Information for Local Boards of Health
Orientation
- Responsibilities of Board Members (Word)
- Who Is Responsible?: Comparing board of health role with role of the local health officer and/or director
- Annual Board Performance Evaluation (Word)
- The Face of Public Health
- Board of Health Orientation Table of Contents (Word)
Wisconsin public health system
- Department of Health Services organizational chart (showing divisions) (PDF)
- Division of Public Health Region Map
- Local Health Departments
Statutes and administrative rules
- Summary of Responsibilities and Authority (Word)
- State Administrative Rules Important for Public Health (Word)
- Public Health Statutes and Rules (Word)
- Summary of Local Public Health Responsibilities and Authority (Word)
- Wisconsin State Public Health Statutes Index
- State Statute on Local Boards of Health
- Requirements of Level I, II, III Local Health Departments
Current and emerging news
Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
Additional resources
Qualifications of all new and interim local health officers are reviewed by the Division of Public Health (DPH) to assure compliance with Wis. Stat. ch. 250 and Wis. Stat. ch. 251 and Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 139 and Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 140. Two resources are available to support local health officers, local hiring authorities, and local boards of health or local health and human services boards as they consult with DPH during the local health officer hiring process.
- Local Health Officer Qualifications Review Information Sheet (PDF)
- Describes the purpose of the review process and provides high-level information about the steps taken during a local health officer qualification review.
- Local Health Officer Qualifications Review Flowchart, P-03356 (PDF)
- Provides a summary of the local health officer requirements for each health department level.
- Local Data Resources
- Environmental Public Health Tracking
- National Association of Local Boards of Health
- Wisconsin State Health Plan
- Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
- Operational Definition of a Functional Local Health Department
- County Health Rankings