Department of Health Services

Following Child’s Influenza Death, State DHS Urges Vaccination

The flu vaccination rate in Wisconsin is only 31.7%.

DHS Confirms First Pediatric Influenza-Associated Death in Wisconsin

Encourages everyone 6 months and older to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses to avoid serious illness

DHS Launches Campaign Highlighting Health Risks of Menthol Tobacco Products

Working to reach populations most targeted by tobacco marketing and menthol use

Protect Wisconsin’s Waters By Reducing Your Salt Use This Winter

Should You Test Your Home for Radon?

1 in 10 Wisconsin homes have high levels of cancer-causing gas you can’t smell or see.

Certified Direct Care Professional Program Now Available in Hmong

Start your health care career with free training in English, Spanish, or Hmong

United Community Center Awarded Drug Company Money For Addiction Treatment

Nonprofit will use state grant for residential substance abuse facility for men.

Gov. Evers Celebrates Wisconsin’s Highest Enrollment Ever on HealthCare.gov

Wisconsinites Can Still Enroll in Affordable, High-Quality Health Insurance Through the Federal Marketplace until January 15

DHS Provides Update on Distribution of Latest Opioid Settlement Funds

Seeks ideas for investing fiscal year 2026 opioid settlement funds

With Respiratory Virus Cases Increasing Across the State, DHS Urges Wisconsinites to Protect Themselves

It's not too late for flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines

DHS Encourages Homeowners, Property Owners, and Schools to Test for Radon

Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking

New Strain of Norovirus Could Be Driving Outbreaks

Wisconsin health official says a record number of outbreaks were reported in December.

Health Department Striving To Be Model of Anti-Racism

New deputy commissioner drawn to job through anti-racism focus, personal experience with department.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Burnett County

2024 Wrap Up- Gov. Evers Highlights Administration’s Accomplishments During “Year of the Worker”

Evers Administration celebrates successes bolstering and supporting Wisconsin’s workforce in 2024

Gov. Evers, First Lady Deliver Radio Address Encouraging Wisconsinites to Take Care of Their Mental Health this Holiday Season

Wisconsin Human HPAI Case Confirmed by CDC

Gov. Evers Announces Building Commission Approves More Than $81 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin, Republican Members Delay Approval of Funding for Critical UW System Building Projects

Republican legislators delay the reallocation more than $70 million in building projects for UW System, continuing obstruction of critically needed projects

Wisconsin Has First Case of Human Bird Flu

DHS confirms Barron County resident was exposed to infected turkey farm.

DHS Reports Presumptive Positive Human Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Wisconsin

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Kenosha County

Hesselbein Will Revive Medical Marijuana Bill

Democratic state Senate leader expects more bipartisan legislation in new session.

Inferior Care Feared As Counties Privatize Nursing Homes

In past three decades, 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed facilities.

DNR, Partners Awarded $1 Million To Improve Understanding Of Water Quality, Fish Consumption And Related Health Issues In Central Wisconsin

DHS Announces Innovative Medicaid Housing Benefit

Milwaukee County Health Leaders Urge Vulnerable Residents to Protect Themselves with Vaccines Before the End of 2024

Vaccines and Gift Cards Available at Select Events Across Milwaukee County

Wisconsin Wayfinder Celebrates One Year of Supporting Families with Special Health Care Needs

More than 2,200 families and nearly 670 providers and professionals helped

Virginia Hart Special Recognition and Diversity Award Winners Announced

Salmonella Infections Linked to Cucumbers Sold in Wisconsin

Three Wisconsinites ill, cucumbers recalled, Wisconsinites urged to check homes for them

Wisconsin Sees Surge In Whooping Cough

1,887 confirmed cases of pertussis. Health officials urge people to get vaccinated.

ACA Enrollment Off to Strong Start

'Incredibly busy' in Wisconsin. But will Trump, Republicans target health care coverage in 2025?

Legislative Committee Studying Whether To Create Long-Term Youth Psychiatric Care Facilities

Seventy-eight children were placed out of state for care in 2023.

