Prevention and Healthy Living

Learn about adverse childhood experiences and how they can impact overall health and well-being.

Chronic diseases are common and costly. Prevention can help Wisconsinites live their best lives. Learn about our chronic disease preventive programs.

The Climate and Health Program studies how climate change impacts public health in Wisconsin.

This program is dedicated to reducing the burden of commercial tobacco and nicotine on Wisconsin communities.

This program supports adults living with a serious and persistent mental illness.

Opioids are powerful drugs that hurt Wisconsin residents every day.

Find information about a variety of environmental health hazards and environmental health resources.

The mission of the Wisconsin Immunization Program is to stop the spread of diseases that can be prevented with vaccines.

This is a supported employment program for individuals with behavioral health conditions.

Find tips, tools and information about how to protect yourself and your loved ones from injury and violence.

Learn about lead in Wisconsin and how we can protect kids from lead poisoning.

LGBTQ people face poor health outcomes for several reasons. Learn more about health disparities in the LGBTQ community.

Find information about programs and services that support the health, nutrition and well-being of pregnant women, mothers and children.

Good mental health is an essential component of good physical health.

Locate programs and services that provide food and nutrition services to Wisconsin residents.

Our Nutrition and Physical Activity Program leads Wisconsin’s efforts to to help people and communities eat nutritious and culturally affirming foods and move their bodies.

Learn more about workplace safety and health for workers, health care professionals, employers, laboratories, and researchers.

Find tips and programs for improving your oral health as oral health is essential to the general health and well-being of all Wisconsin residents.

Peer services provide hope for people, families, and communities living with mental health and substance use concerns.

Learn how meaningful conversations can reduce and prevent substance use.

Learn more about the Wisconsin Refugee Health Program.

Tools and strategies to prevent trauma and minimize the impacts of toxic stress.

Having small, casual conversations with kids, starting around age eight, can help prevent underage drinking.

Information on how to help people of all ages avoid drug use.

Understanding the complexity of suicide is an important way to support people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, take part in suicide prevention, and change the conversation around suicide.

Supporting people with histories of sexual offenses returning to community living following time in prison and participation in a treatment program.

The next generation of tobacco products is here, and they don’t look anything like a pack of cigarettes. Learn how to talk to your kids about the dangers of tobacco.

Find an overview of the Wisconsin State Health Plan for 2023-2027, developed with the help of partners and communities from around the state.