In the practice of public health, the community is the patient and the health of the community is

monitored and evaluated on a regular basis by examining key population health indicators such

as local disease rates, causes of death, and behavioral health determinants such as smoking or

drinking rates. In Wisconsin, each local health department is required to conduct a community

health assessment every five years. The assessment findings are widely disseminated among

community members in an effort to allow public health practitioners and their community

partners to identify community trends and priorities which may require attention as community

health improvement plans are updated.

The 2008 Wisconsin County Health Rankings Report ranks Sheboygan County 36 th of the 72

Wisconsin Counties in relation to "health outcomes." This "middle" ranking is further

substantiated throughout the 2009 Sheboygan County Health Assessment as comparisons

between local, state and national data demonstrate.

Local assessment findings demonstrate that significant progress has been made during the past

decade in several distinct areas including, but not limited to, childhood lead poisoning, physical

activity and expansion in health care coverage among low income persons via the Wisconsin

Medicaid Program. Significant local health findings which require attention including binge

drinking, tobacco use, obesity, sexually transmitted diseases, domestic violence, and limited

access to primary health and dental services for uninsured or underinsured residents of our

community continue to present unique challenges. Key findings related to the Healthiest

Wisconsin 2020 objectives are summarized at the conclusion of each section throughout Part VI

of this document for the reader's quick reference.

 
The newest County Health Rankings were released after the completion of the Community 
 
Health Needs Assessment and Sheboygan has moved up from 36th to 19th of the healthiest 
 
counties in Wisconsin.  Please see the link below for the complete 2010 County Health Rankings 
 
as released by UW-Madison and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.

2009 Community Assessment

http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/wisconsin/sheboygan