What is Public Health?
Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles,
researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases. Public health is concerned with protecting the
health of population as a whole. (CDC Foundation)
If you need to report a communicable disease or public health emergency after hours, please contact the
Wood County Dispatch Center at (715) 421-8700.