Help Fight Food Insecurity In Wisconsin, Participate In The DNR’s Deer Donation Program

Serenity Inns: A Proven Lifesaving Facility Denied Critical State Funding

DHS Encourages Wisconsinites to ‘Be Antibiotic Aware’ This Respiratory Virus Season

Using antibiotics when they're not necessary can do more harm than good

City of Milwaukee Health Department Confirms Hepatitis A Case

Wisconsin Ranks Number ONE in the Nation During Fall Drug Take Back Collection

DHS Launches New System to Help Communities Track and Respond to Overdose

Wisconsin Suspected Overdose Alerts for Rapid Response (WiSOARR) system will help the state's efforts to address overdose epidemic

Wisconsin Health Officials Urge Vaccination Before Holidays

Flu, RSV and COVID-19 vaccinations are available.

DHS Urges Wisconsinites to Protect Themselves Against Respiratory Viruses This Holiday Season

Now is the time to get flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines

November 18-22 is Winter Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin

Candidates Ignore State’s Looming ‘Senior Tsunami’

Over-75 population expected to explode, creating huge shortage of health care workers.

Coggs Center Redevelopment Secures $2 Million

'Vliet Street Lofts' would include affordable apartments.

Wisconsin WIC Program Celebrates 50 Years of Increasing Access to Healthy Food, Nutrition Education, and Breastfeeding Support

Nationwide anniversary of Women, Infants, and Children program celebrated in Wisconsin's 61 WIC agencies

Gov. Evers, OCI Announce Wisconsin Among 14 States to Receive Federal Funding to Support Access to Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare under Affordable Care Act

Prioritize home safety when daylight saving time ends this weekend

Return Your Unused Medicine To Avoid Chance of Abuse, Overdose

Led by Attorney General Josh Kaul, Wisconsin officials urge public to participate in 'Drug Take Back Day' Saturday.

Drug Take Back Day is October 26

DHS Encourages Wisconsinites to Take Action to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

October 20-26 marks National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Wisconsin Children Have Second-Worst Vaccination Rate

State officials ramping up promotion as federal report shows immunization is plummeting.

New CDC Report Shows Wisconsin Families Behind Other States in Protecting Children from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Declining vaccination rates leave children and communities vulnerable to outbreaks

Politicians Get Close Look at Coggs Center Construction

Hard hat tour loops through several doors in building designed to have "No Wrong Door."

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves 50 Community Projects Across Wisconsin Supported by $50 Million State Budget Investment

Baldwin Delivers Nearly $13 Million for Milwaukee and Kenosha to Remove Dangerous Lead Paint

DNR Asks Hunters Near Town Of Stella To Donate Deer Tissue Samples For PFAS Testing

DHS Urges Wisconsinites to Protect Themselves from Mosquito Bites

Precautions recommended after two horses in the state infected with Eastern equine encephalitis

Medicaid Expansion Could Benefit 90,000 Wisconsin Residents

Wisconsin Policy Forum studies long-offered expansion's potential, ability to save $200 million annually.

Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin celebrates 30 years as voice for children’s health!

State-Funded Leave Behind Program Gives Live-Saving Tools to Opioid Addicts

$500,000 from opioid settlement pays for kits with Narcan and fentanyl test strips.

Wisconsin Sees 1,000% Spike in Whooping Cough Cases

State officials encourage immunization. Levels returning to pre-pandemic rates.

New Coggs Center Rises

$42 million complex represents county's vision of "No Wrong Door" to access services.

AG Kaul Meets with EMS Leave Behind Program Recipients

DHS Encourages Wisconsinites to Get Vaccinated as Respiratory Illness Season Begins

Vaccines for COVID-19, flu, and RSV arriving across Wisconsin

Staffing, Medicaid Rates Put Wisconsin’s Long-Term Care Providers in Crisis

Gov. Evers’ $258 million plan will temporarily help, but more needed providers say.

Groundwater Coordinating Council Releases 2024 Report To The Legislature

Groundwater Standards, Nitrate And PFAS Remain Key Focuses, Alongside New Recommendation For Water-Stressed Regions

West Nile Virus Kills 2 in Wisconsin

State health officials encourage residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

DHS to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day with New Investments to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths

Strategies will focus on harm reduction services and supports

Rather Than Razed, Coggs Building Could Be Turned Into Affordable Housing

Crowley proposes supporting Gorman proposal with $2.5 million budgeted for demolition.

