COVID-19 Illness

Suspected respiratory disease outbreak, including COVID-19

A suspected respiratory disease outbreak in LTCFs and other health care settings are defined by the Division of Public Health (DPH) as three or more residents and/or staff from the same unit with illness onsets within 72 hours of each other and who have pneumonia, acute respiratory illness, or laboratory-confirmed viral or bacterial infection (including influenza and COVID-19). For non-LTCF health care settings, only nosocomial cases should be counted.

 https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/disease/respiratory-outbreak.htm#:~:text=A%20suspected%20respiratory%20disease%20outbreak,respiratory%20illness%2C%20or%20laboratory%2Dconfirmed

Resources:

• State Guidelines for ARI Outbreaks in LTC   
• COVID-19 Outbreak Management Booklet
• Outbreak Intake Form for COVID Infection
• Line List Template for COVID Infection
• Outbreak Follow-up Form for COVID Infection
• DHS Nursing Home Website 
• DHS COVID-19 Assisted Living Website 
• COVID-19 Factsheet 
• PPE Information

Public Health Services

• Public Health Homepage
• Parenting & Child Health Services
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program/
  Lead-Safe Information
• Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
• Clinical Services
• Communicable Disease & Reporting
• Community Health Promotion & Education
• Healthy Brain Initiatives
• Immunization Program & International Travel Clinic
• Preparedness 
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• Statistics & Resources
• WIC Nutrition Program

Contact Us

Dept. of Health and Human Services
Address: 514 Riverview Avenue
Waukesha WI, 53188
Phone: (262) 896-8430
Fax: (262) 970-6670
TollFree: 1-800-540-3620
Email: [email protected]

The Public Health Immunization Clinic is open by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call (262) 896-8430. 

The Nurse Call Center is available by phone:
Monday-Friday. (8 AM – 4:30 PM)

WIC Clinic is open for services by appointment only. For more information call 262-896-8440. Enter thorugh the Public Health main entrance.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (8:15 AM - 4 PM)
Tuesdays (10:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please contact a medical professional or call 911.

Upcoming:

The Public Health Division will be closed to the public for the following observed holidays in 2024:

• New Year’s Eve (Dec 31ST - Sunday)

• New Year’s Day (Jan 1st - Monday)

• (2023 - 2024) will be observed Monday, January 1, 2024, and Tuesday, January 2, 2024.  (New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday)

• Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day will be observed Monday, January 15, 2024. 

• Memorial Day will be observed Monday, May 27, 2024.

• Independence Day will be observed Thursday, July 4, 2024.

• Labor Day will be observed Monday, September 2, 2024.

• Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving will be observed Thursday, November 28, 2024, and Friday, November 29, 2024. 

• Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) and Christmas Day (Dec 25th) will be observed Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

• New Year’s Eve (Dec 31ST) and New Year’s Day (Jan 1st) (2024 – 2025) will be observed Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025.