Healthy People Wood County
Hey teens! Want to make a difference?
Volunteer with the WI Wins team and help make your community healthier!
The Wood County Health Department and WI Wins are working together to stop tobacco from getting into the hands of people under 21. As a volunteer, you’ll help check if stores are following the rules and not selling tobacco or vape products to underage buyers.
It’s a chance to be part of something important and help keep your community safe.
Why Join?
Volunteer hours
Add to college resume
Local government experience
Are you interesting in becoming a WI Wins volunteer, contact us.
Explore the Wood County 2025-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan!
Check out our plan to building a healthier future!
Building a Healthier Future
We heard from you… these are the top health priorities in Wood County:
Substance Use
Built Environment
Housing
Transportation
Access to Care
Oral health
Health services
Mental Health
Financial Security
Affordable childcare
Jobs with livable wages & benefits
Enough money for basic needs
Healthy People Wood County (HPWC)
is a partnership of residents, hospitals, nonprofits, businesses, public health officials, and schools, all working together to improve community health. Alone, none of us can overcome the challenges our communities face. Together, we can achieve progress.
Wood County
74,207
Total Population
793
37% Rural
Square Miles
63% Urban
Wood County, Wisconsin, is home to 74,207 people and is located in the exact geographic center of Wisconsin. Our county is more rural than the state overall.
Though 91% of our county identifies as White, we are home to strong Amish, Hispanic, Hmong, and Native communities.
Wood County is part of treaty land that has been claimed historically by multiple tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe, and Menominee Nations. Much of the land was taken through federal government treaties.
Most of the nation's cranberries come from Wisconsin, & Wood County boasts the most acres.