The program is for children ages birth to 36 months. Eligibility is based on a diagnosed condition or developmental delay in one or more areas of development. A team will evaluate your child’s ability to learn, move, see and hear, respond and relate to others, eat dress, and care for daily living needs. We value the family’s primary relationship with their child and work in partnership with the family. We work to enhance the child’s development and support the family’s knowledge, skills and abilities as they interact with and raise their child. Your baby’s relationship with you; the sights, sounds, smells and feelings your baby experiences affect the way your baby’s brain develops. The earlier a child’s developmental delays are discovered, the more opportunities there are for a child to increase skills and abilities. If you have any questions about your child’s development or would like a developmental screening, please call (715)-532-2299 for an appointment.
Certain communicable diseases are mandated by statute to be reported to Public Health for investigation, control, and prevention of spread of the disease. A Registered Nurse or Disease Investigator will follow-up with individuals to obtain information and provide education and counseling to help control the spread of the disease in an efficient and confidential manner.
The environmental health program covers investigation and abatement of any environmental exposures that may affect of the health of the entire population, or even a single person. Rusk County is a Certified Drinking Water Lab for bacteria testing for private wells, DNR Transient Non-Community wells and area municipalities.
Under the Department of Health Services FSRL Agent Contract, a Registered Sanitarian conducts inspections of restaurants, including temporary food stands; campgrounds; lodging facilities, including bed and breakfasts and tourist rooming houses; public swimming pools and whirlpools; recreational/educational camps. Each facility under the contract is inspected at least once per year, with additional inspections warranted by complaints or changes in ownership or capacity.
Immunizations are important in preventing illness and keeping individuals and the community healthy. Click on the header to learn more about immunizations.
Lead is a naturally occurring metal and there are many sources of lead in the environment that can harm health. Children are most at risk for exposure to lead-based paint found in homes built before 1978.
This program helps improve the health of mothers and children. Current program activities include postpartum and newborn follow-up, perinatal mental health, and Cribs for Kids (infant safe sleep) program.
Grant funds support activities that strengthen the program’s ability to plan for, and respond to, public health emergencies. The activities stress cooperation between county, regional, and state partners.
Provides services to individuals (female and male) and couples such as: education, counseling, referrals and financial assistance enabling them to: Make informed choices and decisions, Develop pregnancy plans, Achieve family planning goals and Prepare for desired future pregnancies and parenthood
WI Well Woman Program (WWWP)
Provides preventive health screening services to women with little or no health insurance coverage. Well Woman pays for mammograms, Pap tests, certain other health screenings and multiple sclerosis testing for women with high risk signs if multiple sclerosis. To qualify you must be a woman age 45 through 64 with income at or below 250% of federal poverty level.
Wisconsin Well Woman Program (WWWP) enrollment services for Rusk County are now being handled through a multi-county coordinating agency. Polk County Health Department is that agency and is now serving the counties of Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Rusk, and Washburn.
The services that WWWP provides and the eligibility requirements have not changed.
Please contact Debbie Leschisin at 715-485-8578 at Polk County Health Department for questions or enrollment.
Rusk County Health Department would like to extend appreciation to all Rusk County Well Woman Program participants. It has been a privilege to serve you throughout the years.
This special supplemental nutrition program serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants, and children under the age of five who are at nutritional risk. The Rusk County WIC Registered Dietitian provides breastfeeding education and support, and is a Certified Lactation Specialist. The state WIC program provides the Rusk County WIC Program with manual and electric breast pumps to loan to breastfeeding mothers.
Rusk County Resource Guide
