Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Activities

Surveillance

Collaborate with health system partners to access chronic disease data
Work to improve the Dane County Youth Assessment survey tools so that local youth survey data can be compared to state and national survey data
Analyze the Dane County Youth Assessment survey results related to obesity, diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol use
Conduct neighborhood-level health assessments in select areas
Produce the 2008 Community Health Assessment Report for Dane County

Coordinate fitness events and promote activities of the Health Communities Network to increase physical activity and healthy eating opportunities, especially for youth who would otherwise lack access
Support initiatives that reduce environmental barriers and promote walking and biking, such as safe walking routes mapping projects
Establish and support a community coalition aimed at obesity prevention and promotion of physical activity in Sun Prairie
Work with youth organizations throughout Dane County to improve food practices
Develop community-specific brochures highlighting healthy eating and physical activity resources in Dane County communities
Provide and promote nutrition education, targeting groups at higher risk for obesity and obesity-related disease
Work to increase physical activity opportunities for underserved groups that are at higher risk of obesity and obesity-related disease.
Support implementation of school initiatives
Collaborate with YMCA Activate America to extend its reach to at-risk and underserved populations
Screen children for overweight through WIC programs
Provide health education and guidance to individual children and families served through public health programs

Obesity Prevention Services to Communities - a brochure with information to be shared with Dane County Community and agency partners. (PDF)

Promote smoking cessation and protection from ETS with persons served through public health programs, including promotion of the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
Provide First Breath Program quit smoking services to pregnant smokers receiving public health services
Coordinate the Tobacco Free Dane County Coalition and provide staff support for activities including promotion of clean indoor air policies, youth prevention education, and the tobacco vendor compliance program
Conduct the Tobacco Diversion Program for youth ticketed for tobacco possession in Madison, in collaboration with East Madison Community Center
Enforce municipal smoke-free ordinances

Coordinate the Wisconsin Well Woman Program for Dane County, providing access to health screening services for Dane County women
Provide “best practice” health screening and referral guidelines to community organizations that provide and host health screening services
Collaborate with health screening organizations to target community-based health screening services to high risk and underserved groups
Refer individuals to health screening services