Baldwin Delivers $850,000 to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Throughout Wisconsin

Baldwin-backed federal funding will help test, remediate, and reduce lead exposure and minimize health impacts

DHS Reports First Deaths in State This Year Due to West Nile Virus

Wisconsinites encouraged to protect themselves from mosquito bites to avoid illness

Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by FDA

Could be available this week for Wisconsin residents.

DHS Announces Seal-A-Smile to Return for 25th Year

Successful program improves oral health by providing preventive dental services in schools statewide

Marquette County Horse Confirmed with West Nile Virus

Could Medicaid Expansion, Rural Incentives Reduce Labor Shortage?

Final report by Governor’s Task Force on Healthcare Workforce offers recommendations.

Gov. Evers Announces Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce Releases Full Report

Report details recommendations to address challenges facing the state’s healthcare workforce

Live Vape Free Helps Young Adults Reduce or Quit Vaping

Expanded program offers nicotine replacement therapy

Serenity Inns Opens New Addiction Treatment Center in Milwaukee

New Facility Helps Alleviate Milwaukee’s Critical Need for Treatment Services by Serving 56 Men Seeking Recovery from Substance Use Disorder Each Year

Evers Bypasses Legislature in Battle Over Funding Long-Term Care

Governor using federal funds to revive blocked plan to aid struggling care providers.

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce New Outreach Grant Program for Lead Service Line Replacement

First Confirmed West Nile Virus Activity in Wisconsin

DHS urges everyone to protect themselves against mosquito bites

Gov. Evers Directs More Than $250 Million to Support Long-Term Care Services and the Caregiving Workforce in Wisconsin

Increased funding will bolster workforce delivering care to older adults and people with disabilities

Health Officials Urge Vaccinations Before Kids Go Back to School

Only 79% of MPS students were vaccinated last year.

Lawmakers Approve Funding, Positions for Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center

Joint Finance Committee finally acts after holding up request for six months.

DHS Seeks Input on the IRIS Program for Waiver Renewal

Wisconsinites can share ideas to improve the program for older adults and people with disabilities

Milwaukee’s Native Community Faces Surge in Opioid Deaths

Battling the highest overdose rate among all racial and ethnic groups.

Wisconsinites Urged Not to Eat Diamond Shruumz-brand Products

Chocolate bars, cones, and gummies containing psychoactive compounds may cause serious illness

Gov. Evers Releases Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

New national data show more than one in three women of reproductive age live in states that ban abortion at six weeks or less, travel time to access abortion care has increased 300 percent since Roe was overturned

DHS Statement on Potential Data Disclosure by Partner Organization

Potential Disclosure May Have Affected Certain Medicaid Members

Coggs Center Will Become Affordable Apartments

County partnering with Gorman to redevelop former department store on 12th and Vliet.

DHS Issues Summer Fair Season Health Reminders

Simple precautions around animals can reduce the spread of illness

AG Kaul Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Signs Bill Adding 27 New Positions to ADRC to Better Serve Older Adults and People with Disabilities

360,000 in Wisconsin Lose Health Insurance Amid Medicaid Changes

About 30% of recipients up for renewal face disenrollment, most due to procedural issues.

Lawmakers At Odds Over Releasing Health, PFAS Funds

GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee won't release funding, citing legal risk.

Healthcare Is Huge in Presidential Race

How Trump’s vow to overturn the ACA could damage Wisconsin and the nation.

Former Schuster’s Department Store Nominated For Historic Designation

Now known as the Coggs Center, Milwaukee County has eyed demolishing building.

DHS Expands Stroke Prevention Campaign

Highlights risk factors and signs of stroke

Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day is June 5

Wisconsin Ranks Number Two in the Nation During Spring Drug Take Back Day

“Saying, Not Saying” Campaign Aims to Reduce Mental Health Stigma

May is Mental Health Awareness Month