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During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department
(WOPHD) has had to quickly pivot work plans and staffing to focus on COVID mitigation efforts.
Mitigation efforts include contact tracing to prevent the spread, community partnership development
and communications to share information and build community trust, coordination of resources to
convene partners and connect residents to testing, treatment, and prevention, and offering
vaccination clinics for at least 15% of county residents. While launching into an Incident Command
System structure for pandemic response, WOPHD also continued to fulfill the 10 Essential Public
Health Services, with equity at the center to ensure that Washington and Ozaukee Counties are the
healthiest places to live, learn, work, and play.

Over the past year, Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department achieved the following:
COVID Mitigation:
Administered 21,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, vaccinating over 18% of county residents who
have at least one dose
Conducted COVID contract tracing with over 23,000 people in both counties
Increased staffing by 60% to carry out COVID mitigation efforts
Distributed 30,000 pieces of personal protective equipment to long term care facility partners
Partnered with Chambers of Commerce, libraries, local businesses, churches, senior housing,
and dairy farms to offer 12 pop up vaccine clinics to nearly 400 residents with limited access
Adapted to virtual service delivery, including hosting virtual meetings to discuss vaccine outreach
and conduct table top exercise with schools
Held regular coordination calls with long term care facilities and schools
Engaged in cross-community collaboration for COVID testing, including outbreak testing at long
term care and emergency housing shelter facilities
Launched #WashOzVaxed campaign, featuring personal stories from trusted community leaders
Fielded numerous phone calls, emails, and press inquiries to respond to questions about COVID-
19
Essential Public Health Services:
Collected over 400 pounds of unused medications at Drug Take Back Day
Served nearly 2,000 pregnant women through the WIC program in 2020, a 12% increase from
2019
Served 50 families at a Community Connections Market to provide community resources to WIC
clients
Conducted over 2,000 follow up investigations on reportable communicable disease in 2020
Saw a net gain of 75 licensed facilities compared to 2019
Convened Washington Ozaukee Coalition for Sexual Wellness and drafted 10 year trend report
Created and maintained social media accounts to inform the public of health information and
updates, with over 5,000 Facebook followers, over 700 Twitter followers, and nearly 300
Instagram followers
Coordinated Community Justice Council to support residents struggling with addiction
Promoted physical activity and mental wellness through Screen Free Week and Cultivate in Our
Parks
Centering Equity:
Engaged Hispanic community members by promoting culturally relevant and bilingual information
at Fiesta Latina, vaccine clinics, and in media outreach
Participated in ‘Ozaukee Talks About Race’ book discussions and law enforcement discussion
Hosted virtual meeting with over 20 community partners to discuss vaccine equity and address
lower vaccination rates among Black and Hispanic residents
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