Wisconsin Department of Health Services

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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.

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How the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Is Advancing Public Health Accreditation Nationwide

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.

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How Wisconsin DHS Leveraged PHIG Funding to Strengthen Foundational Public Health Services

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services’s strategic, systems-wide approach to PHIG offers a national model for how flexible funding can drive sustainable public health transformation.

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How Wisconsin Is Reducing Administrative Burden in Public Health

In this episode and as part of ASTHO’s PHIG Impact Report series, Amy Perkins of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services talks about how the state is rethinking public health infrastructure funding to make life easier…

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Small but Mighty: Leveraging Accreditation to Build Community Impact with a Five-Person Team in Shawano-Menominee Counties

The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department’s experience—supported by indirect PHIG funding—offers a roadmap for small, rural health departments undergoing initial accreditation or reaccreditation.

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