Health Department

Our Vision

• Empowered to Live Well

Our Mission

To lead South Milwaukee and St. Francis in making informed choices through education and prevention

Immediate Assistance

If you need assistance with an immediate public health matter and it is after hours, contact the South Milwaukee Police Department at 414-768-8060, and your message will be forwarded to a Health Department Representative. If this is a medical emergency, please call 911 for emergency services.

General Information

Public Health services are provided to all residents. The staff that provides these services includes:

• One Public Health Administrator (Health Officer/Nursing Supervisor)
• Three full-time Public Health Nurses
• One part-time Public Health Nurse
• One Clerk
• One part-time Medical Advisor

The South Milwaukee/St. Francis Health Department is the lead fiscal agency for an Environmental Health Consortium with Cudahy and St. Francis, in which we employ:

• One full- time and one part-time Environmental Health Specialist
• One part-time clerk

Community Involvement

The South Milwaukee/St. Francis Health Department also serves the communities by participating in the following organizations, affiliations, and activities: 

• Early Childhood Interagency Council
• Milwaukee/Waukesha County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Consortium
• Participated in the South Milwaukee Community Night Out and community health fairs as requested
• Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin Coalition
• South Milwaukee School Community Advisory Committee
• South Shore Regional Interfaith Board
• Tobacco-Free Suburban Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties