Public Health Madison & Dane County

The CARES program was launched in September of 2021 and is now releasing an end-of-year report.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There are options available to get screened for free.

Effective October 1, Public Health Madison & Dane County will transition to a new strategy for COVID-19 testing at its South Madison clinic.

Public Health is expanding its clinic hours and adding availability on weekends, in an effort to meet demand for the newly updated COVID boosters.

Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing a public health alert due to an increase, or spike, in drug overdoses in our community.

Public Health Madison & Dane County is providing funding to community-based organizations who work to reduce violence in our community.

On July 21, 2022, Dane County moved into the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) “high” COVID-19 community level.

With initial investment from Dane County, Public Health Madison & Dane County will increase staff, and expand hours and services offered at its Sexual and Reproductive Health clinic beginning later this year.  

Extremely high temperatures coupled with high humidity can have some serious effects on your health such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 12pm through 7pm Tuesday.

Dane County is under a heat advisory until 8pm tomorrow. This excessive heat comes less than 24 hours after severe thunderstorms rolled through the Dane County area and caused damage.

Temperatures are predicted to be dangerously hot with heat indices approaching 105° Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11am Tuesday through 8pm Wednesday.