West Allis Health Department
ANNUAL REPORT
2022
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West Allis Health Department Annual Report 2022 Table of Contents
2022 WAHD Snapshot ........................................................ 1 Foundational Public Health Services .................................. 2 Foundational Areas ............................................................. 3 Communicable Disease Control .......................................... 4 Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention .................................. 5 Environmental Health .......................................................... 6 Maternal, Child, & Family Health ......................................... 7 Access to & Linkage to Care ............................................... 8 Additional Public Health Programs ...................................... 9 Foundational Capabilities .................................................... 12 Assessment & Surveillance ............................................. 13 Community Partnership Development ................................ 13 Equity .................................................................................. 15 Organizational Administrative Competencies ..................... 16 Policy Development & Support ........................................... 16 Accountability & Performance Management ....................... 17 Emergency Preparedness & Response .............................. 17 Communications ................................................................. 18 Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation ..................... 19 Friend of Public Health Award ............................................. 19
Birth/Death Certificates Processed
COVID-19 Vaccines Administered
Nuisance Licensed Establishments
Complaints Received
WIC Families Served
Communicable Disease Cases Managed
Milwaukee County Senior Dining Meals Distributed
Food packages issued
TB Skin Tests Administered
Children completing Fit Families Program
Moms who initially fed breast milk to their babies
Flu Vaccines Administered
Car Seats Checked/Distributed
People Reached Through Facebook
Vision Screenings Completed in Schools
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Foundational Public Health Services Linking West Allis Health Department Services to Foundational Public Health Services The West Allis Health Department (WAHD) Annual Report is a complement to the Foundational Public Health Services framework. This framework outlines the unique responsibilities of public health agencies, including the WAHD, and defines a set of foundational capabilities and areas that should be available in every community.
The WAHD has a fundamental responsibility to provide public health protections and services in a number of areas including: preventing the spread of communicable disease, ensuring food, air, and water quality are safe, supporting maternal and child health, improving access to clinical care services, preventing chronic disease and injury, and other services specific to their community’s needs. The infrastructure needed to fulfill these responsibilities works to provide fair and just opportunities for all to be healthy and includes eight capabilities: 1) Assessment & Surveillance, 2) Community Partnership Development, 3) Equity, 4) Organizational Competencies, 5) Policy Development & Support, 6) Accountability & Performance Management, 7) Emergency Preparedness & Response, and 8) Communications. Source: Foundational Public Health Services - PHNCI. https://phnci.org/uploads/resource-files/FPHS-FactsheetNovember-2018.pdf. Accessed April 5, 2022.
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Foundational Areas Public health programs, or Foundational Areas, are basic public health, topic specific programs and services aimed at improving the health of the community. There are five Foundational Areas, also known as Public Health Programs: 1. Communicable Disease Control 2. Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention 3. Environmental Public Health 4. Maternal, Child, & Family Health 5. Access to & Linkage with Clinical Care
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Communicable Disease Control When the COVID-19 crisis began March of 2020, the WAHD had to immediately mobilize. Programming and services were impacted throughout 2021 as resources shifted to the pandemic response, but in 2022 we were able to resume many of our programs and services. Communicable disease management accounts for a large portion of a Public Health Nurse's time as it requires detailed follow-up to ensure protection of the public. Communicable disease management may involve investigation, inspection, laboratory collection, isolation and/or the provision of medications or vaccines.
9,853
Communicable Disease Case Investigations
Health departments are responsible for conducting COVID-19 case investigations and contact tracing; a core disease control measure utilized by public health. Getting comprehensive information from a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 is a key strategy to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in communities. Throughout 2022, WAHD staff managed 9,853 communicable disease cases which included COVID-19 cases.
9,113 COVID-19 Cases
740 Communicable Disease Cases
vs. 5,140 in 2021
Not COVID-19
vs. 578 in 2021
The flu spreads every year, with some years being worse than others. People of all ages can get the flu and the best ways to prevent getting ill are by hand washing and getting the flu vaccine each season. In addition to distribution of flu vaccines, the WAHD administered a total of 1,962 COVID-19 vaccines in 2022.
