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Publications

stack of publicationsThis page contains policy statements, advisories, newsletters, and reports that were produced by Public Health Madison & Dane County. If you are looking for information on a topic that isn't listed, or historical data, please contact us.


Overview Documents

Publications about Public Health Madison & Dane County.

  • About Us Overview
  • 2018 Annual Snapshot
  • 2016-2020 Strategic Plan

Position Statements

A position statement is a guiding document that clarifies our department’s position on a topic related to public health. The position statement itself is not a resolution or ordinance. The recommendations put forth may form the basis of future work or collaboration with community partners.

Immunization Policy Position Statement, January 2020


Policy Statements

We create policy statements to highlight latest research findings, make recommendations on policy, and provide reference information on key public health topics.

  • School and Childcare Center Recommendations to Minimize Lead in Drinking Water Policy Statement, 2017
  • Fluoridation of Public Drinking Water Policy Statement, Updated August 2020
  • Consumption Recommendations for Raw Milk to Minimize Dairy Associated Foodborne Illness, Updated May 2019

Advisories & Alerts

We issue advisories to bring attention to emerging problems in a clear and timely way.

  • Suspected Opioid Activity Alert, June 2020
  • Suspected Opioid Activity Alert, April 2020
  • Vaping Linked to Severe Lung Disease, September 2019
  • Suspected Opioid Activity Alert, July 2019
  • Increasing Cases of Syphilis Among Those Who Use Methamphetamines and Heroin, March 2019
  • Congenital Syphilis Health Care Provider Advisory, March 2018

Newsletters

Our newsletters give you a sneak peek into the different types of work being done in specific programs and throughout the whole organization.

  • Communicable Disease Update Newsletters
  • Food Facts Newsletters
  • Immunization Pearls Newsletters
  • PHMDC Pulse Newsletter

Reports

We produce reports about how chronic disease, environmental health, food, and more impact health in Dane county.

Chronic Disease

  • Geospatial Patterns of Overweight/Obesity, Asthma & Type II Diabetes in Dane County: Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities Using Electronic Health Record Data, 2016

Community Health

  • Truax Community Profile, August 2019
  • Truax Qualitative Themes, February 2020

Drug Harm and Violence

  • Heroin and Synthetic Opioids Data Brief, 2018

Environmental Health

  • Climate and Health, July 2019:  Report / Summary
  • Potential Health Effects of Noise Report, Updated June 2018
  • An Overview of PCE Contamination of Indoor Air from Vapor Intrusion, Updated June 2018

Environmental Health Report Cards - (Published in 2016)

  • Evaluación del Medioambiente de Madison y el Condado de Dane: Resumen Ejecutivo
  • Executive Summary
  • Air Quality    Data Dashboard from Healthy Dane
  • Food Safety Program
  • Healthy Homes and Communities    Data Dashboard from Healthy Dane
  • Sustainability
  • Water Quality   Data Dashboard from Healthy Dane

Food

  • White Paper: Hunger & Food Security in Wisconsin & Dane County, 2016: English
  • Summary: Hunger & Food Security in Wisconsin & Dane County, 2016: English / Spanish

Health Care

  • Access to Health Care in Dane County, 2015
  • Dane County LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Profile, 2016
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Issue Brief, October 2016

Maternal and Child Health

  • Maternal and Child Health Strategic Plan, 2019-2023
  • Dane County Maternal and Child Health Data Book, April 2019
  • Data Snapshot:  Low Birth Weight & Infant Mortality, Dane County, 2009-2018
  • Preterm Birth & Infant Death, Dane County 2014-2016, June 2018
  • Dane County Fetal Infant Mortality Review Report 2011-2012, 2014
  • Poster: FIMR Action Networks, 2020

Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus

  • Mosquito Larvae Monitoring and Control - Madison Metro Area, April 2020
  • West Nile Virus Surveillance in Madison and Dane County, April 2020

Oral Health

  • A Report on Dane County Hospital Emergency Department & Urgent Care Visits for Non-Traumatic Dental Pain, 2017
  • Oral Health in Dane County - Moving Towards Equity, 2016
  • The Health of Dane County: Oral Health Crisis, 2012

Tobacco and Smoking

  • Tobacco/Nicotine Compliance Reports
    • Madison: 2019, 2018
    • Dane County: 2019, 2018
  • Tobacco & Nicotine Free Living Issue Brief, 2016

Water Quality

  • Water Quality in Dane County, 2017
  • Road Salt Report, 2019

Data & Publications

  • Data Requests
  • Local Health Data Sources
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Contact Us

  • 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
    Room 507
    Madison, WI 53703
  • Phone: (608) 266-4821
  • Fax: (608) 266-4858
  • Email: health@publichealthmdc.com
  • Español: (608) 243-0380
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Healthy People. Healthy Places.

Public Health Services are available to all residents and visitors of Madison and Dane County. Citizenship is not a requirement. We provide services regardless of a person's race, color, gender/gender expression, ability, religion, sexual orientation or place of birth/place of residence.

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Working with the community to enhance, protect, and promote the health of the environment and the well being of all people.


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