Harder for Us, Easier for Them: How Wisconsin Is Reducing Administrative Burden on Local Health Departments
Learn how Wisconsin is streamlining processes to improve the administrative experience for local health departments.
Learn how Wisconsin is streamlining processes to improve the administrative experience for local health departments.

Beyond supporting individual health departments, PHIG is enabling states to provide technical assistance, funding, and staffing support that expand Accreditation opportunities for local and rural health departments, strengthening public health infrastructure across the country.

Wake County used listening tours to guide wellness offerings, tailored clinical sessions with professional counselors and social workers, and programming built around what staff said brings them joy.

Kentucky is expanding workforce capacity by allocating PHIG funds directly to local health departments and partnering with the Kentucky Health Departments Association on tuition assistance programs.

The Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health used PHIG to collect, track, and act on data related to workforce needs, preferences & satisfaction. As a result, the department hit a retention rate of over 85%.
