Wood County, Wisconsin

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What is Public Health?

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases. Public health is concerned with protecting the health of population as a whole. (CDC Foundation)

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Health Alerts

6/27/2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/27/23 CONTACT: Susan Smith, Wood County Health Department Director/Health Officer (715) 421-8911 Wood County Health Department Issues Air Quality Alert Wisconsin Rapids, WI ...
11/16/2022
Wisconsin is seeing a significant increase in RSV, influenza, and COVID cases causing an increased number of hospitalizations. Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) surveillance data shows a significant ...

Public Health News

10/3/2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2023 CONTACT: Susan Smith, Wood County Health Department Director/Health Officer (715) 421-8911 Immunizations for Three Seasonal Respiratory Viruses: COVID-19, ...
6/7/2023
6/2/23 CONTACT: Susan Smith, Wood County Health Department Director/Health Officer (715) 421-8911 Wood County Health Department Provides Support for Residents During Wisconsin’s Medicaid “Unwinding” Wisconsin ...
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If you need to report a communicable disease or public health emergency after hours, please contact the Wood County Dispatch Center at (715) 421-8700.