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County Health Rankings

Employment Opportunity

May 15, 2012

The City of Greenfield is accepting applications for this 20-hour per week position (some flexibility of hours) in the Health Department.  Qualifications:  BSN from an accredited school of nursing, and a current Wisconsin registered nurse license.  Prior experience in public health nursing desired.   15-mile residency requirement.  Starting salary: $25.95 per hour.  Applications:  H.R. Department, 7325 W. Forest Home Avenue, Room 101 (414-329-5208) by 5PM on Friday, June 1, 2012.  Resume not accepted in lieu of application.  EOE.

Website: www.greenfieldwi.us, click on Human Resources to access materials.

Click here for complete job description.

2012 WALHDAB Award Winners Announced

May 11, 2012

The Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards is pleased to announce its 2012 award winners who will be recognized during the WPHA-WALHDAB Annual Conference, May 21-23 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.  

A full description can be viewed here.

Health Officer of the Year

Kurt Eggebrecht

City of Appleton Health Department

Board of Health Member of the Year

Dennis Wedde

Waushara County Board of Health

A Message from the NALBOH Board of Directors

May 7, 2012

The NALBOH Board of Directors & Staff are deeply saddened to inform you that Marie Fallon, our beloved CEO of NALBOH died May 5, 2012 from cancer. This was a very swift and unexpected diagnosis and our hearts are very heavy. NALBOH has lost one of its greatest champions.

The NALBOH Executive Committee has asked Ned Baker to serve as consultant CEO in the interim. Ned Baker's longtime commitment to and expertise of NALBOH will allow him to work alongside the NALBOH Management Team of Tracy Schupp, Director-Operations; Tim Tegge, Director-Member Development & Partnerships; and Stephanie Branco, Director-Program Planning & Evaluation.

The NALBOH Board and Executive Committee wishes to acknowledge the NALBOH Staff & Management Team for the excellent job they have done to maintain NALBOH's business as usual. The Executive Committee will be meeting to discuss the engagement of a search team to appoint a permanent CEO.

New LHO Orientation

Summary report from Feb 2012 in-person session 

May 1 , 2012

WALHDAB, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Wisconsin Center for Public Health Education and Training (WiCPHET) worked collaboratively over the past year to create a Wisconsin New Local Health Officer Orientation.  The Orientation is based on previous DPH New LHO Orientations, the NACCHO-supported Survive and Thrive curriculum pilot in Wisconsin, and input from new and experienced LHOs.  The first in-person session of this new orientation was held in February; the next in-person session is scheduled for July.  An overview of the Orientation in general, and the February session specifically, can be found here.  Please contact Sarah Beversdorf, Project Manager, at sarah@badgerbay.co, for more information.  

Roadmaps to Health Prize 

April 23, 2012

Is your community working together to improve health? If so, consider applying for the Roadmaps to Health Prize. The Prize is intended to honor successful efforts and to inspire and stimulate similar activities in communities across the country. Up to six Roadmaps to Health Prize winning communities will be honored in early 2013 and each will receive a no-strings-attached $25,000 cash prize.

The Prize is part of the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program, led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI),  that creates solutions that make it easier for people to be healthy, focusing on specific factors that we know affect health, such as education and income. We invite any and all communities throughout the Unites States to apply for the Prize.

·         Get inspired to apply by watching this video

·         Learn more about the Prize, how to apply and deadlines

·         Download the Call for Applications

·         Register for the webinar, April 24, 2012 at 3-4pm ET

·         Email a question to Kirstin Siemering, Roadmaps to Health Prize Manager

County Health Rankings Released  

April 3, 2012

More than 3,000 counties and the District of Columbia can compare how healthy their residents are and how long they live with the 2012 County Health Rankings, released today and available at www.countyhealthrankings.org.  The Rankings are an annual check-up that highlights the healthiest and least healthy counties in every state, as well as those factors that influence health, outside of the doctor’s office. The Rankings highlight the importance of critical factors such as education rates, income levels, and access to healthy foods, as well as access to medical care, in influencing how long and how well people live. Now in their third year, the Rankings are increasingly being used by community leaders to help them identify challenges and take action in a variety of ways to improve residents’ health.

The Rankings assess the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states, using a standard way to measure how healthy people are and how long they live. The Rankings consider factors that affect people’s health within four categories: health behavior, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment. This year’s Rankings include several new measures, such as how many fast food restaurants are in a county and levels of physical inactivity among residents. Graphs illustrating premature death trends over 10 years are new as well.

To see the latest County Health Rankings, please visit www.countyhealthrankings.org

You can also access a complete communications toolkit, including a template press release, FAQs, and sample PowerPoint presentations via the following password-protected site:

www.chrrtoolkit.org
username: toolkit
password: health

For questions or more information about the Rankings, please contact Becky Wexler, Burness Communications, at 301-652-1558 or bwexler@burnesscommunications.com.  

ForwardHealth Address Change 

Beginning April 23, 2012, the 6406 Bridge Road address for ForwardHealth’s fiscal agent will be changing to the following new address:

ForwardHealth

313 Blettner Blvd

Madison WI  53784

The Blettner Boulevard address should be used for mail that previously would have been sent to the Bridge Road address.

Forms and completion instructions that contain the Bridge Road address will be revised for the new address over time.

Post Office Boxes are not changing at this time and should continue to be used until further notice.

Telephone and fax numbers, including those for Provider Services, are not changing.

Refer to the April 2012 ForwardHealth Update (2012-16), titled "New Address for ForwardHealth’s Fiscal Agent," on the ForwardHealth Portal for more information.

Upcoming Events

Aug. 8-10, 2012 - National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH):

20th Annual NALBOH Conference, Atlanta, GA. “ Celebrating Achievement, Shaping the Future”

Visit www.nalboh.org/NALBOH_Conference.htm to learn more!