Health Data and Resources
Healthy People 2020
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 2020: Everyone Living Better, Longer, is the Wisconsin state health plan publication for the decade 2010-2020, including a summary of the vision, mission, goals, objectives and priorities for the public health system partnership through 2020.
The Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Implementation Plan: 2010 - 2013 identifies the strategic actions needed during the first three years of the decade to create the groundwork for achieving the goals and objectives identified in Wisconsin's state health plan, Healthiest Wisconsin 2020. During 2010-2013, implementation of the state health plan will focus on (1) engaging partners, (2) assuring effective actions and results, (3) monitoring and reporting progress, and (4) integrating the Pillar Objectives into the ongoing work of the partners.
Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Vision:Everyone living better, longer
Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Goals: Improve health across the lifespan and Eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity
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Overarching Focus Area Profiles:
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Infrastructure Focus Area Profiles:
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Access to high-quality health services
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Collaborative partnerships for community health improvement
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Diverse, sufficient and competent workforce that promotes and protects health
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Emergency preparedness, response, and recovery
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Equitable, adequate, and stable public health funding
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Health literacy
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Public health capacity and quality
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Public health research and evaluation
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Systems to manage and share health information and knowledge
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Health Focus Area Profiles:
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Adequate, appropriate, and safe food and nutrition
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Alcohol and other drug use
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Chronic disease prevention and management
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Communicable disease prevention and control
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Environmental and occupational health
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Healthy growth and development
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Injury and violence
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Mental health
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Oral health
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Physical Activity
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Reproductive and sexual health
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Tobacco use and exposure
For additional information regarding Healthiest Wisconsin 2020, please contact Margaret Schmelzer at DHSHW2020@wisconsin.gov
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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.
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.
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.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America 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, Mental Health America is an association that provides information about mental illness to individuals, professional organizations and the community.