Promoting flu prevention through outreach & collaboration
588
Flu Vaccines Administered vs. 604 in 2021
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Immunizations Immunizations are important to prevent communicable diseases and are often required for daycare and school admittance. The WAHD is a Vaccines for Children (VFC) provider. Children and adolescents up to age 19 are eligible to receive free vaccines if they meet certain criteria. The health department also provides adult vaccines such as, Hepatitis A & B. In 2022, a total of 259 non-COVID immunizations were administered.
259
Immunizations Administered vs. 227 in 2021
TB Skin Testing The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is one method of determining if you are infected with Tuberculosis (TB) Disease. The WAHD provides TB skin tests for residents and non-residents and in 2022 a total of 137 TB Skin Tests were completed, compared to 66 in 2021.
Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention The WAHD works collaboratively with community partners to identify, plan, and implement chronic disease and injury prevention education. In 2022, the WAHD lead the following Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention initiatives including: 1. West Allis Overdose Fatality Review: The Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) gathers a team of locally based, multi-disciplinary partners that work to better understand the risk factors and circumstances leading to fatal overdoses and identify opportunities to prevent future overdoses. The basis of OFR is that overdose fatalities could have been prevented with the right action, timing, intervention, and/or response. The goals of the West Allis OFR are to: A) Identify risk factors leading to fatal overdoses, B) Recognize gaps in service and barriers to treatment, and C) Develop and implement recommendations for policy and program change at the local, county, and state levels to prevent future overdoses. A total of 8 OFR cases were reviewed in 2022. 2. Violence Free West Allis Collaborative (VFWAC): VFWAC is jointly lead by the WAHD and the Medical College of Wisconsin, with members from across the city and county. The Collaborative uses the Cardiff Model to address violence in the community which relies on sustained partnerships and local data to create effective injury and violence prevention policy, educate community leaders, and encourage the community to prevent violence by using evidence-based solutions.
Pictured is a density map of DV cases in 2022
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Environmental Health Licensing & Inspection, Complaint Investigation, Rabies & Animal Bites The WAHD partners with Greendale and West Milwaukee to provide environmental health services such as licensing food establishments, lodging, and recreational facilities.
402
Total Citizen Nuisance Complaints
210
vs. 241 in 2021 Rodent and pest infestations were the leading cause of investigation in 2022. Other major causes of investigation include animal waste, garbage and debris, and unsanitary living conditions. There was an overall increase in complaints due to outreach efforts specifically related to rats.
Rat Related Complaints vs. 82 in 2021
Issues related to rat complaints typically include food sources from unmaintained bird feeders, fruit and vegetable gardens, and garbage/waste. Harborage conditions such as unmaintained properties are also associated with rat and rodent issues.
Food Safety Program The WAHD is an agent of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DATCP). The food inspection program conducts annual and periodic inspections of food service establishments, mobile food truck vendors, and temporary events. The environmental staff also provides food safety trainings, educational consults, plan review, and pre-opening site evaluations.
566
Licensed Establishments vs. 468 in 2021
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Maternal, Child, & Family Health Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) WIC has helped moms eat healthier and have healthier babies. Moms are provided breastfeeding information/support that results in 80% of babies born to WIC mothers receiving breastmilk in 2022 compared to 71% in 2021. WIC children eat more nutritious foods and are better prepared for school. During 2022, there were 2,936 residents (infants, children, and pregnant women) enrolled in the West Allis WIC Program. These WIC participants received a total of 23,844 monthly food benefits of healthy WIC foods. All services were provided remotely during the ongoing pandemic to assure food security needs were met. Families with children ages 2-4 were also offered participation in the Fit Families Program which is part of SNAP Ed. In 2022, 71 children completed the Fit Families program compared to 68 in 2021. A WIC Registered Dietitian had monthly contact with these families to provide education and support around goals to increase fruit and vegetable intake, increase physical activity, and decrease sweetened beverage use.
2,900+ INDIVIDUALS SERVED
80%
WIC Babies Received Breastmilk vs. 71% in 2021
The WIC Program continued to partner with the West Allis/West Milwaukee Recreation Services Department to use parks as nutrition hubs in 2022. WIC provided nutrition education as part of a family meal program for 10 weeks held at Liberty Height Park. An online Farmers Market ordering and home delivery program was offered to West Allis residents to alleviate barriers to using WIC Farmers Market vouchers. A total of 43 online orders were placed for individuals to have their produce delivered to their home while using their Farmers Market checks for payment.
