University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Spotlight on Forest County Health Department

In this Spotlight, the Forest County Health Department will share the process and outcome of creating workplans for each of the county’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Health Focus Areas. 

Wisconsin Discusses: Foundations of Public Health Data (Data Workshop Series – Session 1)

This first session in a three-part series highlights how to more effectively collect, organize, and analyze data, as well as identify ways to incorporate findings into your work.

PHIG Office Hours: Training Plan Goals

The UWPHI Training and Learning shares an overview of training plan goal considerations and provides an informal opportunity where participants can bring questions, explore challenges, and learn alongside peers.

Spotlight on Marathon County Health Department

Marathon County Health Department staff highlight their team’s efforts to strengthen environmental public health through collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.  PHIG funding helped Marathon County maintain essential environmental health operations during staffing changes, support statewide collaboration through the Health and Conservation Committee and Summit, contribute to groundwater protection and the LIFE Report, and improve the Animal Bite and Rabies Program through policy updates and modernization efforts.

Wisconsin Discusses: Facilitation Best Practices

In this Wisconsin Discusses, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute PHIG Team shares facilitation best practices, including ways successful facilitation can improve public health work, key techniques used by strong facilitators, and strategies to hold tension and transform conflict.

Spotlight on De Pere Health Department

Discover how partnerships create a stronger, more connected jurisdiction. De Pere Health Department staff discuss the vital role social connections play in fostering a sense of belonging.

Wisconsin Discusses: Building Trust in Local Public Health

UWPHI Training and Learning staff share examples from their work in partnership with local and tribal health departments throughout the state to build awareness and trust in local public health.

Wisconsin Discusses: Public Health Accreditation Board – Session 3

In this final session of a three-part series, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) digs into Policy Development and Support. We cover the operational definitions of this Foundational Capabilities, and review case examples of how the policy development and support practically apply to governmental public health.

Spotlight on Forest County Potawatomi Community Health Department

In our April PHIG Spotlight, Forest County Potawatomi Community Health Department explore how technology and collaboration can strengthen coordinated care for Tribal communities. They highlight how their health system connects clinical services to provide holistic and culturally grounded care.

Spotlight on La Crosse County Health Department

Learn more about La Crosse County Health Department’s (LCHD) new and innovative way to respond to housing complaints. A dual-response between environmental sanitarians and social workers allows a person-centered approach for resolving challenges. The approach blends the housing assessment with immediate linkages to resources, problem-solving, and coordinated follow-up. The LCHD team talks through the process of creating …