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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.

Healthiest Wisconsin 2010:

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.

Annual Status Report
This is the second Annual Status Report from the Department of Health and Family Services on progress in implementing the State Health Plan. The 2005 report serves as a midcourse review. It analyzes data to assess progress toward achieving the 11 health priorities in the Plan, and summarizes key Department activities and issues for each of the health priorities and the five infrastructure priorities.

Electronic Tracking System:
Providing access to state-level data on indicators that track progress of many of the 2010 objectives.
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: An Implementation Plan
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: An Implementation Plan to Improve the Health of the Public--Implementation Plan Summary (June 2005). This publication summarizes the Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 Implementation Plan developed by 16 broadly based teams of community partners. It lists the Plan's specific objectives for each priority and selected action steps to achieve those objectives. Available on CD-ROM or by e-mail from Division of Public Health (contact Margaret Schmelzer at schmemo@dhfs.state.wi.us) or in printable versions by clicking below:
- Health Priority Logic Models:
       * Adequate and Appropriate Nutrition
       * Access to Primary and Preventive Health Services
       * Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Addiction
       * Existing, Emerging and Re-emerging Communicable Diseases
       * Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards
       * High Risk Sexual Behavior
       * Intentional and Unintentional Injuries and Violence
       * Mental Health and Mental Disorders
       * Overweight, Obesity and Lack of Physical Activity
       * Social and Economic Factors that Influence Health
       * Tobacco Use and Exposure
- System Priority Logic Models:
       * Coordination of State and Local Public Health System Partnerships
       * Community Health Improvement Process and Plans
       * Equitable, Adequate and Stable Financing
       * Integrated Electronic Data and Information Systems
       * Sufficient Competent Workforce
Wisconsin Public Health Council
This site advises the Department of Health and Family Services, the Governor, the Legislature and the public on progress in implementing the state's 10-year public health plan and coordination of responses to public health emergencies. The Guide to Community Preventive Services new for clinicians is a valuable resource providing further information on the State Health Plan.
To obtain electronic copies of the following important documents, please contact Margaret Schmelzer, RN, MS, Director of Public Health Nursing and Health Policy at (608) 266-0877 or schmemo@dhfs.state.wi.us
- Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 Mapping Project: Point-in-time maps are now available that link the 16 Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 priorities to local community priorities as identified by health officers in Wisconsin's 94 local health departments. Also available are documents that describe the methodology, graphs that show the distribution regionally and statewide, and a PowerPoint presentation that can be adapted to local needs.
- Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 Partnership Survey: This database contains information about local partnerships reported by local health officers regarding the characteristics of the partnerships that their health departments had with local entities as of November 2004. While this is not a complete list of all partnerships between health departments and their communities in Wisconsin, the database serves as a "snap-shot" in time. This database was created to (1) help local and regional public health staff learn and share information about existing partnerships and collaborations throughout the state, (2) help local and regional staff identify possible entities for partnership, and (3) create and build upon this database as partnerships grow and change.
Complete List of Web Resources from the Bureau of Health Information and Policy (Word document)
Evidence-Based Practices for Healthiest Wisconsin 2010:
This site can help you and communities decide which prevention strategies will work to improve the community's health. It was developed by the Department in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to encourage the use of evidence-based practices in the implementation of Healthiest Wisconsin 2010, the state health plan. Evidence-based practices outlined on the site were identified by examining review articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and findings from expert consensus panels.
Tracking Health Conditions—Wisconsin State Health Plan 2010:
This data query module provides state, regional, and county-level data on the priority health conditions that were identified in Healthiest Wisconsin 2010, the state health plan. This Web site reflects ongoing DHFS efforts to improve dissemination of local data to assist communities in tracking progress on measures related to health.

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.

Page Updated 05/13/2009