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Access & Linkage to Care How does the health department increase access to care? Nursing staff provide numerous individual services to the community including blood pressure screenings, case management, communicable disease follow up and education, lead home visits, immunization clinics, TB skin tests, Safe Sleep education, Pack N Play™ distribution, and prenatal care coordination. To promote access to vaccines, nurses provided COVID-19 and influenza vaccines to homebound West Allis and West Milwaukee residents. Flu vaccines were also offered at off site clinics in the afternoon and early evening hours to further increase access. A drivethrough flu clinic was held at the West Allis Farmer’s Market where a total of 139 flu vaccines were given. A second flu clinic was held at Nathan Hale High School where a total of 98 flu vaccines were given. A third flu clinic was held at the West Allis Senior Center where a total of 40 vaccines were given. Lastly, the nursing staff offered evening appointments for families to get their children caught up on the vaccinations that are needed for school. One of these clinics was a sensory-friendly clinic, which offered a calm and supportive environment for those children who have sensory needs. The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin collaborated with us on this clinic. Twice per year, nursing and community health technicians provide occupational health screening services to our city employees. Those employees are able to get their annual hearing and spirometry testing done at the health department during their regular hours of work. In 2022, there were 111 spirometry tests and 330 hearing tests completed.
The West Allis Health Department offered several types of vaccine clinics at different locations throughout the city. Pictured is a flu clinic at the Senior Center and a drive thru flu clinic at the West Allis Farmers Market. Also pictured is the Occupational Health Screenings for city employees.
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Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics To further promote access to the COVID-19 vaccine, the West Allis Health Department received the COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach Grant 2.0 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The goal of this grant focused on vaccinating residents in areas where social vulnerabilities were high, COVID-19 case activity was elevated, and vaccination rates were low. In order to accomplish this, we utilized a trained Community Health Worker who had the ability to build grassroots partnerships, break through Social Determinants of Health barriers, and educate the community on the importance of getting vaccinated. The Community Health Worker allowed for a continuity and consistency in care to prevent clients/patients needs from falling through the cracks. A variety of methods were used to educate the community about the COVID-19 vaccine and the Community Vaccine Clinics being offered. These methods included postcards, neighborhood canvassing, store advertisements, social media, radio, and print ads. A total of 6 Community Vaccine Clinics were held at Cermak Fresh Market in West Milwaukee where a total of 580 vaccines were administered.
Canvassing 1,449 locations visited 184 interactions
Postcards
Social Media
4,900+ mailed
63,000+ reached
580
COVID-19 Vaccines Administered
The West Allis Health Department offered Community COVID-19 Clinics in collaboration with Health Connections, Inc. Pictured is one of the COVID-19 Clinics at Cermak Fresh Market.
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Vital Records The WAHD can provide anyone in the state of Wisconsin with a certified copy of a birth or death certificate. In 2022, a total of 49,152 certificates were processed. Compared to 2021, an additional 2,712 death certificates were processed in 2022.
4,509
Birth Certificates vs. 4,618 in 2021
44,643 Death Certificates vs. 41,931 in 2021
Vision & Hearing Screenings These screenings are conducted routinely in the public and private schools for targeted grades on an annual basis. Screening is also done by the request of a parent or teacher. Parents are notified of the screening results and are offered counseling and resources if medical follow-up is recommended.
2,460
Vision Screenings Performed vs. 351 in 2021
In 2022, a total of 2,460 vision screenings and 15 hearing screenings were performed for grades K4, K5, 1st, 3rd, and 5th at schools in West Allis and West Milwaukee. Vision and hearing screenings are preformed annually at the following schools: Franklin, Hoover, Horace Mann, Irving, Jefferson, Longfellow, Madison, Mitchell, Pershing, Walker & Wilson public elementary schools and Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Lamb of God Lutheran School, Mary Queen of Saints Catholic Academy, St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Victory Christian Academy.
