Public Health Madison & Dane County

After three years of emergency operations, Public Health Madison & Dane County will close the doors to its community COVID testing clinic on April 14.

Public Health Madison & Dane County is leading a new, collaborative approach to preventing crime in downtown Madison.

Over the past three years, testing revealed that roughly half of the homes tested in Dane County had high levels of radon.

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.