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Dodge County schedules family and community health events; public health urges MMR vaccination amid measles cases
Summary
County staff announced Family Fest, a gallery-style community health assessment, and a regional youth summit; public health also issued a measles advisory and encouraged MMR vaccination as cases continue nationally.
Dodge County Human Services and Health staff outlined a slate of community outreach events and public-health activities and urged residents to stay current on measles vaccination.
Events and outreach: Roman (Human Services) described Family Fest, the department's third annual resource fair for families, set for June 25 at Wayland Academy Field House. The event will feature resource booths, food trucks, and invited farmers market vendors; organizers said they hope families can pick up information about free and reduced-cost services and that partner agencies will staff booths.
Gallery walk and community health assessment: staff will run a "gallery walk" of community health assessment posters at three county libraries beginning Monday, May 12, for one week. The posters, including Spanish translations, allow residents to rank priorities for youth mental health before and after reading local data. Staff will issue a press release and coordinated social-media posts the week of the event and asked board members to share short promotional blurbs on their channels.
Regional youth summit: the Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation is holding a regional youth well-being summit on Nov. 7; the county was asked to identify a board representative (Chairwoman Hedrick agreed to attend) and parents who can complete a short survey about topics such as appropriate ages for smartphones and social media.
Measles advisory: public-health staff issued a measles press release and emphasized vaccination. Staff described national case counts and transmissibility and said one dose of MMR vaccine is about 93 percent effective. "With measles, all it takes is one case to enter an unvaccinated population," a public-health staff member said, and the department urged residents to obtain MMR vaccination if they have not done so.
Communications and participation: staff asked board members to help share event notices and to consider distributing printed notices on supervisors' desks. Presenters said they will supply brief written blurbs for social-media sharing and requested supervisors forward them to community contacts. No formal actions were taken; outreach and promotion will proceed per staff plans.
