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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is recommending universal blood lead testing for children living in Wisconsin. DHS: blood lead tests recommended for all Wisconsin children Skip ...
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 20-26, making now the perfect time to brush up on prevention knowledge. With 27,000 Wisconsin children under 6 poisoned by lead in last decade, here ...
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WisDHS) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for maintaining public health.It administers a wide range of services in the state and at state institutions, regulates hospitals and care providers, and supervises and consults with local public health agencies.
BadgerCare Plus, known informally as BadgerCare, is a public healthcare coverage program for low-income Wisconsin residents created by former governor Tommy Thompson and modified by former governor Jim Doyle. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services oversees the program's implementation.
The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health funds the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program, a state-based surveillance program of laboratory-reported adult blood lead levels. In 2009, the ABLES program updated its case definition for an Elevated Blood Lead Level to a blood lead concentration equal or ...
The law divided the DHFS into the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, and brought back a number of the welfare-related programs from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to the new Department of Children and Families.
Wisconsin has made strides in replacing lead water pipes, but there is still much to be done, according to a new study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum