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Wauwatosa health officials outline rise in human health-hazard and hoarding cases; call for more services
Summary
Wauwatosa Health Department and social-worker staff described a rise in human health-hazard cases, outlined inspection and enforcement processes under municipal code chapter 8.1, and said complex cases can take months to years to resolve; presenters urged continued funding for social work and home-repair supports.
Wauwatosa Health Department officials reported an increase in human health-hazard (HHH) cases, including hoarding and severe self-neglect, and asked the committee for continued support for social work and home-repair resources.
Health Department Director Laura Stevens told the committee the department enforces human-health-hazard provisions in municipal code chapter 8.1 and can order cleanup, placard properties unfit for habitation, or seek a special inspection warrant in extreme cases. Stevens said the department’s aim is voluntary compliance but that some situations require lengthy interventions.
Public health manager Megan Bridal Spritaman described the inspection process and thresholds for intervention. She said the department focuses on life-safety issues: blocked…
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