Pictured are the Community Health Technicians performing vision screenings at local elementary schools
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Car Seats The WAHD has a car seat program that serves families in the West Allis and West Milwaukee community. There are a total of 5 certified child passenger safety technicians (CPST) on staff. Our CPSTs use their considerable knowledge and expertise to help keep kids safe by hands on education with parents/caregivers on how to install/check their car seats and what they can do to prevent unintentional injuries in and around cars. In 2022, the WAHD was awarded a car seat grant from the Department of Transportation, which allowed us to distribute car seats at low or no cost to income eligible families. In 2022, a total of 51 car seats were checked and 32 car seats were distributed.
51
Car Seats Checked vs. 6 in 2021
32 Car Seats 13,179 83 Distributed
Senior Center In Spring of 2021 the West Allis Senior Center reopened its doors and began offering programs with COVID-19 precautions in place. In 2022, we had 280 Senior Center members including 65 members who volunteer to facilitate and support programming. We offered 262 different programs and activities including fitness programs, craft classes, social support groups, evidence-based health programs and more. A Stepping On Falls Prevention Course was held in 2022 and a total of 12 individuals completed the seven week program. We continued to be a Milwaukee County meal site providing 12,777 curbside meals to seniors.
12,777 Curbside Meals Distributed vs. 13,179 in 2021
Quotes from Stepping On Participants "This is the best thing I have done in a long time!" "I love this class and I am NOT going to miss it!" Pictured are several West Allis Senior Center activity offerings including dominos, puzzling, and Stepping On.
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Foundational Capabilities Public health infrastructure consists of Foundational Capabilities that are the cross-cutting skills and capacities needed to support basic public health protections, programs, and activities key to ensuring community health, wellbeing and achieving equitable outcomes. There are eight Foundational Capabilities that are needed in Public Health Infrastructure: 1. Assessment & Surveillance 2. Community Partnership Development 3. Equity 4. Organizational Administrative Competencies 5. Policy Development & Support 6. Accountability & Performance Management 7. Emergency Preparedness & Response 8. Communications
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Assessment & Surveillance The WAHD actively assesses and monitors communicable disease activity and health hazards in the community using available surveillance tools. This includes sexually transmitted infections, food borne illnesses, food safety inspections, and more. In the last three years this also included the assessment and surveillance of COVID-19. This data informs the health department of emerging concerns and guides community outreach efforts and public health intervention. In May of 2020, the WAHD began sharing COVID-19 Status Reports weekly on our social media channels and website. These efforts continued and throughout 2022, 48 weekly updates were shared with our community and partners.
Community Partnership Development
Example of Weekly COVID-19 Summary Report shared on Facebook.
In 2022, we relied heavily on our community partnerships to push out the Community Health Assessment (CHA), which would help us identify the areas of focus for the 2023-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). To ensure we had a diverse sample of individuals completing the CHA we used a variety of methods to promote individuals to take the survey. A social media campaign was created featuring key informants throughout the city that included the Mayor, Alderpersons, Health Commissioner, WIC Director, City Administrator, Police, Fire, WAWM School District, Community Medical Services, Business Improvement District, WA Rotary Club, WAWM Heroin Opiate Task Force, Advocate Aurora Healthcare, WAWM Recreation Department, and Restaurant/Bar Owners. The campaign messaging was "You Choose Your Health, Be part of the change by taking the community health survey!". Graphics were created with this message including a picture of the key influencer. These were posted on the WAHD Facebook Page and the Key Influencer's Facebook pages. Additionally the CHA was promoted in the It's Your City Newsletter, West Milwaukee Newsletter, WAWM School District Newsletter, and paper copies along with marketing materials were distributed to City Hall, West Allis Senior Center, West Allis Library, and WAWM Recreation Department. Postcards were also mailed to all West Milwaukee residents to ensure we had good participation from that community overall. Without these partnerships we would not of had the success that we did. A total of 519 respondents took the CHA survey.
Example of social media post featuring Mayor Dan Devine.
