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Franklin reports first local measles exposures tied to travel; health department promotes MMR and upcoming clinics and events
Summary
The Health Department reported recent measles cases in Wisconsin linked to out‑of‑state travel and reiterated MMR vaccination recommendations. Staff also outlined upcoming community programs: an adult health and wellness fair with flu clinic on Oct. 2, a community cookbook, senior dining directory work, and fall prevention classes.
Health department staff presented the Franklin quarterly communicable disease report and discussed recent measles activity in Wisconsin, vaccination outreach, and upcoming community health programs.
Staff told the Board that recent measles cases in Wisconsin were associated with individuals who traveled outside the state and have completed their infectious periods; no additional exposures were identified in Franklin. The department noted statewide vaccination rates and local rates: “Wisconsin's the second lowest rate of MMR vaccine in children... at an 83.2 percent. And we were, in Franklin, higher than that Wisconsin average at 97.6 last year,” a staff member said. The department also cited national CDC reporting for 2025 that, at the time of the meeting, listed about 1,300 measles cases nationally with more than 150 hospitalizations and three deaths.
The department encouraged MMR vaccination, said Milwaukee would host a community clinic with no expected charge, and explained that Franklin provides MMR to uninsured or underinsured residents at no cost. Staff highlighted the department’s upcoming adult health and wellness fair on Oct. 2 at the library, paired with a flu clinic; staff estimated usual attendance at 400–600 people and said registration would open in August.
Other community initiatives described in the packet included a community cookbook to promote nutrition (funding was restored after an earlier cut), a senior‑dining membership directory project for roughly 115 regular participants at Root River, and the “Stepping On” fall prevention class starting Oct. 21.
Environmental health updates: Staff said a member of the team was newly trained to follow up on elevated blood lead levels, restoring two trained staff for that work. Environmental inspections under the DATCP environmental health program included about 23 temporary/mobile food inspections in the last quarter and 14 inspections at the Civic Celebration event.
Next steps: The department will continue vaccination outreach, host the Oct. 2 wellness fair with a flu clinic, finalize cookbook production, resume senior‑dining directory work, and complete the second round of pool inspections for the season.
