About Wisconsin Tracking Program

What to know

The Wisconsin Tracking Program helps local health departments tackle environmental health issues by hosting a cutting-edge data portal; developing and disseminating County Environmental Health Profiles; creating educational resources; and offering technical assistance in epidemiology, communications, and evaluation.

Quick Stats

In Wisconsin, rely on private wells for their drinking water.

Carbon monoxide poisoning became a reportable acute condition in 2018. An improved surveillance system is now in place.

One in four Wisconsin homes were built before 1950. This is a key risk factor for childhood lead poisoning.

Wisconsin is among the 14 states that account for 95% of all Lyme disease cases.

Unique Data

All state and local tracking programs collect and display a set of standard data. But individual programs may host other data that are important to their populations. Wisconsin's unique data include the following.

Milestones

2002: Wisconsin Tracking Program established with ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø funding

2003-2006: Worked with ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and other recipient tracking programs to establish nationally consistent data and measures

2007: Launched the first version of the WI Tracking site

2008: Published Wisconsin's first

2011: Worked with local and academic partners to develop a prototype for the Wisconsin

2015: Launched new with ; released a statewide carbon monoxide poisoning alert system; started to fund for communities to conduct local environmental health projects

2018: Worked with partners to make carbon monoxide poisoning a reportable acute condition in the state

2019: Launched the first municipal-level topic on Wisconsin Tracking site:

Who to contact

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Email: [email protected]

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