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Throughout the CHA and CHIP process we continued to use the Public Health 3.0 framework which emphasizes the importance of collective impact to strengthen community wide health outcomes. Acting as the chief health strategist for West Allis and West Milwaukee, the Health Department actively sought internal and external partnerships to create Action Teams for the CHIP Areas of Focus. We held two CHIP Steering Committee meetings and leveraged our existing partnerships as well as created new partnerships to ensure we had a representative group when looking over the CHA data to decide on our Areas of Focus. There were over 25 different organizations present at our steering committee meetings. Three Areas of Focus were decided on for the 2023-2027 CHIP: Behavioral/Mental Health, Substance Use, and Community Safety & Violence Prevention, see below for the goals. Action Teams were created for each Area of Focus and they are made up of community partners that will help us continue to use a health equity lens, build on community strengths, and advocate for a healthier community.
Behavioral/Mental Health Goal 1: Enhance collaboration, understanding, and access to behavioral health resources in the community. Goal 2: Establish a community of mental health resiliency. Goal 3: Increase awareness and acceptance of behavioral health in the 55+ adult population.
Substance Use Goal 1: Increase education on alcohol misuse and vaping. Goal 2: Increase understanding of Substance Use Disorder and access to harm reduction services in the community.
Community Safety & Violence Prevention Goal 1: Connect populations experiencing domestic violence to supportive services and safety planning. Goal 2: Increase awareness and understanding of healthy relationships and family supports. Goal 3: Empower the community to build a culture of respect and resiliency.
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Equity In 2022, the Health Equity Leadership Team (HELT) revamped the Health Equity policy, plan, efforts, and trainings. The purpose of the Health Equity Plan is to help staff understand and navigate the complexities of health equity. A Health In All Policies/Programs (HiAPP) approach ensures that health equity considerations are incorporated into all decision making related to policies, services, and programs offered at the WAHD. By adopting this approach and using the Health Equity Lens Analysis Tool, we can help advance health by tacking the root causes of poor health outcomes – the social, economic and environmental conditions that adversely affects the health of our residents. The Health Equity Lens Analysis Tool was used throughout 2022 to review 5 policies, programs, or services. This tool builds staff skills and helps them to better assess and clarify the potential health impacts of the proposed policy, program, or service. They also could identify opportunities within the proposal to improve its impacts on the social, economic and environmental causes of health. Lastly, a Health Equity 101 Training was held for all staff to ensure both existing and new staff have a basic health equity framework and general understanding. Additionally, the WAHD continues to work with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) team to educate staff on the importance of health equity and action. Providing continuing education and training opportunities for staff is crucial in addressing and reducing inequities that exist in the community.
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Organizational Administrative Competencies A strong culture of health is essential for our community to achieve health equity - the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. The below examples demonstrate our focus to organizational administrative competencies: Health equity focus and efforts. Engagement of and discussion with the Board of Health and policy makers. Ongoing focus on quality improvement/performance management. Started the process of including public health competencies in job descriptions. Provide guidance to internal and external partners, stakeholders, and residents throughout COVID-19 pandemic. Engaged process to redesign public facing website. Use of an electronic health record system to help with case management. Provided support to staff to attend, participate, and provide training. Annual staff performance reviews. Ongoing use of the standard fiscal management system to include updating as needed. Engage with city legal council as needed (i.e. review, provide recommendations, offer opinion on contractual and/or policy related matters).
Policy Development & Support The WAHD serves as the primary resource for establishing, maintaining, and developing basic public health policy recommendations that are evidence-informed. Public health policies are intended to improve the physical, environmental, social, and economic conditions affecting health in our community. The West Allis Board of Health serves as an advisory body for the WAHD and are an essential part of policy development, approval, and advocacy. The WAHD served in a leadership role to the development, coordination, and implementation of the City of West Allis Nuisance Abatement Program Action Plan. This included working with city leadership staff and Alderpersons to develop new enforcement code. Furthermore, the WAHD initiated health in all policies/programs training for all city departments. This was done in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and others.
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Accountability & Performance Management The WAHD uses the 10 Essential Public Health Services, Public Health 3.0, and Public Health Accreditation standards to inform performance management. The health department works to strengthen quality assurance (QA) by tracking measurable health objectives as a part of continuous quality improvement strategies. In 2022, the WAHD QA efforts focused on reviewing and improving internal policies, plans, & procedures. Additionally, the WAHD is accredited from the National Public Health Accreditation Board. Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is the measurement of health department performance against a set of nationally recognized, practice-focused and evidenced-based standards and measures. To remain accredited, the WAHD uses standards and measures that support the Foundational Public Health Services and also completes an annual report to PHAB for review and feedback.
