Wisconsin
Public Health Council

The Public Health Council was created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 186. By statute, the Council’s purpose is to advise the Department of Health Services, the Governor, the Legislature and the public on progress in implementing the state’s 10-year public health plan and coordination of responses to public health emergencies. The 23 members of the Council were appointed by Governor Jim Doyle and met for the first time in October 2004.

This site provides access to information about the Public Health Council and its activities, including meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes. The site also provides information about the work of three Council committees: the Executive Committee, the Emergency Preparedness Committee, and the State Health Plan Committee.

Spotlight

Public Health Council Resolution on Increasing the Beer Tax (October 9, 2009) (PDF, 55 KB)

Progress Report 2009: Access to Primary and Preventive Health Services (report) (PDF, 208 KB) (Presented to Council April 17, 2009)

2008 Report to Governor Jim Doyle (April, 2009) (PDF, 729 KB)

Progress Report 2009:  Mental Health and Mental Disorders (report) (PDF, 49 KB) (Presented to Council Feb. 13, 2009)

Progress Report 2008: High-Risk Sexual Behavior (report) (PDF, 39 KB) (Presented to Council August 8, 2008)

Progress Report 2008: High-Risk Sexual Behavior (slides) (PPT, 105 KB) (Presented to Council August 8, 2008)

2007 Report to Governor Jim Doyle (February, 2008) (PDF, 405 KB)
 
Increased State Financing of Governmental Public Health: A Proposal to the Public Health Council from the Ad Hoc Finance Committee (December 2007) (PDF, 199 KB)

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Questions? Please send inquiries to:
Policy Section
Office of Policy and Practice Alignment
Division of Public Health
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
E-mail: DHSPublicHealthCouncil@wisconsin.gov