One of the core functions of public health is to assess the health of the community.
Winnebago County Health Department collaborates on many reports.
Community Health Assessments & Community Health Improvement Plans for Winnebago County
The Community Health Assessment (CHA) is a collaborative, community-centered process to collect, analyze, and share data on the health of the community.
The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a community-wide plan based on priorities identified from the CHA to improve the health of the population.
- 2023
- 2019
- Community Health Assessment: Web-Based Format
- 2016-2020
- Community Health Assessment: PDF Format
- Community Health Improvement Plan: Full Report / Summary
Collaborative Reports
- Overdose Fatality Review Team Annual Reports: 2022-2023 / 2021-2022 / 2020-2021 / Previous Years
- 2020 Winnebago County: State of the Child (PDF) explores to what extent children from birth to age five are safe, healthy, and ready to learn.
- 2016 State of the Child Fox Valley: Birth to Five
- Winnebago County Summary (PDF)
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) - student self-reported data on health behaviors, attitudes and perceptions, and protective factors gathered every two years.
- Youth of Color Report
- "An Evaluation of the GO Transit City Bus Program for K-12 Students in Oshkosh": In early 2023, the UWO Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research, in partnership with the Winnebago County Health Department and a community stakeholder team, completed a research project to evaluate GO Transit's pilot program offering no-cost rides to K-12 students in Oshkosh since 2020 and its impact on students and their parent/caretakers.
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.
2019 Data (Press Release)
- Previous BRFSS Reports
- Winnebago County Data, 2015 [Full Report]
- Winnebago County Data, 2015 [PowerPoint]
- Fox Valley Regional Data, 2015 [Powerpoint]
Additional Reports from the Winnebago County Public Health
- Connection & Belonging: Voices of Parents in Recovery Report
- Connection & Belonging: People in Recovery Report
- Health Equity in Winnebago County 2020
Other Related Reports
- America's Health Rankings
- Asset Limited, Income Restrained, Employed (ALICE)
- County Health Rankings
- Environmental Health Profile
- Fox Cities Studies 2016
- Healthy People 2020
- Healthiest Wisconsin 2020
- Wisconsin County Cancer Profiles (Winnebago County)
- Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracker (portal)
- 2018 Oshkosh Citizens Survey Report
- Needs Assessment (Fox Valley, 2015) [Key Informant Interviews]
- Fox Valley Health Needs Assessment 2016 (PDF)
- Community Mental Health Needs Assessment (Fox Cities Area, Feb 2016) [Power Point] [Full Report]
