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State awards Franklin Health Department Level 3 designation; council files certificate
Summary
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services presented the Franklin Health Department with a Level 3 certificate — the state’s highest multi-level public health designation — and the Common Council voted to place the certificate on file.
The City of Franklin Common Council on Aug. 19 recognized the Franklin Health Department after a review by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) that resulted in a Level 3 designation, the highest designation available under the state’s multi-level public health framework.
Matthew Colley, Southeast Region Director and DHS 140 program supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, presented the Level 3 certificate at the council meeting and described the state review process, which included documentation analysis and a site visit. He said the Level 3 designation reflects the department’s compliance with requirements under state statute and DHS rule for the DHS 140 program.
The mayor read a city proclamation praising the department’s work on coalition-building, senior programs, restaurant and hotel safety, emergency preparedness and substance misuse prevention. The council voted to place the certificate on file.
Why this matters: the DHS 140 review assesses whether local health departments meet statutory and rule-based standards for services, programming and preparedness. Colley told the council that Wisconsin is unique among states in offering multiple levels of public-health department designation and that Level 3 represents the most stringent statewide standard.
Colley summarized the review steps and praised Franklin’s staff. “It is my honor and privilege to present this Level 3 certificate to the Franklin Health Department in honor of the public health work that they do for the city of Franklin,” he said.
Council action: Alderman motioned to place the certificate on file; the motion passed.
Ending note: the council and DHS representatives stressed the role of local public-health partnerships and said the department would continue to coordinate with state and county partners on community health programs.
