Wis. Admin. Code DHS § DHS 140.06

Current through November 25, 2024
Section DHS 140.06 - Level III local health department

In addition to the level I local health department required services described in s. DHS 140.04 and to the level II local health department required services described in s. DHS 140.05, a level III local health department shall do all of the following:

(1) Lead the collection of data to guide public health planning and decision-making at the local level in alignment with the most recent state public health agenda.
(2) Provide public health expertise within the jurisdiction to elected officials, stakeholders, and community partners, including data and research.
(3) Identify and address factors impacting population health by implementing evidence-informed and emerging practices.
(4) Develop, advocate, adopt, and implement policies or strategies to improve the physical, environmental, social, and economic conditions affecting health.
(5) Establish and implement an environmental health program as directed by the local board of health or other local governing body by doing all of the following:
(a) Participating and providing environmental health expertise in the development of community plans.
(b) Providing or arranging for the availability of services authorized under ch. 254, Stats., such as for toxic substances, indoor air quality, animal borne or vector borne disease, and human health hazards.
(c) Collecting, reviewing, and analyzing environmental and community health data, and managing, controlling, and preventing environmental factors that may adversely affect the health, safety, or well-being of individuals or the community.
(d) Implement agreements established with state agencies to provide or arrange for environmental health services.
(e) Administering regulations of the board of health or other local governing body.
(6) Provide or arrange for other services that the local health department determines appropriately address objectives or services in the most recent state public health agenda.
(7) Develop and implement methods to collect performance data, evaluate goals, conduct quality improvement, and report progress to advise organizational decisions.
(8) Develop and implement a plan that integrates quality improvement at the individual, team, and organization levels.
(9) Apply nursing and public health principles to collaboratively assess, develop, implement, and evaluate the services required under subs. (1) to (8).

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 140.06

Cr., Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; corrections in (1) (c) and (d) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637.
Amended by, (1) (d) renum. to SPS 221.065 under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720, eff.1/1/2016
Amended by, correction in (2) (a), (b) (intro.) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register February 2017 No. 734, eff. 3/1/2017
Amended by, CR 18-014: r. and recr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; correction made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762; correction in (9) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7/1/2019