State Health Improvement Plan
This message is being sent to local public health officers, Tribal health directors, and key DPH staff.
Dear local and Tribal health colleagues,
The 2023–2027 State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) is now live on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website, along with the press release, "DHS Releases Plan to Improve Health and Well-Being of Wisconsinites." Talking points are available on the PCA portal.
Following the extensive statewide community conversations conducted for the State Health Assessment in 2019, it became clear that Wisconsinites have expanded their definitions of health and well-being. From those conversations and our learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023–2027 SHIP reflects this evolving perspective and its increased emphasis on factors that are further upstream and beyond the current scope of public health.
The framework centers health equity, foundational shifts, and priority areas for promoting individual, community, and population health. The foundational shifts include institutional and systemic fairness, representation and access to decision making, and community-centered resources and services. The priority areas are social and community conditions, including healthy housing, supportive systems of dependent care, and economic well-being; physical, mental, and systemic safety; person- and community-centered health care; social connectedness and belonging; and mental and emotional health and well-being. The 2023–2027 SHIP establishes a systemic foundation that will strengthen work to address the immediate health and well-being issues facing Wisconsinites, prevent future issues, and reduce disparities.
Our path forward echoes similar recommendations of recent publications like the UW-Madison Population Health Institute’s Population Health and Equity Report Card, Minority Health Report, and the Governor’s Health Equity Council recommendations as well as many recently published local community health improvement plans (CHIPs). Leading reports and research, such as these, have invariably and consistently shown how measures of the burden of chronic and acute diseases, the rates of death and illness, and health-related outcomes vary by age, income, race, location, and so many other ways society classifies and characterizes people. They also consistently point to the evidence-based and community-driven solutions and roadmap to making Wisconsin a place where all people thrive.
Thank you for your continued partnership in establishing alignment between the SHIP and local CHIPs. In the coming year, we will build on existing efforts like our joint community of practice, learning communities, and one-to-one outreach and continue to work together towards health for all. Your tireless efforts to advance equity in the state are invaluable and ensure that everyone in Wisconsin has the opportunity to live their best life.
Yours in collaboration,
Paula Tran
State Health Officer and Administrator
Division of Public Health
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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