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CONTACT: Mary Young, Division of Public Health, (608) 266-2757
IOWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PASSES REVIEW BY STATE
HEALTH OFFICIALS
MADISON - Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer, today announced
that the Iowa County Health Department has successfully passed the state’s
health department review. As a result, the Iowa County Health Department
will maintain its Level II status.
“The hard-working staff of the Iowa County Health 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 does an excellent job of engaging a supportive community
network to solve local public health problems.”
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 Iowa County Health Department provides services important to the
community, such as:
- Controlling tobacco use by improving policies in the community
through the Iowa County Wellness, Alcohol and Tobacco for Children’s
Health organization.
- Expanding dental health access by developing two federally funded
dental clinics in Dodgeville and Darlington. The health department
worked with six other health departments, SW CAP, the WI DHS and the
WI Dental Association to provide access to people without dental care.
- Preventing childhood injury to those who live and work on family
farms. The health department works with the Farm Bureau to present
Rural Safety Days (a program designed to educate children about farms
and other rural/safety issues), and its public health nurses provide
prevention information as they visit the homes of new mothers.
For information about the Iowa County Health Department, visit:
http://iowacounty.org/
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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