … -
Adult/Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Local Jails, and Secure Treatment Centers in Wisconsin Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
… facilities, local jails, municipal lockups, juvenile secure detention centers, and secure treatment centers in Wisconsin. … -
FS ADL-Bathing
… they have the intelligence and developmental ability to complete. … p00936-bathing.pdf … FS ADL-Bathing … -
CGDD - Clothing and Laundry
… CLOTHING AND LAUNDRY LAW Each patient shall..."Be permitted to use and wear his or her own clothing and personal articles, or be furnished with an adequate allowance of clothes if none are available. Provision shall be made to launder the patient's clothing." § 51.61(1)(q), Wis. Stats. [Emphasis added.] "(1) Inpatients shall be permitted to … -
Breastfeeding Support Handout
… Breastfeeding is the standard way to feed babies. In this section, you will learn about the many … origins of life itself, this scenario was not, alas, a fiction. The ‘dream product’ is human breast milk, available to us all at birth, and yet we are not using it.” This quote came from … to the next module when you are ready. 34 WIC Online Orientation - Breastfeeding Support … breastfeedingsupportnotes.pdf … Breastfeeding Support Handout … -
Breastfeeding Summary
… BREASTFEEDING The mission of the Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition (WBC) is to improve the … Plan Implement Communicate mailto:afrance@co.wood.wi.us mailto:wibreastfeeding@gmail.com … breastfeeding.pdf … Breastfeeding Summary … -
WisTech: Creating Accessible Content WisTech Presentation
… Creating Accessible Information Making documents and electronic communication information … practices 5 Information Access How We Get Information: • Seeing • Hearing • Speaking • Thinking • Moving Tools Used: • Screen readers • Screen magnification • Text-to-speech tools • … Procurement Pop Quiz #1 Pop Quiz #2 Pop Quiz #3 Resources Additional Training Thank You! … creating-accessible-content.pdf … WisTech: Creating Accessible Content WisTech Presentation … -
Washington County Environmental Health Tracking
… Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program WASHINGTON COUNTY 2023 COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFILE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENTS Tracking … County COMMUNITY HEALTH WASHINGTON COUNTY BACKGROUND Environment includes not only the air we breathe and the water we drink, but also our built environment: the businesses, parks, schools, … strongly linked to one or more environmental factors. ASTHMA Asthma is a disease that affects breathing and limits the ability to get oxygen to the lungs. Asthma symptoms may occur from … -
Reported Cases of HIV Infection in Wisconsin - Washington
… HIV infection, except for prevalence cases, where it is the current age. h. Race/ethnicity breakdowns are not shown if the cell in the subgroup has either a value of <5 or an estimated … population denominators for this group are not available in the demographic data source. WASHINGTON COUNTY, 2014-2019 a. New diagnoses include only individual whose initial HIV diagnosis … -
Outbreak Case Study
… | 608-274-1940 | www.metastar.com Infection Prevention Long-term Care Boot Camp Large Group Outbreak Work Session Appleton, Wisconsin 2019 Scenario: Happy Acres is a 75 bed long-term care … in sick (reasons were not given in phone message) What is our threshold (definition) for outbreak? Can you identify any breaches in protocol? Should any additional actions have been taken at this point? Juan had a …
Last revised May 28, 2023