Other Services
Breastfeeding Advice
Breastfeeding educator available for consult.
Equipment Loan Closet
The department has beds, walkers, wheelchairs, canes, commodes, etc. Equipment is available for a limited time. Use of the equipment is free, however cash donations are appreciated.
Fluoride mouth rinse program through schools
Inspections for human health hazards
Management of food or water borne communicable disease outbreaks
Sharps Disposal Station
Household Sharps – Dispose of Them Safely
Millions of individuals with serious health conditions manage their care at home. For example people with diabetes may use syringes and needles to inject their own insulin, and lancets to test their blood sugars every day.
These syringes, needles and lancets are called "household sharps." Household sharps need to be properly contained and discarded to protect trash handlers and waste treatment workers from disease or injury. Careful disposal also prevents re-use of syringes that can transmit the immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
The State of Wisconsin requires that discarded syringes, lancets and other sharps be kept separate from household garbage. The best way to dispose of these sharps is to put them in a "sharps" container and take them to a sharps collection station.
It’s easy to dispose of "household sharps".
First: Put used sharps in a rigid, plastic container. A commercially manufactured sharps container is best. These are available at the Calumet County Health Department. If you don’t have a manufactured sharps container, use a rigid, plastic container. A heavy plastic detergent or bleach bottle with a screw top is acceptable. Unacceptable containers include coffee cans (their lids are too easily punctured), plastic milk jugs, plastic bags, pop cans or soda bottles. These containers should have a bio-hazardous label on them and be sealed tightly. (The labels are available at the Calumet County Health Department.)
Then: Bring your three-quarters full container to the Calumet County Health Department. The sharps containers are available from the Health Department for use by county residents. The Health Department is also a registered sharps collection station. When you bring your full sharps container to the Health Department, a new empty container will be provided to you. A citizen can stop by the health department, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., to pick up or drop off a sharps container. Businesses and professionals are regulated under state and federal biomedical waste laws and cannot participate in this program.
If you have questions, call the Calumet County Health Department at 849-1432.
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Wisconsin Well Woman Program
About WWWP
For eligible women ages 45-64
- A breast and pelvic exam
- Mammogram when appropriate
- A pap test when appropriate
You may be eligible if:
- You are a women aged 45 - 64.
- You live in Wisconsin.
- You have no health insurance, or your insurance does not cover these checkups, or you are unable to pay deductibles or co-payments.
- Your income meets guidelines listed below:
Family Size | WWWP Annual Gross* Income Guidelines |
1 | $27,225 |
2 | $36,775 |
3 | $46,325 |
4 | $55,875 |
5+ | Add $9,550 for each additional family member |
This list does not include every service/test the program covers. Please call the Health Department for further information at 920-849-1432.HOW DO I APPLY FOR WWWP?
Contact the Calumet County Health Department a 920-849-1432 to apply for the Wisconsin Well Woman Program. Once you are enrolled, the program coordinator will tell you where in Calumet County you may go to receive these screenings
SOURCE
* WWWP uses Gross Household Income, except for farm families and self employed persons, for which Net Taxable Income is used.
: Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 15, January 24, 2006, pp. 3848-3849..
Wisconsin Well Woman Program
Income Eligibility Guidelines
250% of Federal Poverty Level
Effective 04/01/2009 – 03/31/2010
The Wisconsin Well Woman Program, is a program through the State of Wisconsin that helps eligible women get free health screenings that are important for good health
