Program Overview
The Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation is a program offered by the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) group at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI), in collaboration with diverse statewide groups. The program is intended to recognize and encourage achievements in health improvement in Wisconsin communities, and to promote cooperation across multiple sectors.
The health of Wisconsin has remained relatively static over the years, falling short in various health measurements with worsening health disparities and inequities. The Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation is designed to serve as a guide for communities to expand and enhance their health improvement efforts
Overarching program goals:
To recognize local communities’ efforts to improve health in multiple areas such as health behaviors, clinical care, social & economic factors, and physical environment.
To encourage communities to conceptualize health improvement in this broad way, structuring their health improvement efforts accordingly.
To promote cooperation across multiple sectors, including economic development and health improvement.
Click here for a printable version of the full program guide.