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ALERT! There is an increased risk of a drug overdose in the community. Since Saturday, Milwaukee County has had 17 suspected overdose deaths. Narcan and fentanyl test strips are available at the Lake Area Club and Narcan is also available at the Alano Club of Waukesha.

It's Health Information (HI) Professionals Week! The roles of HI professionals vary, but some responsibilities include analyzing data to help facilitate decisions and designing and implementing tools to measure data and optimize processes. Thank you to HI professionals at HHS!

Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable and nurturing environment. Health & Human Services plays a vital role in supporting all families in our community and promoting positive outcomes. Here are a few ways the divisions within HHS support families in Waukesha County:

It can be hard to talk about mental health. Get tips on starting the conversation with your friends, loved ones and your community: samhsa.gov/mental-health/…. #WordsMatter #Together4MH #MHAM2023

Yesterday, we held a grant award celebration to recognize 4 organizations who are enhancing the child welfare and youth justice systems in Waukesha County. The awardees are Orion Family Services, Professional Services Group, Wisconsin Family Ties, and Family Service of Waukesha.

Catch up with Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow Paul Farrow and APS Supervisor Laurie Kohler to learn why we are focusing on preventing financial abuse and scams in our community. If you are interested in playing Scam Singo, please contact Allie at 262-548-7883 or [email protected]

Today June 26 is #WorldDrugDay. It's a day dedicated to fighting against drug abuse. Here in #WaukeshaCounty we're committed to fighting against the opioid/fentanyl abuse crisis. We now have 100 OAK kits or overdose aid kits at parks and public places. Waukesha County Parks

We want your feedback about the impact of Fentanyl in our community and the awareness campaigns used to address the issue. Thank you in advance for your time. forms.office.com/g/EFYyrZ9t0q

Waukesha County, along with the rest of Wisconsin, is currently under an air quality advisory, due to the presence of smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Current air quality is "very unhealthy". Learn more at AirNow.gov

Join the thousands of #Wisconsin residents talking about the health and safety impacts of substance use in order to build supportive communities where prevention works, treatment is available, and recovery can happen for everyone: dhs.wisconsin.gov/real-talks/ind… #RealTalksWI

Health & Human Services will be closed today for the holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, July 5th, at 8am. If you need immediate assistance while we're closed, please call 211.

We are grateful for the opportunity to lead conversations about our innovative mental health embedded worker and fentanyl response programs at the WCA Annual Conference this week. We look forward to utilizing what we learned to improve services in our community.

Click here to take our Community Health Needs Assessment survey: surveymonkey.com/r/LYG2MPL This provides valuable data for the evaluation of community needs and helps guide govt, not-for-profit & volunteer organizations to meet the most pressing health needs of the community.