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News from Public Health Sauk County

Sauk County, Wis- National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26. Local law enforcement is working with community partners to host 4 drug take back sites in Sauk County:

• Sauk County Sheriff’s Department from 8am – 12pm
• Sauk Prairie Police Department from 9am – 12pm
• Spring Green Police Department from 10am – 2pm
• Plain Municipal Office from 10am – 2pm

Sauk County, Wis- The Sauk County Partnership for Prevention Coalition will host the Building a Healthier Sauk County: Youth Substance Use Prevention Summit on May 15, 2025 in Lake Delton. Community members, parents, educators, law enforcement, social services, prevention specialists, and healthcare professionals are invited to attend to develop comprehensive strategies to reduce youth substance use in Sauk County communities.

Sauk County, Wis- A fun and delicious event will bring the community together for a great cause on Saturday, April 5th from 11am to 2pm at the Reedsburg VFW. The Support People and Empower Recovery (SUPER) coalition is hosting a Soup and Chili Cookoff in support of the WisHope Sauk County Recovery Community Center. WisHope is a nonprofit that supports individuals on their recovery journey from substance use.

Sauk County, Wis- Public Health Sauk County invites everyone to attend its Public Health Showcase on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, from 10 AM to 2 PM. The event will be held on the 3rd floor of the West Square Building in Baraboo, in the hallway outside the Health Department.

Three people standing in front of the OAK box. The box is hanging on the wall.

Sauk County, Wis- Public Health Sauk County has partnered with the Clinton Foundation to install Overdose Aid Kits in the North Freedom community at Highlander Laundry and the North Freedom Community Center.

The Sauk County Nurse-Family Partnership Nurses at the 10th Anniversary Celebration for the program.

Sauk County, Wis- The Sauk County Nurse-Family Partnership® program is excited to announce the program's expansion to serve more families and children. The program is now available for qualifying parents who already have children and are expecting another baby. This is a major change for the program, which previously only served first-time expecting parents before their third trimester began.

Sauk County, Wis- Public Health Sauk County is urging people to get their annual flu vaccine. Although it is later in the season, Wisconsin is still experiencing very high rates of influenza. In Sauk County, there have been 55 influenza-related hospitalizations since the start of 2025. This is 9 times the number of hospitalizations seen during this same time last year.

Sauk County, Wis-  The Sauk County Partnership for Prevention Coalition is recruiting high school juniors and seniors to join online discussion groups about health issues that affect teens. Students who participate will receive a $30 Kwik Trip gas card for their time. The Coalition brings together community members who work to reduce youth substance use in Sauk County.

Sauk County, Wis- Public Health Sauk County is pleased to announce that it has recently partnered with Grede Foundry to install a Mamava® Lactation Pod. This serves as a private space for breastfeeding and/or pumping for employees and features a comfortable seat, a shelf and outlet for a breast pump, a built-in fan for fresh air and white noise, and more. Caster wheels on the bottom allow moving the Lactation Pod to other spaces at the foundry if needed.

Sauk County, Wis- The holidays can be a warm and enjoyable time for some, but for others, it can be lonely and stressful. Money problems, grief, loss, and other hardships that are brought on by the holidays can all take a toll on your mental health.

Sauk County, Wis- Public Health Sauk County would like to remind people of the seriousness of varicella, also known as chickenpox. There has recently been an increase in chickenpox cases in the county.

Sauk County, Wis— Public Health Sauk County and SSM Health are excited to announce a life-saving tool in the Lake Delton community: a free public health vending machine inside the SSM Health Lake Delton Urgent Care clinic. The machine offers free Narcan Nasal Spray, Deterra medication disposal kits, and listings of local mental health and substance use resources. These free supplies will be available to all during clinic business hours.

Sauk County, Wis— Public Health Sauk County has partnered with the non-profit organization Start Healing Now to install two Overdose Aid Kits in the bathrooms at Spring Green Community Library.

Sauk County, Wis— National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 26. Local law enforcement is working with community partners to host three drug take back sites in Sauk County:

• Sauk Prairie Police Department from 9am – 12pm
• Spring Green Police Department from 10am – 2pm
• Plain Municipal Office from 10am – 2pm.

Sauk County, Wis— Public Health Sauk County will be hosting an event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Nurse-Family Partnership®, a national program serving first-time parents and their children impacted by economic inequality. Those enrolled in the program visit with a specially trained nurse beginning in pregnancy and continuing until the child turns two.