Healthy Living Programs FALL 2013

Posted 8/27/2013 by krauter@co.wood.wi.us

The Aging & Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin announces their fall program schedule for the Wood County area. Please see the document attached. These programs are evidence-based programs for older and/or disabled adults and provide a variety of health benefits. These include classes specific for balance, strength, flexibility, fall prevention, chronic disease management, bone health, and overall physical activity and mobility.

 Healthy Living Programs Fall 2013 Schedule

Community Health Improvement Planning Process

Posted 5/4/2012 by krauter@co.wood.wi.us

The Wood County Health Department, in partnership with Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital and Riverview Medical Center, is in the process of completing a Community Health Improvement Plan.

This process includes examining local county health data, identify local priority health areas, and identify community assets and resources.

Once our local priorities have been selected, community members will be asked to join implementation teams to assist in developing goals and objectives around these identified local health priority areas.

They will identify and develop evidenced-based strategies for the local health priorities, promote and implement these strategies, and evaluate the success of the strategies. Resources will be identified to mobilize the community to improve the health of Wood County residents.

We would like you to identify the Health Focus Areas that should be the priorities for the community for the next few years.

Considering the information (data) available on the Wood County Health Department website, the typed discussion points made by the Community Assessment Team, as well as your personal experience and insight, please complete the following survey.

 Wood County Health Assessment Introductory Comment Results
 Health Focus Discussion, April 18th, 2012
 Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital Community Needs Data
 Wood County Health Focus Data 2012

 Wood County Community Health Survey

Where we live, learn, work and play matters to our health

Posted 2/1/2012 by cmarkworth@co.wood.wi.us

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute have unveiled the second annual County Health Rankings. Nearly every county in the country is ranked on health outcomes (how healthy we are) and on health factors (how healthy we can be). This information helps counties see where they are doing well and where they are not, so they can make changes to improve health. Visit the link below for more information.

 www.countyhealthrankings.org