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Resources by State: Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Risk and Reach Project
An interactive dashboard that provides information about potential risks to children in Wisconsin and programs that can mitigate risks. Allows user to search by risk variables such as economics, education, and health and safety, as well as available programs and county.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center - Events Calendar
Lists the events, trainings, and webinars for the Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
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Closing the Broadband Infrastructure Gap: State Grant Funds and the Digital Divide
Analyzes Pew Trusts data on awarded broadband grants in 17 states between 2014 and 2020 to determine common characteristics of funded projects, criteria for allocation, and communities reached. Includes discussion of implications for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds and the impact on existing disparities. Offers rural and urban comparisons.
Additional links: Q&A with Pew Trusts, Summary
Author(s): Natassia A. Bravo, Mildred E. Warner
Type: Document
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Wisconsin Population Estimates
Provides regional and county-level data pages on population demographics in Wisconsin, broken down by sex and age.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Local Data on Poverty Status and Health Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin
Provides regional and county-level data pages on poverty and insurance coverage in Wisconsin, based on the Wisconsin Family Health Survey.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Wisconsin County Health Reports
Provides county heath reports for all Wisconsin regions and counties, including tribal nations. Reports contain demographic data and information on wellness and healthcare issues such as chronic disease, substance use, mental health, housing, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: MCW Medical School
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Wisconsin: Childhood Lead Poisoning Data Explorer
An interactive map that shows percentage of children under 6 with poisoned blood lead levels by Wisconsin census tract from 2018-2021.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning (CHaMP) Tool
A mapping tool that shows county- and state-level changes in climate between 1981 and 2021 for 15 U.S. states. Allows user to select for climate events such as extreme heat, wildfire, severe weather, tropical storms/hurricanes, and more.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Carolina Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA), Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), Mid-Atlantic Integrated Sciences and Assessments (MARISA)
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Wisconsin Immunizations: Influenza Vaccine Data
Provides county-level data on Wisconsin residents who have received a flu vaccine. Includes vaccine trends from past seasons as well as percentage data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, and sex.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Defining Rural for Wisconsin
Explains rural classification systems of Wisconsin counties. Includes maps that define or illuminate rural areas via rural-urban continuum codes, index of relative rurality, rural population by Census tract, rural-urban commuting areas, housing density, location of Wisconsin hospitals, and drive time to emergency care.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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