Division of Public Health
Public Health Nurse Consultants
The Public Health Nurse Consultants are a part of the Division of Public
Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. We offer consultation and technical assistance in a
defined geographic area or
program area for the purpose of promoting and maintaining a strong public health
infrastructure. This is accomplished through supportive relationships with local
public health and tribal community health agencies, and other community
partners.
Vision & Mission
We share the vision and mission of all of Wisconsin's Public Health System
Partners as defined in Healthiest
Wisconsin 2010
Vision: "Healthy people in safe and healthy Wisconsin
communities"
A healthy Wisconsin is a place where…
- All individuals reach their highest potential.
- Communities support the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and
cultural needs of all people.
- People work together to create healthy, sustainable physical and
social environments for their benefit and that of future
generations.
Mission: "To protect and promote the health and safety of the
people of Wisconsin"
Our Partners
The primary partners of the PHN consultants are staff who provide public
health services for a city,
county or tribal
government. This may include community health nurses, public health nurses,
school nurses, jail nurses, staff from home visitation programs, tribal
community health nurses, nursing school faculty, and staff from other state
agencies. In addition, PHN consultants partner with other community partners who
are dedicated to improving the health of communities through networking,
collaborations, and coalitions.
Our Activities
The PHN consultant is responsible for assuring that the specialty of public
health nursing is appropriately integrated as a Core
Function (PDF, 77KB) in public health programs and services at the local, regional, and
state level. This is accomplished through:
- Leadership which assures that nursing and public health nursing programs
are in compliance with nursing and public health statutes and
rules
- Provision of technical assistance and consultation to local health
departments, tribal entities, and other community partners to assure best
practices of public health nursing
- Promotion of high quality Public
Health Nursing Competencies (exit DHS) through education and training (PDF,
170KB)
- Development of resources critical to public health nurses capacity to
carry out the Essential
Public Health Services (exit DHS)
Contact the PHN Consultants
The PHN consultants are employed by the Division of Public Health at the
Department of Health Services (DHS) and work in five
regions in Wisconsin and in the central office in Madison.
To contact a public health nurse consultant by region or program, click here.
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Last Revised: October 01, 2008
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