University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: assessment & surveillance

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.

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.

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 …

Wisconsin Discusses: Public Health Accreditation Board – Session 1

The first session of a three-part series on Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) frameworks and why they are essential for building resilient, equitable public health systems.
Presentation recording and slides, key takeaways, and resource links

Spotlight on Florence County Health Department

Florence County Health Department shares a collaborative approach to developing a community health assessment and improvement plan with limited staffing and resources.
Presentation recording and slides, website link

Using a New Model to Explore Health and Equity in Your Community

A presentation on using the new UW Population Health Institute Model of Health in your work.
Presentation recording and slides, related resources and websites

Spotlight on Juneau County Health Department

Tara Ennis, discusses how her department uses County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHRR) data to inform their CHAs and CHIPs
Webinar recording, presentation slides

Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Using Narrative to Bridge Relationships

UWPHI Evaluation Research staff members discuss reasons for doing evaluation and the roles of relationships in this work.
Webinar recording, presentation slides