Emergency Preparedness & Response The WAHD continues to plan, prepare, and respond to public health emergencies in collaboration with local, regional, and state partners. The WAHD continued to mobilize and enhance efforts to mitigate the spread of disease in our community. Additional updates were made to the local Public Health Emergency Readiness/Preparedness Plan. Throughout 2022, the health department continued to offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics. A total of 1,962 COVID-19 vaccines were given at our health department clinics throughout the year. To further reduce the spread of COVID-19 we held community N95 mask distribution events at Nathan Hale High School, WAWM Recreation Department, West Allis Farmers Market, and the old Aurora healthcare building across from the health department. Additional distribution sites included West Allis Library, West Allis Health Department, West Milwaukee Village Hall, and Little Libraries around West Allis and West Milwaukee. A total of 68,000+ masks were distributed in 2022.
1,962
COVID-19 Vaccines Administered
68,000+ MASKS DISTRIBUTED
The WAHD supported the community's COVID-19 pandemic response through: Participation in the regional Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition (HERC). Conducting inclusive risk planning for the community, including vulnerable populations, and case investigation. Providing guidance and support to schools, businesses, and nursing homes to increase access to testing.
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Communications The WAHD strives at all times to implement proactive health education & health preventative messaging. These messages are shared in a timely manner through various avenues including social media, community events, community newsletters, community partners and press releases.
235,000+
283
PEOPLE REACHED
NEW PAGE LIKES
333 Facebook posts to share latest public health messages. Expanded social media presence as part of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response. In June of 2022 the Health Department launched a Facebook campaign focused on rodents in response to the City Nuisance Abatement Program Plan. The goal of this campaign was to educate the public on the actions taken by the city, promote the roles the public can play in mitigation, and ensure awareness on how to report a rodent. Social media posts focused on the history of rodents, why they are bad, rodent abatement actions taken by the city, reasons for the rodent issues, and rodent myth busters. By collaborating with the City of West Allis Facebook page we reached a total of 121,800+ people with our rodent campaign posts. Information was also communicated through neighborhood walkthroughs, door hangers, brochures, letters, and fact sheets. The Rodent Control Program was a successful collaboration of several city departments including Health, Police, Fire, City Administration, Communications, Code Enforcement, Department of Public Works, Economic Development, Attorney's Office, Planning and Zoning, Finance, and even the Mayor!
Pictured are several Facebook posts and the door hanger that were utilized for the rodent campaign.
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Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation - Gold! West Allis is proud to still hold the highest Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation - Gold! In 2021 the Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation recognized 28 communities in Wisconsin for achievements in health improvement in Wisconsin. West Allis has previously received a Silver designation in 2018 for work towards improving local health. Maintaining this higher tier is recognition of the significant progress made in those efforts. The Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation program is an initiative offered by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) group, in collaboration with diverse statewide partners. The program is designed to celebrate Wisconsin communities and to serve as a guide for communities to expand and enhance their health improvement efforts.
Friend of Public Health Award
Cermak Fresh Market
Terese Beauchamp
2022 Organization Award Recipient
2022 Individual Award Recipient
In 2022, the Health Department continued the annual “Friend of Public Health Award.” The award gives recognition to outstanding, significant and innovative activities and accomplishments by an individual, agency or other entity in furthering the principles of Public Health and the mission of the WAHD. Organization Award Recipient Cermak Fresh Market: "Cermak Fresh Market has been a HUGE asset to the West Allis Health Department/Community in helping us host all of our COVID-19 Community Vaccine Clinics at their location. They have been very accommodating to ensure each of our events are a success. They helped promote all events in their weekly ad which helped raise awareness about these events in the community. Their partnership has allowed us to reach the underserved and under vaccinated community members, which is the ultimate goal of this grant." Individual Award Recipient Terese Beauchamp: "Terese is an Aurora West Allis representative who has been a long standing and valued collaborator with the WAHD. She has been very much involved in a bi-directional manner on the Aurora and West Allis Health Department CHA(CNHA)/CHIP processes and is actively involved in implementation."
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