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Public Health is Your Health. Most people don't understand what public health is or how it impacts their daily lives. The "This Is Public Health" campaign was designed by Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to let people know that public health affects them on a daily basis and that we are only as healthy as the world we live in. Join this national effort to promote public health awareness in your community.
Mission, Vision, & Values
Public Health protects and improves the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection, and control of infectious diseases of an entire population.
Public Health professionals try to prevent problems from happening or recurring through implementing educational programs, recommending policies, administering services and conducting research. Public health also works to equalize the quality of health and health care for everyone in the community.
Our vision is "The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department will be an engaged leader in inclusive communities which support optimal health for all"
Our mission is to "Promote and Protect the Health of Shawano-Menominee Counites residents by providing quality services, fostering partnerships, and advocating for systems change".
Our values are:
INTEGRITY: We will show integrity by being sincere, factual, and transparent as we interact within our team and community.
RESPONSIVE: We will be a responsive health department by exhibiting accessibility, adaptability, and commitment in providing proactive, high-quality services.
INCLUSIVE: We will be inclusive by engaging and empowering all members of our community in a culturally competent manner.
Agency Staff
Health Officer/Director Terri Harmala, MSN, RN
Assistant Health Officer/Director Nick Mau, MPH
Public Health Nurse Tammy Albertson, BSN, RN
Jean Weston, BSN, RN
Office Specialist Katie Lemke, MHA
WIC Director/Registered Dietitian Marianne Peshek
WIC Nutrition Educator Amanda VanderHeiden
WIC Office Specialist Cindi Shea
Board of Health & Veteran Services Mike Wizner - Board Chairman/Shawano County Board Supervisor
Ken Capelle - Vice Chairman/Shawano County Board Supervisor
VACANT - Secretary/Menominee County Supervisor
Lynn Hollar, RN - Nurse Representative/Shawano Community Member
Sue Giese - Shawano County Member
Rudolph Reiter - Menominee County Member
Jennifer Winkler, NP - Medical Representative/Shawano County Member
Contact:
Terri Harmala, MSN, RN - Health Officer/Director Phone: (715) 526-4808 Fax: (715) 524-5792 Click here to email
Address:
311 N. Main Street, Room 102
Shawano, WI 54166 Map
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Shawano and Menominee Counties Emergency after hours contact is the Shawano County Sheriff's Department (715) 526-3111.
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