Wisconsin State Profile and Resources
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Wisconsin is a leading state in milk and cheese production. Other important farm products are peas, beans, beets, corn, potatoes, oats, hay, and cranberries. The chief industrial products of the state are automobiles, machinery, furniture, paper, beer, and processed foods. Wisconsin ranks second among the 47 paper-producing states. The state's mines produce copper, iron ore, lead, and zinc. Wisconsin is a pioneer in social legislation, providing pensions for the blind (1907), aid to dependent children (1913), and old-age assistance (1925). In labor legislation, the state was the first to enact an unemployment compensation law (1932) and the first in which a workman's compensation law actually took effect. In 1984, Wisconsin became the first state to adopt the Uniform Marital Property Act. The state has over 14,000 lakes, of which Winnebago is the largest. Water sports, ice-boating, and fishing are popular, as are skiing and hunting. Public parks and forests take up one-seventh of the land, with 43 state parks, 12 state forests, 14 state trails, 3 recreational areas, and 2 national forests. |
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State Information
Quick Facts from the Census
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55000.html
Healthy People 2010 Wisconsin
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/statehealthplan/
Population Profiles
http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/WI_2K_Profile.pdf
Congressional Maps
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/ltsb/redistricting/districts.htm
National Association of Counties
http://www.naco.org/
State Health Information
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/
State Health Facts Online (from the Kaiser Foundation)
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/
(enter Wisconsin in the search box)
State Health Profiles - Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/stprofiles.htm
State Health Resource Lists
State Resources - Wisconsin (from the Rural Assistance Center)
http://www.raconline.org/states/wisconsin.php
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA's)
http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/
(enter Wisconsin in the search box)
HPSA Designation Criteria
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/hpsacrit.htm
Medically Underserved Areas/Medically Underserved Populations
MUA/MUP - Medically Underserved Areas/Medically Underserved Populations
http://muafind.hrsa.gov/
(enter Wisconsin in the search box)
Health Workforce Profiles
Health Resource Shortage Area Workforce Profiles
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/statesummaries/wisconsin.htm
Specific Populations - General Information
Office of Minority Health (OMH)
http://www.omhrc.gov/
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/
MedlinePlus Population Group Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020514b.htm
African American
African American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html
Facts on the Black or African American Population - US Census
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWafamML1.html
African American Health Disparities Information
http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman/aah/
Additional GMR Resources
Native American
Native American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html
Indian Health Service (IHS)
http://www.ihs.gov/
IHS Publications & Reports
http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/
Native Health Research Database
http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/IHS_Stats/Statistical_Databases.asp
Wisconsin Indian Tribes
http://www.500nations.com/Wisconsin_Tribes.asp
Facts on the Native American/Alaska Native Population - US Census
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWamindML1.html
Additional GMR Resources
Hispanic American
Hispanic American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hispanicamericanhealth.html
Facts on the Hispanic or Latino Population - US Census
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWhispML1.html
HispanicHealth.org
http://www.hispanichealth.org/
Latino/Hispanic Health (LasCulturas.com)
http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libHealth.php
Additional GMR Resources
Asian American
Asian American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html
Facts on the Asian Population - US Census
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWapiML1.html
Asian and Pacific Islander Populations - US Census
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html
South Asian Health Issues (SAWNET - South Asian Women's NETwork)
http://www.sawnet.org/health/
Additional GMR Resources
Government Information Resources
FedStats -
A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies
http://www.fedstats.gov/
USA.gov -
The official U.S. gateway to all government information
http://www.usa.gov/
Google Search: Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/unclesam
State & Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/
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