School Illness Surveillance Report

The Winnebago County Health Department's Communicable Disease team manages active surveillance of illness within Winnebago's schools. Monitoring this data can help us track, anticipate and respond correctly to prevent disease outbreaks.

Link to data surveillance . Need access? Fill in this form .

The flu season is NOT over! To the right shows high levels (red) of influenza like activity (ILI) in WI. The season has yet to peak and is not expected to end until late April. Read more about the longer flu season in this CDC alert.

Winnebago Co. ranks 23 in health outcomes.

The County Health Rankings continue to reinforce that where we live, learn, work and play matters to our health, and that building connections with local and national partners are key to counties’ efforts to improve the health of people in their communities.

Statistics in Winnebago County (WC):

1,316 new cases of reportable diseases and 776 cases per 100,000 population.
92% of WC residents have adequate access to locations for physical activity.
76% of children aged 19 to 35 months received the recommended doses of DTaP, polio, MMR, Hib, hepatitis B, varicella, and Pneumococcal conjugate.
13% of children in poverty.

Resources

You can view the latest influenza report from WI's Department of Health Services.

Parents can check their child's immunization record with the Wisconsin Immunization Registry.

Recommendations from the CDC for schools to minimize the spread of influenza

Please make sure that your school is participating in active surveillance to ensure a comprehensive data set. If you have questions regarding this data contact the health department by email or phone 920.232.3000.

Communicable Disease Division

Winnebago County Public Health

health@co.winnebago.wi.us

920.232.3000