Child & Family Services

• Fluoride Programs
• Infant - Toddler Car Seat Education
• Lead Screening
• PNCC (Prenatal Care Coordination) Program
• Newborn Baby Visit
• Well Water Testing Program
• Breastfeeding Support
• Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs
• WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program
• Immunizations & Clinics

School Health

• School Immunization Requirements
• Daycare Immunization Requirements
• Hearing and Vision Screenings
• Head Lice Information

Adult Health Services

• Adult Immunizations
• TB skin testing
• Blood Pressures & Clinics
• Blood Sugar & Iron Testing 
• Chronic Disease Prevention
• Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
• Nail Care Clinics for Forest County Senior Citizens
• Lifeline Rental Program
• Loan Closet Medical Equipment Rental
• Public Health Visits
• WWWP (Wisconsin Well Woman's) Program

 Community Health Services

• Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
• Human Health Hazard Prevention and Control
• Rabies Control
• Radon Test Kits

Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency Planning for Individuals
• Emergency Planning for Businesses
• Emergency Planning for Kids
• Pandemic Influenza

 Tobacco Control

• WI WINS/Smoke Check (Tobacco Retailers click here for training information)
• Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (Free Coaching to help you quit and you might qualify for free medications)

The Mission of the Forest County Health Department is to Protect and Promote Health, and Prevent Injury.

Seasonal AND H1N1 flu vaccines available by appointment at the health department.

Community H1N1 clinic will be held at the Mole Lake Bingo Hall January 20th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.  H1N1 vaccine is available for free to everyone.

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information

• There is a new strain of influenza that has been detected in the United States that is a combination of swine, avian, and human viruses. 
• Public Health Officials at the federal, state and local levels are monitoring the situation closely.
• Persons with fever and respiratory symptoms should stay home from work or school to avoid spreading infections to others.
• Frequent handwashing and covering coughs can lessen the spread of respiratory illness.
• More information on swine flu can be found at www.cdc.gov and www.pandemic.wisconsin.gov or the county website home page under H1N1 Information.
• Call 2-1-1 for general information about H1N1

Wisconsin Benefit Programs
Learn more about the benefit programs offered in Wisconsin by clicking on Forward Health

Other Links
Lyme Disease
West Nile Virus

January is National Radon Action Month
(Stop by the Health Department to get a radon test kit for $5.00)