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CONTACT: Elizabeth Giese, Division of Public Health, (715) 836-2871
BARRON COUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PASSES REVIEW BY STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS
MADISON - Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer, today announced
that the Barron County Health and Human Services Department has
successfully passed the state’s health department review. As a result,
the Barron County Health and Human Services Department will maintain their
Level II status.
“The hard-working staff of the Barron County Health and Human
Services Department help make their community a healthier and safer place
to live,” said Foldy. “Their department has an actively engaged and
supportive Board of Health and Human Services, and does an excellent job
of providing essential public health services to residents in Barron
County.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is required to formally
review the operations of all 92 Wisconsin local health departments at the
county or municipality level at least every five years. The review
establishes the health department as a level I, II or III agency. A level
I agency meets the minimum requirements and a level III agency meets the
maximum requirements established for a local health department.
The Barron County Health and Human Services Department provides
services important to the community, such as:
- Communicable disease surveillance, prevention and control.
- Environmental health hazard prevention and control.
- Collaboration to impact alcohol misuse.
For information about the Barron County Health and Human Services
Department, visit:
http://www.barroncountywi.gov/
For contact information for Wisconsin’s local health departments,
visit:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/localhealth/
For information about the state health plan, Healthiest Wisconsin 2010
or 2020, visit:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/statehealthplan/index.htm
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Last Revised: November 06, 2009 |
