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Healthy People 2010 

The prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
 
A Partnership Plan to Improve the Health of the Public, is the Wisconsin state health plan publication for the decade 2000-2010, including a summary of the vision, mission, goals, objectives and priorities for the public health system partnership through 2010. 
A Strategic Leadership Team is providing collaborative leadership to guide the development of "Healthiest Wisconsin 2020: Everyone Living Better Longer."

Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 will be designed to influence public health policy, provide direction to assure sustainable public health resource allocations, and provide guidance to protect the health and safety of the 5.6 million people of Wisconsin. 
 

 
Aurora Health Care Community Health Surveys
This web site reports results from a comprehensive survey of the health status and habits of eastern Wisconsin residents, conducted by Aurora Health Care and 30 local health departments.

 
Rural Healthy People 2010
Rural Healthy People 2010 includes rural-specific information such as data, references and best practices/models.  The documents are produced by the federal Office of Rural Health Policy and the Southwest Rural Health Research Center at the School of Rural Public Health at the Texas A & M University Health Science System. 

 
IMPACT, Inc. 2-1-1
IMPACT's mission is to change lives. For good.  The Report Card to the Community provides a 2-1-1 Community Assessment Report designed to analyze data collected and profile that data relative to community indicators such as demographic, economic, public sector, and social and health trends.

 
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health provides a variety of information, including county profiles (ambulance service providers, hospitals, Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 data package, and other health-related information), links to rural organizations, links to Wisconsin health organizations and funding opportunities.  

 
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy highlights policy, funding opportunities, and research/publications.  

 
The Rural Assistance Center
This center provides information on a variety of rural-focused health sources, including, but not limited to, mapping, tribal health, public health, and adult social services. 

 
Compass
The Milwaukee Community Mapping and Analysis for Safety Strategies (COMPASS) Project is a federally-funded initiative that aims to build and support collaborative efforts to improve and sustain cities. This tool allows individuals the chance to learn more about individual or multiple Census Tracts and how they relate as a whole to the City of Milwaukee with topics covering Demographics, Housing and Community Development, Quality of Life, Education, Crime and Neighborhood Vitality, among many others.  The report produces vast amounts of information obtained from various City of Milwaukee departments, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Milwaukee Police Department.  Go to www.milwaukee.gov/compass  Click on 'Community Mapping' application. Read and Agree to the disclaimer. Select maps you would like to see by clicking on the box next to the map name.

 
Healthy Birth Outcomes: Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities
The Department of Health and Family Services is implementing a five-year action plan to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes.  As "Healthy Birth Outcomes: Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities" progresses, this site will link to important information for health care providers, researchers and the public on how to achieve healthy births for all Wisconsin families.

 
The Mental Health Association (MHA)
The Mental Health Association (MHA) promotes the rights and well being of people with a mental illness. Their mission is to promote mental health, prevent mental disorders, and achieve victory over mental illness through advocacy, education, information and support. Essentially, MHA is an association that provides information about mental illness to individuals, professional organizations and the community. 

 

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