Waukesha County offers free programs to help families with young children and pregnant women. Nurses visit homes to give health information and checkups for kids. They can also connect families to local services. Pregnant women get support and advice on nutrition, baby care, and breastfeeding. For help regarding any of our programs or services, call 262-896-8430.

NEW CLIENT REFERRAL FORM: 

PUBLIC HEALTH REFERRAL FORM - CHILD HEALTH & PARENTING PROGRAM

FORMULARIO DE DERIVACIÓN DE SALUD PÚBLICA DEL CONDADO DE WAUKESHA

HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR NEW PARENTS: 

• Well Badger Resource Center – Health Information & Referrals for Families
• Text4Baby – Personalized information & messages during your pregnancy
• Impact 211 – Online Resource Directory
• First Breath Program – Free, statewide program that helps pregnant women, new moms and their families quit smoking
• Healthy Pregnancy Program Brochure
• A Healthy Diet to Prevent Lead Poisoning Brochure

HEALTHY PREGNANCY PROGRAM

• Nurses with the Healthy Pregnancy Program are here to help women throughout pregnancy and beyond.
• It is available at no cost to women in Waukesha County.
• Through a series of appointments with a registered nurse, you will receive information on: Nutrition, discomforts of pregnancy, preterm labor, labor and delivery, taking care of your newborn, breastfeeding, emotional wellbeing, parenting and additional information as needed. 

CHILD & PARENTING PROGRAM

The Child Health and Parenting Program is here to help support and educate families with babies or young children. Through a series of home visits, your nurse will provide information on child health and development.

• It is available at no cost to families in Waukesha County.
• Your nurse will connect you with community services, if needed.
• Your nurse will provide your child with developmental and health screenings, height and weight measurements.

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT PROGRAM

• FREE breastfeeding support to Waukesha County residents
• Our Nurses who are also Certified Lactation Counselors (CLC) can provide support, education and resources to lactating mothers or pregnant women
• In-home and telephone consultations available

WAUKESHA COUNTY BREASTFEEDING COALITION

• The coalition's mission is to encourage collaboration among breastfeeding advocates and agencies serving childbearing women and their families within the community to provide a unified message in protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding within Waukesha County.

• Visit their website: https://www.waukeshacountybreastfeedingcoalition.com/ 
• Visit their facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wcbfc/

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 
• School Personel Resources
• 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.