The Department of Health Services is required by state law (s. 250.07(1)(a), Wisconsin Statutes) to develop a public health agenda at least every 10 years. In 2008, DHS and its partners are beginning work on developing the next public health agenda or "state health plan."

A Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) is providing collaborative leadership to guide the development of "Healthiest Wisconsin 2020: A Plan to Improve the Health and Safety of the Public."

Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 will be designed to influence public health policy, provide direction to assure sustainable public health resource allocations, and provide guidance to protect the health and safety of the 5.6 million people of Wisconsin. The SLT will collaborate with the Data Expert Advisory Group (DEAG) and the Infrastructure Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) to identify an approach for determining statewide health and infrastructure priorities and objectives.