Health department proposes AI-backed community assessment shared among seven counties

Oct 8, 2025

The director told the board the county is considering a shared community assessment project with United Way across seven counties and an AI vendor; costs were presented in a $50,000–$200,000 range and may be partially funded by state public-health infrastructure dollars.

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The Vernon County health director described plans for a new iteration of the community "Compass" assessment in partnership with United Way and six other counties. The project would compile community health data into an interactive web dashboard and staff said several departments are exploring whether to use an AI vendor to assemble and present the data.

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