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Vision Statement
To offer cutting edge services
that proactively respond to the existing and future needs that are
statutorily mandated responsibilities in our communities.
The Health and
Human Services Department, organized under Wisconsin
Statute 46.23, encompasses the divisions of
public health, children and family, long-term care,
economic support, child support, and aging.
The intent of
the services is to:
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Protect individuals
and the community
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Maintain quality of
life by empowering individuals and families
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Maximize independence
and self-sufficiency
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Prevent or reduce the
impact of social, economic, and physical dependency
·
Enhance community
functioning
Public Health
The State of Wisconsin is one of
two states in the nation that does not provide state
funding to its local health departments, despite the
mandate for services. Jackson County Public Health
services are funded primarily by local tax levy
dollars. The Health Department receives some federal
funds that are passed through the State Division of
Public Health.
The Public Health department
teaches and practices prevention and is ready to
respond to emergencies. Public Health works to:
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Prevent epidemics and
the spread of disease
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Protect against
environmental hazards
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Prevent injuries
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Promote and encourage
healthy behaviors
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Respond to disasters
and assists communities in recovery
·
Assure the quality
and accessibility of health services
The following are Essential
Public Health Services
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Monitor health status
to identify community problems
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Diagnose and
investigate health problems and health hazards in the
community
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Inform, educate, and
empower people about health issues
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Mobilize community
partnerships to identify and solve health problems
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Develop policies and
plans that support individual and community health
efforts
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Enforce laws and
regulations that protect health and ensure safety
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Link People to needed personal health services and
assure the provision of health care when otherwise
unavailable
·
Assure a competent
public health and personal health care workforce
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Evaluate
effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal
and population-based health services
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Research for new
insights and innovative solutions to health problems
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Information on Help-Link
Children and Family Services
The Children and Family Services
division provides a wide variety of services to
families in Jackson County. They include:
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Juvenile
Delinquency/Juveniles in Need of Protection and
Services
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Child Protective
Services
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Family Court
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Community
Service/Restitution Work/Youth Employment
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Foster Care
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Birth to Three Early
Intervention Program
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Family Support
The social workers in this
division work hard to provide Federal and State
mandated services in a respectful, compassionate, and
timely manner. This agency also works together with
many other county agencies such as city/county/village
law enforcement, schools, medical facilities, mental
health agencies circuit and tribal courts throughout
the western Wisconsin region.
Mental Health and Alcohol
and Other Drugs Programming is also provided
through Children and Family Services. This includes:
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Inpatient treatment
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Residential care
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Community Support
Program
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Case Management
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Intoxicated Driving
Program
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Community Prevention
Aging and Long-Term Support Division
There are many services in
Jackson County to help people stay in their own homes
as they grow older.
The Aging Unit receives
input concerning the needs of Jackson County’s older
adults from the Aging Advisory Committee.
Programs and services provided by
the Aging Unit include:
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Meals at congregate
sites or home delivered
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Mini-bus or volunteer
transportation to medical appointments, shopping, meal
sites, social activities and more
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Benefit Specialist
to meet and discuss programs and benefits available to
people who are elderly
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Information and assistance to people who are
elderly, physically or developmentally disabled is
available through the
Jackson County Aging and Disability Resource Center –
Help-Link (click on Help-Link to visit
it’s Web page)
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Family Caregiver
Support Program provides information, assistance,
support groups, respite care, training programs and a
variety of video’s and literature on the roles and
pressures of caring for a loved one with dementia
The Long-Term Support Unit
coordinates home and health care services to people
with developmental disabilities, elderly people who
are frail, people with chronic mental illness and
those with physical disabilities. Services provided
by this department include:
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Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support
Program (AFCSP)
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Services for people
with developmental disabilities – Adult Family Homes,
Daily Living Skills training, Community Based Living
Facilities, employment, and more
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Jackson County Aging
and Disability Resource Center – Help-Link
– (click here to visit the Help-Link Web page)
coordinates and provides information about all
long-term care services available for people with
physical, developmental disabilities and the frail
elderly. Help-Link provides “one-stop” service to
people of all income levels and also provides
short-term case management, advocacy and prevention
services.
Economic Resources Division
The Economic Resources Division
is comprised of the Child Support Agency and
the Economic Support Unit
The Child Support Agency
is responsible for:
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The establishment and
enforcement of child support obligations
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Establishment of
paternity for children
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Locating
non-custodial parents
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Monitoring and
supporting the child support cases
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Interstate
enforcement
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Medical support
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Financial case
management
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Case disclosures
The Economic Support Unit
is responsible for:
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Medical Assistance
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Food Stamps
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Low Income Home
Energy Assistance
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Child Care
Certification
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County Basic Needs,
and more
Financial Services Division
The Financial Services division
provides administrative support to all divisions in
Jackson County Health and Human Services. It employs
a wide variety of systems and procedures to insure
that accurate and timely data is available for
management and administrative purposes.
Visitors Since 07/03/2003
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